DOT assures decent use of Moro fabric in Miss U pageant

by Ali G. Macabalang
October 12, 2016

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COTABATO CITY – Official of the Department of Tourism (DOT) assured a decent use of the inaul, a Moro fabric, by candidates in this year’s Miss Universe pageant in Metro Manila, allaying apprehension among conservative Muslims about the textile’s possible showcase in sexy fashions.

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MB FILE – Three Muslim girls donning colorful inaul (hand-woven) fabrics render an Indonesia-inspired dance for some 500 visiting vice mayors at the opening Wednesday night of the three-day Vice Mayors’ League of the Philippines (MVLP) meeting in Buluan, Maguindanao. (Ali G. Macabalang) / MB.COM.PH

“The Moro fabrics will be worn by the candidates of Miss U for their Charity Event (segment involving) long gown and casual attires,” Ayesha Mangudadatu-Dilangalen, secretary of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s DOT, clarified in a Facebook message Tuesday.

Fashion designers for the 2016 Miss Universe, including Renee Salud, had earlier opted to make use of the inaul in the annual pageantry after visiting a booth where the DOT-ARMM team led by Sec. Dilangalen displayed varieties of colorful the Moro hand-woven fabric.

The DOT-ARMM’s booth, which Dilangalen furbished with mostly Moro traditional motifs including inaul clothes was adjusted “best booth” during the Sept. 3-6, 2016 Philippine Travel Mart (PTM) in Metro Manila.

News reports about the announced use of the inaul fabrics in the Miss Universe pageant on Jan. 30, 2017 had drawn mostly positive reactions from several Muslim government officials promoting the textile as a source of livelihood and cultural preservation of Moro weavers in Maguindnao and Lanao del Sur, both provinces of ARMM

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