After successfully producing the country’s first ever Miss World winner in 2013 via Megan Young, TV and radio personality Cory Quirino shocked pageant insiders and fans when she announced she had relinquished her post as franchise holder and national director a mere two years later.

Willing to answer questions at a roundtable interview this week, the granddaughter of the late president Elpidio Quirino said her decision was based on an accumulation of reasons.