I think Tagalog answers should be allowed in local beauty pageants in the Philippines. In the end, what matters isn't…

Many people don't care, because they think English equals intelligence. Even if what you said makes no sense, as long as you have no Filipino accent and you're speaking English, it counts as better.

Is that the old Duterte wearing a wig?

I've worked as a tabulator for pageants, and there's no rule that you have to use English in the QnA. It's just that the contestants or their handlers take pride in using English in the QnA.