The 26 candidates of the Mister Pilipinas Worldwide 2025 competition/ARMIN P. ADINA
If this year’s Miss Universe Philippines pageant has been branded as “puksaan” (eradication), its counterpart male search Mister Pilipinas Worldwide also appears to be a bloodbath.
Among the 26 contestants presented at the ballroom of Okada Manila in Parañaque City on Saturday afternoon, March 15, are aspirants who have had international experience, the same way the female tilt gathered veterans this year.
Perhaps the most prominent among this year’s crop of contestants is model and content creator Kirk Bondad, who represented the Philippines in the recent Mister World contest in Vietnam, where he advanced to the Top 20.
Other veterans are 2024 Man of the World first runner-up Kenneth Cabungcal from Dumaguete City, Mister Tourism World 2023 first runner-up Jether Palomo from Taguig City, Mister Fitness Supermodel World 2023 third runner-up Michael Angelo Toledo from Cebu City, and 2017 Mister Internationl finalist Raven Lansangan from Pampanga.
Also among the roster of aspirants this year is husband and father Lorenzo Bonoan from Quezon City.
Mister Pilipinas Worldwide is organized by the same team behind the Miss Universe Philippines pageant, and selects the country’s representatives to some of the most prestigious international male competitions.
The competition fields the Philippines’ delegates to Mister Supranational, Mister International, Manhunt International: Male Supermodel, Mister Global, and Mister Cosmopolitan.
Mister Pilipinas Worldwide produced the country’s first-ever Mister Global, Dom Corilla, who won last year in Thailand. Brandon Espiritu and Kenneth Stromsnes, meanwhile, both finished third in Mister Supranational and Manhunt International: Male Supermodel, respectively.
Justine Ong was in the Top 6 of Mister International, while Anthony Cunningham and Emerson Gomez advanced to the semifinals of the Man of the Year and Mister Cosmopolitan contests, respectively.
Details of the final competition and the titles at stake have not been released as of the moment.