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Joheirry Mola Is Miss World 2026. The Dominican Republic Waited 44 Years for a Second Crown.

by Ely Valendez

Joheirry Mola of the Dominican Republic is Miss World 2026, the country's first win since 1982. Spain's Elisabeth Reynés and Malaysia's Taanusiya Chetty finished first and second runner-up.

September 6, 2026

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Culture

People

Mister Globe Philippines 2026 Raymond Paris Cabuco Found His Voice in Pageantry

Raymond Paris Cabuco used to eat lunch alone. Now he's Mister Globe Philippines 2026 — and using his voice to spotlight Cordilleran heritage.

People

Rey John Paul Sabado: The King Nobody Saw Coming

He finished Top 10 with no title in October. By January, he'd won a first-ever crown for the Philippines. Rey John Paul Sabado on the long way around.

People

Jose Carlos Paras Won a Crown. Then Came Adulting.

He's the first Filipino Mister National Universe. He's also 22, a breadwinner, and just graduated — turns out a crown doesn't skip you past adulting.

People

Kristzan Delos Santos Is Giving Pageantry One More Shot

At 32, Kristzan Delos Santos had already decided that pageantry was behind him. It had given him what it was going to give him: two international runner-up finishes, one...

People

Jacob Gomez Is Used to Almost Winning. Now the Philippines Needs Him To.

On September 19, in Đà Lạt, Vietnam, Mister Fitness Supermodel World crowns a winner — an annual international men’s pageant now in its fourth year. Three times, a Filipino...

Catherine Wardle Didn’t Wait for the Universe

Published by Ely Valendez

From high school runner-up in Samar to Miss Teen Universe Philippines 2026, Catherine Wardle built her national crown on steady regional persistence.

September 7, 2026

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Pageants

Mr. and Ms. Chinatown, Explained: Two Pageants, One Confusingly Similar Name.

Published by Ely Valendez

Two searches, two pageants, one confusingly similar name — how Mr. and Ms. Chinatown Philippines differs from Mr. and Ms. Chinatown Global Philippines, and where Mister Global Asian fits...

September 5, 2026

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Pageants

Jenrose Javier Won an Eco Crown. Her Actual Cause Is Hospital Bills.

Published by Ely Valendez

Jenrose Javier is Miss Eco International Philippines 2027 — but her real platform is hospital billing reform, not the environment. Here's how a healthcare advocate ended up on an...

September 5, 2026

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Pageants

Miss Mandirigma Philippines 2026: ML Venus Tucay Wins, and a Familiar Face Returns to the Podium

Published by Ely Valendez

ML Venus Tucay of Pangasinan is Miss Mandirigma Philippines 2026. Full results from General Santos City, plus a repeat runner-up making her third podium appearance in four editions.

September 5, 2026

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Pageants

Venice Grand Canal Is Manila’s Escape That Doesn’t Need a Passport

Published by Ely Valendez

Venice Grand Canal in McKinley Hill gets loud on weekends. On a quiet weekday evening, it's something closer to what it's actually selling: an escape that doesn't need a...

August 22, 2026

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Travel

Arca South Used to Feed the Country. Now It Sells the Feeling of One.

Published by Ely Valendez

Before it was Taguig's newest Ayala mall, this 74-hectare estate was a Marcos-era food terminal built to stabilize prices for Filipino farmers. Here's what replaced it.

August 19, 2026

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Finance

Beyond the Love Team: How Donny Pangilinan Is Structuring His Fame

Donny Pangilinan cut prices at his family's gas station and quietly gave ₱300,000 to strangers on live TV. An inside look at how financial structure lets one actor make...

Finance, Sports

Alex Eala’s Homecoming Has a ₱63,000 Ticket. Here’s the Math Behind It.

Alex Eala's Philippine Arena homecoming has tickets from ₱618 to ₱63,705 — a 103x spread. Here's the economics behind tiered event pricing, and how it compares to the Federer-Nadal...

Events, Music & Arts

Lea Salonga Is the First Filipina to Have a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star. Now, People Can Step on Her.

Lea Salonga got on her knees when her Hollywood Walk of Fame star was unveiled, becoming the first Filipina in history to receive one. Here's what happened at the...

Events

Janine Gutierrez Will Accept Two Lifetime Achievement Awards This Weekend — For Her Two Grandmothers

Nora Aunor and Pilita Corrales died four days apart in April 2025. On September 6 in Beverly Hills, the Manila International Film Festival honors them both, through the one...

Music & Arts

The Eurovision Machine Has Arrived in Asia—and Carmelle Collado Is Its First Philippine Weapon

The Eurovision machine lands in Asia as Carmelle Collado wins "Pili, Pinas!" with "Sobra-Sobra," becoming the Philippines' inaugural representative to Eurovision Song Contest Asia in Bangkok.