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

by Ely Valendez

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

September 3, 2026

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Culture

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...

People

Marck Marasigan: The Replacement Pick Who Became a King

Marck Marasigan had six days. That’s how much notice the Batangueño model and pageant titleholder got when the Philippines’ slot at Mister Celebrity International 2025 — an annual pageant...

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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Travel

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

Marian Arellano Traded the Bigger Sash for the One That Actually Makes Sense

Published by Ely Valendez

Marian Arellano didn't win Miss Universe Philippines — she got Miss Tourism World Philippines instead, and her marketing degree might make it the better title.

September 4, 2026

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Pageants

Angelo Dripin Sweeps Mr Philippines 2026 as Commercial Realpolitik and Stage Drama Collide

Published by Ely Valendez

Angelo Dripin swept Mr Philippines 2026 in a midnight finale marked by fast-track upsets, press darling Zandro Sales missing out on a crown, Samuel Bryant's Q&A stumble, and the...

September 1, 2026

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Pageants

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.

Events

How Liza Soberano Secured a Venice Jury Seat

Filipino-American actress Liza Soberano has been named to the Golden Globes Impact Prize jury at the 83rd Venice Film Festival. Here is how she engineered her pivot from primetime...

Music & Arts

Generational Tastes and P-Pop Standards: Why Celeste Legaspi’s BINI Critique Stirred the Fandom

OPM icon Celeste Legaspi sparks online debate after praising SB19 while expressing reservations about BINI, leading Blooms to defend the nation's girl group.