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Former Mr. Gay World Philppines Wilbert Tolentino has called on pageant fans to support Janjep Carlos in his quest for the Mr. Gay World 2019 contest which will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from April 28-May 4. "Guys, please support our very own Philippine representative (Janjep Carlos) for the upcoming Mr. Gay World 2019 in Cape Town South Africa this coming April 28 to MAY 4, 2019. We really need your Bayanihan votes for online voting and Janjep's one-minute campaign video 'Illness to Wellness,' " said Tolentino, also a successful entrepreneur, on Instagram Monday. Tolentino also wished Carlos all the best in the forthcoming competition. "I wish u all the very best for this competition. You really deserve the achievement and with such endeavors, you are certain to acquire more. just keep doing awesome, follow our pageant training provided by Kagandahang Flores Camp headed by Direk Rodin Gilbert B. Flores, Gio Lazaro Flores. Keep reading ...

Talent manager Arnold Vegafria has initially expressed disappointment when Filipino-American model Maureen Montagne won 1st runner-up in the Miss Eco International 2019 beauty pageant held in Egypt in March. "Dapat siya ang nanalo! Napanood mo ba?" said the soft-spoken Vegafria during an exclusive interview when asked about his reactions to Montagne's finish in the competition. Suheyn Cipriano of Peru won Miss Eco International 2019. But Vegafria said that he has long accepted the results and has no plans of filing any protests. "Okay na rin iyon. Hindi naman ako magpo-protesta. Siguro ayaw nila ng back-to-back winners or hindi pa sila ready sa ganung set-up." The business manager of Sen. Manny Pacquiao was referring to the victory of Cynthia Thomalla who was crowned Miss Eco International in 2018. Vegaria announced that there will be a celebration for Montagne's victory soon. The beauty queen has arrived in the country. On Instagram, Montagne...

Jonas Gaffud, newly appointed creative director for Miss Universe Philippines, said he would love to see 2015 Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach play the role of 'Darna,' the same movie project earlier meant for Angel Locsin and Liza Soberano. "Hindi ko pa sya nakakausap nga eh hahaha. Pero ako gusto ko," said Gaffud, also the talent manager of the beauty queen, in an exclusive interview. Wurtzbach is still in South Korea shooting for her cable lifestyle series "Pia's Postcards." On April 2, Wurtzbach talked about a superhero but it's not Darna. As reported by Push.com, the beauty queen has expressed her intentions to audition for Wave, Marvel's first Filipino superhero, as reported by Push.com.  Wave will be part of its upcoming series "War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas." "If there's going to be an audition for it, I'm going to try for that. Why not, right?" Wurtzbach said. Wurtzbach added that pl...

RE-ELECTIONIST Senator JV Ejercito was the one who pushed for the allocation of P110 million funds for 50 cooperatives in Mindanao for the implementation of peace and development initiative projects. This was learned from Mindanao cooperative leaders under the Alliance of Cooperatives for Peace and Development (ALLCOOP) as they vowed to campaign hard for the reelection bid of Senator JV Ejercito and make him number 1 in Lanao Del Sur in the forthcoming May election. ALLCOOP leaders and members also signed and presented to Ejercito a declaration of support for his candidacy during the ALLCOOP All Leaders Assembly held in Marawi City last March 23. “Inshallah (if Allah wills it). Bago po ito (assembly) nangyari ay nagkaroon na ng pagmi-meeting ang mga leaders ng kooperatiba dito sa Marawi City at tsaka sa Lanao Del Sur at idineklara na natin noon na tutulungan natin si Senador JV (Ejercito)….nang sa ganoon ay maging number 1 siya dito sa Lanao Del Sur,” Pendatu Desimban, ALLCOO...

Former Mr. Gay World titleholder John Raspado admitted that he feels sorry for newly crowned Mr. Gay World Philippines Janjep Carlos "because he has only few weeks to prepare'' for the competition in South Africa. "Sa tutoo lang, medyo naaawa ako kay Janjep (Carlos) kasi there's little time for him to prepare," said Raspado during an exclusive interview at the Festival Costume Competition for Face of Tourism Philippines 2019 held at the SMX in Pasay City Friday night. (I feel sorry for Janjep because he has little time to prepare). The Mr. Gay World finals will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from April 28-May 5. Now based in Baguio City, Raspado was in Metro Manila to serve as one of the judges for the preliminary competition of Face of Tourism Philippines 2019 pageant. The grand finals of the tourism-driven contest will be held at the SMX Mall of Asia in Pasay City on Sunday, April 7. Raspado said that in his case, he prepared for several mon...

Reigning Miss Philippine Youth International Rikki Mae Dela Pena has said that beauty pageants unite Filipinos and promote local designers, beauty and culture. “In our country, the Philippines, beauty pageants are a national obsession. It unites Filipinos and it promotes Filipino designers, make-up artists, beauty, and culture.  You can really feel the victory by just watching the candidate from your country do well. Beauty pageants unites Filipinos, indeed," said Dela Pena who shared her thoughts on pageants among foreign teen students during a school presentation. Dela Pena is now at the University of Macau for an exchange study program. Asked if she's having a hard time managing her schedule between school and extra-curricular activities as Miss Philippine Youth International, she said: “No. It’s all about time management. This pageant inspires me to do better at school and school serves as my motivation to attend and perform my duties as Miss Philippine Youth ...