Sofronio Vasquez wins The Voice Season 26

Filipino singer Sofronio Vasquez was named the winner of The Voice season 26. The results show was held Wednesday morning (Manila time) and was aired live on NBC.

During the final performance show, the 32-year-old former contestant of It's Showtime's Tawag ng Tanghalan sang Unstoppable and A Million Dreams. It was described by many as a crowning performance.

Sofronio was part of Michael Bublés team. He was joined in the finals by his fellow Team Bublé member, Shye, who was named 1st runner-up.

Sydney Sterlace from Gwen Stefani's team was 2nd runner-up, Danny Joseph of Reba McEntire was 3rd runner-up, and Jeremy Beloate of Team Snoop Dogg was 4th runner-up.

During one of his interviews for The Voice, Sofronio mentioned that he went for an audition in The Voice Philippines in the past but nobody turned for him. We now know why that happened.

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Taiwan wins Mister Friendship International 2024

Mister Taiwan Henry Chang was named Mister Friendship International 2024 on Sunday night. The coronation was held at the Asia Pacific Resort in Lukang, Taiwan.

Henry Chang | FB/Mister Friendship International

Chang succeeded last year's winner, Leav Veng Hour of Cambodia.

The host candidate bested 16 other good looking men from around the world, including the Philippines' Jansen Kenley See, who was named 1st runner-up together with Mister Indonesia Nicolas Immanuel.

Jansen Kenley See | FB/Mister Friendship International

The title 2nd runner-up was shared by Hong Ha Nguyen (Vietnam) and Khoon Nya (Myanmar).

Roland Castronuevo (Canada), Mateusz Liz (Poland), and Apirak Sarapee (Thailand) were the 3rd runners-up.

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MJ Macalintal is Man Hot Star International 2024 1st runner-up

Mister Philippines Mark Joseph "MJ" Macalintal won 1st runner-up at the recently-held Man Hot Star International 2024.

MJ Macalintal | FB/Man Hot Star International

MJ won Mister Grand Philippines-Heritage last November 13, and was named Man Hot Star Philippines 2024 a week after.

Despite the short preparation time, MJ was still able to represent the Philippines well and won 1st runner-up, besting 12 other contestants from around the world.

He also won Best in Swimwear.

MJ Macalintal | FB/Man Hot Star International

Meanwhile, Thailand's Patrick Bevis won the Man Hot Star International 2024 title.

The Philippines has a good standing in Man Hot Star International, with a back-to-back win in 2022 and 2023 courtesy of Jovy Bequillo and RJ De Vera, respectively.

RJ, however, resigned as as Man Hot Star International 2023 a couple of weeks before the 2024 pageant.

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Mister Pampanga 2024 - Hot Picks

Mister Pampanga, a new pageant for Kapampangan men, has recently been conceived and is now gearing towards its first-ever coronation night.

Mister Pampanga 2024, the inaugural edition, boasts of 21 good-looking contestants coming from all over the province.

These men recently participated in the preliminary competition held at the Event Center of SM City Pampanga last November 24 where they showed off their great form in casual wear, swimwear, and national costume.

Some of the contestants looked familiar as they have joined other pageants in the (recent) past.

There were new ones, however, that I could say looked worthy of the title.

Based on the photos and preliminary videos that were uploaded on social media, here are my Top 10:

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