MISTER International Philippines 2024 promises a bunch of fresh faces who will vie for the most prestigious title in the country’s landscape of national male pageantry when it kicked off this year’s long line of exciting competitions and activities with a well-attended press presentation at The Tent of Midas Hotel and Casino in Pasay City last Sunday.
This year’s initial roster of candidates includes a doctor, a registered medical technologist, polar/ice navigator, an events host, a registered nurse, a professional basketball player, a basketball scholar, a TVC model, educators, online streamers, several engineers and students.
Curiously, at least 80 percent of the candidates are either first-timers in the nationals or any big competition for that matter.
Forty-one distinctively handsome hunks were introduced at last Sunday’s press con. But come June for the actual battle for the titles, more delegates (from the Filipino communities in UAE and Saudi Arabia, and from northern Luzon and NCR) will join them to make for a grand total of fifty official candidates.
This year’s official candidates (with their official numbers) are: 1) Jolo Eries Babor, Arayat, Pampanga; 2) Marlo Martin, San Jose del Monte; 3) Calvin Rejie Cabatac, Rodriguez, Rizal; 4) Lloyd Vincent Calunia, Bohol; 5) Jade Dalogdog, Parañaque; 6) Andrew Lucas, Bauan, Batangas; 7) Dannvie Remulla, Rosario, Cavite; Jayr Naanos, La Union; 9) Marcus Parcon, Santos Tomas, Batangas; 10) Mac Januel Sevilla, Eastern Pangasinan;
11) Jake Batiancela, Leyte;12) Matt Aldrick Gregorio, Bulacan;13) Erik Gudelano IV, Taytay, Rizal;14) Abdul Aziz Barakat, Camiling, Tarlac;15) Ronald Costanilla, Cagayan de Oro;16) George Kenny Fredequilan, Pinamungajan, Cebu; 17) Charlie Cook, Zambales;18) John Philip Prudente, Noveleta, Cavite;19) Peter G. Jacob, Alicia, Isabela;20) Carl Limuel Atienza, Sta. Rosa, Laguna; 21) Marc Louise Sarmac, San Fernando, La Union; 22) Kelvin Dave Ramos, San Juan City;23) Rod Miguel Lopez, Toledo City; 24) Ian Howell Dingal, Misamis Occidental; 25) John Paul Gundayao, Tarlac; 26 Christian Jay Madarang, Pangasinan; 27) Marvin Diamante, Laguna;28) Ralph Jude Dinolan, Cebu City; 29) Brent Jonathan Mendoza, Tanauan City, Batangas; 30) Ghiane Angel Daniel Lova, Cavite;
31) John Mark Sibayan, Nueva Ecija; 32) John Kuthumi Ragel, Bataan; 33) Loreto Erno Jr., Sudipen, La Union; 34) Ralph Lawrence Regala, Pampanga; 35) Jason Sardua, Los Baños, Laguna; 36) Ian Christopher Catimbang, Batangas Province; 37) Jeffry M. Saro, Agusan del Sur; 38) Rae Mendoza, Batangas City; 39) Rojie C. Fajardo, Initao, Misamis Oriental; 40) Paolo Ocampo, Bacolod City; 41) David Christopher Chan, Davao Region.
At the end of last Sunday’s event, four delegates stood out and voted as press favorites, namely, Taytay’s Eric Gudelano IV, 1st; San Fernando, La Union ‘s Mark Louise Sarmac, 2nd; Misamis Occidental’s Ian Howell Dingal, 3rd; and Pampanga’s Ralph Lawrence Regala, 4th.
Batangas will be hosting from June 24-30, 2024, with the grand finals set on June 30 at the brand-new FPJ Arena in San Jose. This is where all official preliminary events will be staged before the big night that will see the successor of reigning Mister International Philippines Austin Cabatana being named.
The winner will represent the country at the 16th Mister International that will be held in Cebu in November, with other top finishers getting pageant assignments overseas.
