After two years of mounting the annual pageant outside NCR, mainly due to the scare brought by Covid-19 in the crowded big city, this year’s much-awaited staging of the 9th edition will definitely be coming back in Metro Manila. This time, it will be held at Newport World Resorts, on October 16, 2022.
This year’s Misters of Filipinas Final Callback was held at the Winford Manila Resort and Casino, and gathered more than 30 aspirants from various provinces, with the desire to be included as one of the official candidates of the pioneer male pageant search in the country. It was the first face-to-face nationwide callback after two years, since the pandemic happened. And Carlo Morris Galang, the head and founder of the pageant, was too eager and happy to announce the pageant’s progress.
After the presentation of all the candidates for the Final Callback, the group was trimmed down to 21, as the Official Candidates of Misters of Filipinas the 9th Edition. Although three more candidates were added as wild card, until they can achieve the conditions imposed on them by the organization.
But what made the afternoon more special was the announcement of two new titles (Fitness Model World, based in Vietnam, Mister Super Globe, based in India), were added in the existing four other titles for grabs, namely, Man of the World, Mister Model Worldwide, Mister Tourism & Culture Universe, and, Mister Model of the Universe.
Aside from announcing the official candidates for this year’s pageant, two Misters of the Filipinas winners were also given their official sash assignments – Romel Ayag will represent the country in the Mister Super Globe in India, and Derick Allen Lauchengco will compete in the 3rd edition of Mister Model Worldwide.
Here are the list of the Official Candidates of this year’s Misters of Filipinas…
Marc Raeved Obado (Tuburan, Cebu)
Gerald Fullete (Cam Sur)
James Regie Vidal (Ormoc City)
Michael Angelo Toledo (Cebu City)
Kenneth Cruz (Pampanga)
John Dela Serna (Makati City)
John Cesar Villar (Nergros Occidental)
John Patrick Reyes (Occidental Mindoro)
Oliver Brent Dalman (Cebu City)
Eljohn Tabuga (Cagayan de Oro City)
Adrian King Sobejana (Bataan)
Joel Alejadro (Malolos, Bulacan)
Charlie Sucaldito, Jr. (South Cotabato)
Elmar Maaghop, Jr. (Pampanga)
Mandy Lorenzo Viri (Hagonoy, Bulacan)
Michael Maclang (Cainta, Rizal)
Jerome Atienza (Candelaria, Quezon)
Michael Andrew Lucas (Batangas)
Roselan Mark Limco (Palawan)
Mark Joseph Cruz (Paranaque)
Wildcards:
Victor Jude Carandang (Taguig City)
Kim Joshua Canedo (Cebu Province)
John Melliton Medina (Valenzuela)
