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Mister Pilipinas Worldwide
Mister Pilipinas Worldwide (commonly abbreviated as MPW) is a male beauty pageant and organization that selects the Philippines' official representatives to major international pageants such as Mister Supranational, Mister International, Mister Global, and Manhunt International, and other international competitions such as Mister Eco International, Mister Cosmopolitan, and Man of the Year. History Empire Philippines, franchise owner of Miss Universe Philippines, launched Mister Pilipinas Worldwide (MPW), holding its inaugural edition on May 6, 2023. Empire intended the MPW as a consolidation of three pageants—Mister Supranational Philippines, Mister Global Philippines, and Manhunt International Philippines, doing away with the need to hold separate pageants to determine the Philippine representatives to the international counterparts of the three competitions. The pageant would also serve as a qualifier for other international competitions whose franchises have been acquire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonifacio Global City
Bonifacio Global City, also known as BGC, Global City, or The Fort, is a 240-hectare mixed-use estate and central business district located in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Philippines. It is the home of the Philippine Stock Exchange, the national stock exchange as well as several multinational corporations in the country. Some of the tallest buildings in the Philippines are located in BGC such as the Metrobank Center, the country's tallest building. The district experienced commercial growth following the sale of a military base at Fort Bonifacio by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). BGC used to be a part of the main camp of the Philippine Army known as Fort Bonifacio. In 1995, Bonifacio Land Corporation (BLC) started planning a major urban development—Bonifacio Global City. BLC made a successful bid to become BCDA's partner in the development of the district. The Ayala Corporation through Ayala Land, Inc., and Evergreen Holdings, Inc. of the Campos G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parañaque
Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque (, ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 689,992 people. It is bordered to the north by Pasay, to the northeast by Taguig, to the southeast by Muntinlupa, to the southwest by Las Piñas, and to the west by Manila Bay. Like the rest of Metro Manila, Parañaque experiences a tropical climate with only two distinct seasons, wet (July to September) and dry (October to June). The city enjoys an annual rainfall of and an average daily maximum temperature of . Parañaque is the home of Entertainment City, a gaming and entertainment complex under development by the state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, spanning an area of in Bay City, Metro Manila, Bay City, where four large integrated resorts are based namely Solaire Resort & Casino, City of Dreams Manila, Okada Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mister International 2023
Mister International 2023 was the 15th Mister International competition, held at the Crystal Design Center Ballroom, Khwaeng Khlong Chan in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 17, 2023. This pageant was organized by the Thailand-based Mister International Organization, in parallel of the Mister International 2023 pageant in Baguio of the Philippine-based organization, which claims to be the legitimate organizer of the pageant. Emmanuel Franco of the Dominican Republic crowned Kim Thitisan Goodburn of Thailand as his successor at the end of the event. This is the first time that Thailand won Mister International. Background Selection of participants Contestants from 38 countries and territories were selected either as winners from their national pageants, or appointed to their positions after being runner-up in their national pageant between 2019 and 2023 or being chosen through a casting process. This edition debuted from Guinea Bissau, North Cyprus and Trinidad and Tobag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
