Why Kirk Bondad was missing at the Miss Universe Philippines 2025 finals

Kirk Bondad/Instagram through Ria Corocoto

Observers with eagle parades observed that shortly Kirk Bondad Was not one among his colleague -Studying Pilipinas worldwide 2025 winners who attended the latest final competitors of Miss Universe Filippines in 2025.

And below the fascinating causes that some Netizens got here up with, it was that he was with one other common persona who was additionally lacking unobtrusively on the occasion within the Mall of Asia Enviornment in Pasay Metropolis on Might 2 – Miss Universe group CEO Anne Jakrajutatip.

The 2 have been seen on the Miss Universe Philippines 2025 Charity Gala occasion that was held two days previous to the ultimate in Okada Manila in Parañaque Metropolis and have been overtaking on video.

Bondad and Jakrajutatip have been seen in a video that beforehand circulated, which confirmed them together with his older brother Clint, and brought about controversy amongst parade followers world wide.

However Bondad, who obtained the Mister Pilipinas-international title through the latest nationwide male competitors, believed the rumors that he was with Jakrajutatip on 2 Might.

“I used to be in La Union,” he stated on the Victory -press convention together with his colleague -Lecture Pilipinas Worldwide 2025 winners held in Citadines Millenium Ortigas in Pasig Metropolis on Tuesday afternoon 6 Might.

An individual who’s conscious of the journey from Bondad to La Union revealed with Inquirer.internet on the night of the Miss Universe Philippines 2025 remaining that he must skip the coronation present attributable to contractual obligations with sponsors of the male competitors.

Kirk Bondad (third from the precise) together with his colleague -Lecture Pilipinas worldwide 2025 Winners (from the left) Kenneth Marcelino, Kitt Cortez, Kenneth Cabungcal, Jether Palomo, Raven Lansangan and Michael Angelo Toledo/Armin P. Adina

Bondad shared that, even when he was not on the location, he nonetheless seemed the Nationwide Procession on-line and threw his assist behind the candidates who paraded on stage that night.

He additionally promised to e-book the second victory of the Philippines within the Worldwide Pageant of Mister and to deliver the title of the competitors in Thailand house in September.

Bondad had simply participated within the Mister World Pageant in Vietnam on the finish of final 12 months and ended within the semi -final. He had beforehand hoped to compete within the Mr. Supranational Contest, however revealed two days earlier than the ultimate of the Nationwide Male Tiltt that he saved an eye fixed on the Mister Worldwide Pageant as an alternative.

The opposite nationwide male title holders additionally set their expectations excessive for themselves of their respective worldwide competitions, whereby Jether Palomo even explains that he’s certain of a back-to-back for the Philippines in Mister International, the place the reigning winner of Filipino King is Dom Corilla.

Kenneth Cabungcal would be the first to compete overseas as a result of he is able to fly to Poland for the Supranational Contest from 2025, which might be held within the Miss Supranational Pageant in Miss Supranational in 2025.

Kitt Cortez stated that there are nonetheless no particulars the place and when the Mister Eco Worldwide Contest might be saved, whereas Raven Lansangan might be despatched to subsequent 12 months’s Manhunt Worldwide: Male Supermodelcompetition

Lansangan’s predecessor Jordan San Jose, who received within the earlier version of the Nationwide Male Search, will fly to Thailand for this 12 months’s Manhunt Worldwide: Male Supermodel.

The longest-running worldwide male competitors has postponed its 2023 match due to unexpected developments within the former host nation, and the consultant of the Philippines for that 12 months Kenneth Stromnes competed as an alternative in 2024.

Stromsnes handed over his nationwide title to San Jose earlier than he was in a position to see motion overseas, in the identical approach as San Jose spent his title to Lansangan earlier than he might compete within the worldwide competitors.

The 2 second place can even compete in worldwide competitions. First, second place Michael Angelo Toledo will take part within the Man of the 12 months Search, whereas the second place of Kenneth Marcelino is distributed to Mister Cosmopolitan.

The Mr. Pilipinas Worldwide Competitors is organized by Empire Philippines, the identical group behind the annual Miss Universe Philippines parade.