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The Portrait of Mister Universal Ambassador 2015 Christian Daniel Ortiz as a (role) Model

Posted by Norman on June 15, 2016
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Christian Daniel Ortiz, Mister Universal Ambassador 2015, is clearly one of the busiest male international titleholders ever


Mister Universal Ambassador 2015 Christian Daniel Ortiz of Puerto Rico is one of the most visible and busiest international male titleholders at the moment. He is kept on his toes by pageant owner Edin Muhammad and the Indonesian Male Pageants Association (IMP) with non-stop appearances, foreign travels and fashion pictorials that his day would not be complete without a big or small project to attend to. And that is what makes his title the most promising in terms of being an emerging standard in male pageantry.

Truth be told, both Christian and IMP are lucky to have each other. The former is one of the most down-to-earth individuals you’ll ever meet. And his work ethics, coupled with a committed heart and warm spirit, add up to an ideal role model who can set the bar high in his channel of work. He is just as glamorous-looking in his pictorials as he is downright accessible in involving himself with the advocacies of Mister Universal Ambassador. And mind you, his sense of humor is something that the Filipinos (and our ASEAN neighbors) can easily relate to. He is fun to be with and game to try any culture-related practices and/or gastronomic peculiarities he is challenged to try.

Proof positive of his being an effective endorser and spokesperson for the title is the increasing number of entries who will vie to succeed him come October in Bali, Indonesia. It could assemble the biggest cast ever for an international male pageant edition. And our representative will come from one of the winners in the upcoming Gentlemen of the Philippines.

Christian will definitely visit Manila again next month for the national finals. So your blogger is looking forward to meeting up with him once more.

Christian Daniel Ortiz and I (Photo credit: Joy Arguil)


Kudos to Christian Daniel Ortiz, Edin Muhammad and the entire Indonesian Male Pageants Association team for bringing Mister Universal Ambassador to greater heights of international male pageantry and the ongoing search for “Captivating Role Models”. 🙂

Indonesia’s Sensational Male Teens

Posted by Norman on June 3, 2016
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Dolly is the reigning Mister Teen International

William is the newly-elected Mister Teen Indonesia

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Tandi became Mister Teen Indonesia when Dolly won Mister Teen International


Of late – as in the past year till now – Indonesian male teens have experienced a sudden upsurge in regional popularity following the victory of Dolly Parlin as Mister Teen International 2015 in Singapore. After this happened, his runner-up in the nationals – Tandi Islami – effectively succeeded and was sashed Mister Teen Indonesia 2015 in order to have a key person fulfilling the tasks around the country.

Just last May 30, William Gunawan became the newly-elected Mister Teen Indonesia during the finals held at the Suroboyo Carnival Park which was attended by Mister Universal Ambassador Christian Ortiz and Gentlemen of the Philippines’ Rick Kristoffer Palencia.

Altogether now, Dolly Parlin, Tandi Islami and William Gunawan represent the new breed of male teens in Indonedia who are slowly creating an indelible mark in the pageant scene. They are young, smart and determined. They are focused on showing the best versions of themselves in public and making Indonesia proud just as much as their more grown-up male and female counterparts. Kudos to Edin Muhammad of IMP/ Indonesian Male Pageants Association for making it possible for them to fluorish even more and become positive role models for the youth in Indonesia and the Asian region. I am pretty sure that the organization will continue to produce good titleholders that many can be proud of. 🙂

Sunday Specials: A Saturday morning with Dr. Jose Rizal

Posted by Norman on February 28, 2016
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The wreath-laying ceremony at the Rizal Monument in Rizal Park with the IMP and Gentlemen of the Philippines titleholders

 
It was a solemn activity for the VIP guests of Gentlemen of the Philippines when the scheduled wreath-laying ceremony took place at the Rizal Monument in Luneta Park yesterday morning. IMP (Indonesian Male Pageants) Organization Founder Edin Muhammad, Mister Universal Ambassador 2015 Christian Daniel Ortiz led Mister Indonesia 2015 Damian Ronny and Mister Teen Indonesia 2015 Tandi Islami in paying their respects to our National Hero in what is a traditional task usually reserved for the country’s foreign guests. Accompanied by Gentleman Kevin Fichera (who flew in all the way from Rome, Italy) to join the grand launching of the competition, the four individuals were pride-filled in being afforded the opportunity to undergo such an important event that gave more meaning to their brief visit. 🙂

Your blogger with the Gentleman and the three foreign guests from IMP

Sunday Specials: A Launch of Good Intentions for Gentlemen of the Philippines

Posted by Norman on February 28, 2016
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Left to right: Host & Production Head Willan Pagayon, Media/PR Head Norman Tinio, Committee Head Angelle Nieva, Founder Precious Anne Medina, Advocacy & Marketing Head Hep Benitez and Co-Host Kristina Mamaril (Photo credit: Joy Arguil)

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Left to right: Kevin Fichera, Arcel Yambing, Rein Villareal, Willan Pagayon and Rick Kristoffer Palencia

Yesterday afternoon, Gentlemen of the Philippines was successfully launched at 2Go Travel’s The Hub @ Kilometer 0 in Rizal Park, Manila. Present were the six (6) reigning Gentlemen – Rein Villareal, Rick Kristoffer Palencia, Willan Pagayon, Arcel Yambing, Jolo Dayrit and Kevin Fichera – along with officers of Gentlemen Charities Incorporated (GCI) headed by Founder Precious Anne Medina. In attendance were select members of the Press plus sponsors, friends and future pageant partners.

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Left to right: Mister Universal Ambassador 2015 Christian Daniel Ortiz, Mister Indonesia 2015 Damian Ronny and Mister Teen Indonesia 2015 Tandi Islami (Photo credit: Joy Arguil)

Special VIP Guests included Edin Muhammad (who founded Indonesian Male Pageants Organization) with Mister Universal Ambassador 2015 Christian Daniel Ortiz, Mister Indonesia 2015 Damian Ronny and Mister Teen Indonesia 2015 Tandi Islami.

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Rick Kristoffer Palencia is now Mister Golden Universe Philippines 2016

During the program, two (2) special announcements were made. First was the formal installation of Kevin Fichera as Gentlemen of the Philippines 1st Runner-Up and the much-awaited reveal of Rick Kristoffer Palencia as the country’s male representative to the 2nd edition of Mr. & Ms. Golden Universe to be held in Manaos, Brazil come late May.

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Online applications for Gentlemen of the Philippines are now open!

Yours truly was also tasked to explain the qualifications for the male competition. Interested applicants may fill up the form on the Gentlemen of the Philippines Facebook page where you can submit applications online and wait for the schedule of actual screening. At the same time, I stressed on the good intentions of GCI to come up with a meaningful male pageant that will seek to find our next reps for Mister Model International 2016 in New Delhi, Mister Tourism International 2017 in Panama City, Mister Universal Ambassador 2016 in Bali, Mister Worldwide 2016 in Orlando, and the inaugural edition of Mister Tourism World in Bali.

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Front row left to right Kevin Fichera, Willan Pagayon and Rick Palencia; Back row left to right: Jolo Dayrit, Rein Villareal and Arcel Yambing

In the end, I was given the opportunity to share my sincerest good intentions in being part of GCI and to help create a very encouraging platform for the competition.

So if you know of someone who is qualified to be part of Gentlemen of the Philippines, encourage him to apply online via their Facebook link.

Welcome to the Philippines, Mister Universal Ambassador Christian Daniel!

Posted by Norman on February 25, 2016
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imageWe have an international male titleholder in town. He is Mister Universal Ambassador 2015 Christian Daniel Ortiz, one of the three Puerto Ricans who successfully nailed the equal number of victories in male pageantry. He arrived via PAL Flight 117 from Vancouver, after coming all the way from his native San Juan almost two days ago.

Christian blended well with his hosts – Gentlemen of the Philippines and Gentlemen Charities Incorporated (GCI) – as he immediately regaled us with stories about everything from male contests to US politics to cooking and his favorite water sport, Surfing.

Christian, along with Mister Indonesia 2015 Damian Ronny, Mister Teen Indonesia 2015 Tandi Islami and IMP (Indonesian Male Pageants) Organization Founder Edin Muhammad, will be special guests in the launching of Gentlemen of the Philippines this coming Saturday, February 27.

imageEnjoy your stay in the country, Christian! 😉

Photo credit: Joy Arguil

Gentlemen of the Philippines and IMP (Indonesia Male Pageants)

Posted by Norman on February 17, 2016
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There is a strong friendship between Gentlemen of the Philippines and IMP (Indonesia Male Pageants)

 
Media Invite for the Launch

Media Invite for the Launch

Come February 27, Gentlemen of the Philippines will have its Media Launch at 2Go Travel’s “The Hub @ Kilometer 0” right in the heart of Rizal Park in Manila. The male pageant will have all the seven (7) Gentlemen – Mister Model International Philippines 2015 Arcel Yambing, Mister Tourism International Philippines 2015 Willan Pagayon, Mister Worldwide Philippines 2015 Jolo Dayrit, Mister Tourism International Philippines 2014 Judah Cohen, Mister Bachelor Philippines Italy 2015 Kevin Fichera plus the Honorary Reniel Villareal & Rick Kristoffer Palencia – welcoming all invited guests.

At the same time, Gentlemen Charities Incorporated (GCI) will have special guests flying in all the way from Jakarta, Indonesia. They are the Founder of Indonesian Male Pageants (IMP) Edin Muhammad and his titleholders – Mister Universal Ambassador 2015 Christian Daniel Ortiz of Puerto Rico, Mister Indonesia 2015 Damian Ronny and Mister Teen Indonesia 2015 Tandi Islami.

The event is going to be memorable for both Gentlemen Charities Incorporated and Indonesian Male Pageants Association because it signals the strong friendship between the two, forged by the close ties of both its founders – Precious Anne Medina and Edin Muhammad. And it will definitely grow even stronger after the said launch.

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Honorary Gentleman Rein Villareal as photographed by Russian lensman Artem Levy

A toast to a beautiful friendship and the long pageant journey ahead for GCI and IMP! 😀