Individual headshots of the Official Candidates courtesy of Mark Neto Diaz

Earlier at the Vestibule Bar of Resorts World Manila, the sixteen (16) Official Candidates of Mr. World Philippines 2018 were introduced to members of the media in a Press Presentation presided by MWP National Director Arnold Vegafria, General Manager Bessie Besana and RW Manila Corporate Communications Dorector Joee Guilas (co-presenter of the pageant). The hopefuls are vying to become the country’s representatives in the international competitions of Mr World 2019, Mr Supranational 2018 and Mr Eco International 2019 that will be hosted in the Philippines, Poland and Egypt, respectively. The attendees were also told that two (2) more titles are very likely to be handed out on finals night as soon as franchise negotiations are finalized.

The Official Candidates are:
#1 Karl Louie Aragon
#2 Denver Hernandez
#3 Mark Jero Bagaporo
#4 Robin Hanrath
#5 Mark Comiso
#6 Joy Jerome Evangelista
#7 Abdullah Sharif Cheng
#8 Marco Poli
#9 Ameen Sardouk
#10 Ricardo De Jesus Jr
#11 Wilfred Placencia Jr
#12 Joshua Reginald Banatin
#13 Miguel De Castro
#14 JB Saliba
#15 Reymart Regis
#16 EmirDon Abbo

Finals Night will be on September 15 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater At Resorts World Manila. Below are my Top 5 Favorites to win the titles at stake:

Marco Poli

Wilfred Placencia Jr

Ameen Sardouk

Denver Hernandez

Robin Hanrath