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April 29, 2026 | 11:50am

MANILA, Philippines — The Miss Universe Philippines 2026 coronation night will be on Friday, May 2, at 7 p.m. at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

Miss Universe 2025 third runner-up Ahtisa Manalo will crown her successor out of the 50 candidates.

The Miss Universe Philippines 2026 coronation night will air on Saturday, May 2, on One PH at 7 p.m. It will be livestreamed on the Cignal app and on Empire Philippines' YouTube channel starting at 7 p.m. Its delayed telecast will air the following day, May 3, on TV5 at 9 a.m. 

The Miss Universe Philippines organization recently announced the first half of its qualifiers for the 2026 Top 20 quarterfinalists.

They are Jensel Mansala Caña (Cavite), Charieze Lianne Cacayorin (Ilocos Norte), Lyneree Montero Yodong (Mountain Province), Alexandria Colmenares (Negros Occidental), Donna Rein Nuguid (Pangasinan), Patricia Ella Evangelista (Quezon Province), Alicia Chelsea Buendia (Rizal Province), Jayka Noelle Munsayac (San Jose, Negros Oriental), Jenrose Javier (Sultan Kudarat) and Chrystel Mae Correos (Tandag City).

The winner will hope to bring the Philippines' fifth Miss Universe crown when the annual beauty pageant will name this year's queen in Puerto Rico in November.

The Philippines won the Miss Universe crown four times: Gloria Diaz (1969), Margarita Moran (1973), Pia Wurtzbach (2015), and Catriona Gray (2018). — With reports from Bernard Decloedt

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