13 things about Bb. Pilipinas 2026 candidate Gwen Soriano

Gwendoline Meliz “Gwen” F. Soriano represented Pangasinan, Philippines in Miss Millennial Philippines and Baguio City, Philippines in Miss Universe Philippines. She will compete in the 62nd edition of Binibining Pilipinas.

BIOGRAPHY

Originally from Labrador, Pangasinan, Soriano is a Filipino actor, model and beauty queen. She is an alumna of Saint Louis University in Upper General Luna, Baguio City.

Soriano is Adam Soriano, Gilbert Leif F. Soriano Jr. and Golda Meir Soriano‘s sister. Their parents Gilbert Leif F. Soriano Sr. and Melba Soriano got married on August 21, 1963.

Originally from San Carlos City, Pangasinan, Melba is an alumna of the University of Luzon in Dagupan, Pangasinan. Gilbert Sr. is a civil engineer and entrepreneur who owns G.U. Soriano Enterprises, which was launched in Labrador in December 2010.

On January 11, 2026. Gwen turned 27. Here are 13 more things about her:

TIMELINE

Gwen is a resident of Bakakeng Central, Baguio City. She was already a professional actor and model before she competed at Miss Universe Philippines 2025.

2010s

• From January 2018 to March 2018, she was an intern at ABS-CBN’s office in Baguio City.
• On June 14, 2019, her sister Golda married Jeremiah Versoza Erasquin.
• She, Enzo Pineda and Rubylyn Sabariza starred in “Hush” Season 1 episode 5 “Maid Love”, which was released on iWant TV on January 23, 2019.
• On March 25, 2019, she represented Labrador at Limgas na Pangasinan 2019 and competed against 14 other finalists at the Capitol Plaza of Pangasinan Provincial Capitol in Lingayen, Pangasinan. She won the title.
• On October 26, 2019, she represented Pangasinan at Miss Millennial Philippines 2019 and competed against 39 other candidates at the Meralco Theater in Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines. She finished in the Top 10.
• She starred in the short film “Sa Gitna ng Lungsod”, which was released in the Philippines on November 7, 2019.

2020s

• From February 2020 to March 2020, she was a research intern with AksyonTV anchor Erwin Tulfo.
• On June 20, 2020, she graduated from the Trinity University of Asia in Quezon City, Metro Manila with a bachelor’s degree in communication.
• From June 2020 to December 2020, she was a part-time social media manager and human resources manager at Casipit Dental Group.
• From May 2021 to November 2021, she was featured in commercials for various brands including Creamsilk, KFC, Lactezin, Oishi, Sanicare and Yamaha.
• On April 27, 2022, she, Maria Francesca Taruc and Iman Franchesca Cristal withdrew from Bb. Pilipinas 2022, which was held on July 31, 2022.
• In October 2022, she joined Servicio Mobile App in Singapore.
• In January 2023, she left Servicio Mobile App.
• In March 2023, she walked for Michael Miguel in a fashion show in Umingan, Pangasinan.
• In January 2024, she joined SMDC as an international property specialist.
• On August 30, 2024, she represented Bakakeng Central at Miss Baguio 2024 and competed against 12 other finalists at the Baguio Convention and Cultural Center. She won the title.
• On May 2, 2025, she represented Baguio at Miss Universe Philippines 2025 and competed against 65 other candidates at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila. She finished in the Top 12.
• On March 23, 2026, she was selected as one of the 36 Bb. Pilipinas 2026 candidates in Quezon City.
• In June 2026, she will compete against 35 other Bb. Pilipinas candidates at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

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Baguio’s Gina Iniong hungry for redemption in ONE Championship

Representing Team Lakay, Gina “Conviction” Iniong, 29, of Baguio City, Philippines is arguably the most popular female atomweight competitor in the field of women’s mixed martial arts in the Philippines. However, she lost the luster of her distinguished billing after bowing to two of the three former world title contenders that she faced on the ONE Championship stage.

With “ONE: Conquest of Champions” in Manila, Philippines on November 23, 2018 now starting to fill its slots, Iniong is hoping to be part of the massive card. The upcoming ONE Championship event will be headlined by a lightweight championship clash between her Team Lakay comrade Eduard “Landslide” Folayang, 34, and Amir Khan, 23, of Singapore.

Aside from the main event, the other bouts on the “ONE: Conquest of Champions” card have yet to be announced. Iniong stated, “That is the perfect event for me to show how hungry I am to get back on the winning track, to showcase the improvements in my game and to let the rest of the division know that they can’t count me out yet.”

Iniong admitted that she was outworked by Mei “V.V” Yamaguchi, 35, of Tokyo, Japan in their rematch at “ONE: Immortal Pursuit” on November 24, 2017 in Singapore. The Baguio City native yielded to her Japanese rival via unanimous decision.

On April 20, 2018, Iniong was able to pick up a dominant unanimous decision win over ex-world title challenger Jenny “Lady GoGo” Huang, 27, of Taiwan. But on July 7, 2018, the Team Lakay fighter headed back to the abominable losing territory as she was overwhelmed by the length and size advantage of Istela Nunes, 26, of Parana, Brazil to keep her out of range over the course of three rounds to drop another decision loss.

“I failed to show what we have trained for in those two matches against top contenders of the division,” Iniong said. “Those are definitely tough losses to take, but it is a perfect opportunity for me to learn and improve.”

With 7 wins and 4 losses, Iniong went back to the drawing board to review what went wrong in her outings against Yamaguchi and Nunes. The Team Lakay fighter is now eager to get back in action to prove to all and sundry that she is still one of the top caliber competitors in the deep atomweight division.

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Baguio diocese warns parishes after string of church thefts

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13 things about Miss Universe Baguio 2026 Roxanne Baeyens

Roxanne Allison Agnaonao Baeyens represented Baguio City, Philippines in the 20th edition of Miss Philippines Earth and the seventh edition of Miss Universe Philippines. She represented the country in the 20th edition of Miss Earth.

BIOGRAPHY

Baeyens is a Belgian-Igorot actor, television presenter, model and beauty queen born and raised in Baguio City. She is the youngest of three siblings.

Baeyens’ Belgian father Walter Baeyens was an information technology specialist from Brussels, Belgium. Her Igorot mother Julia Agnaonao is an environmentalist and a real estate broker from Catengan, Besao, Mountain Province, Philippines.

On March 16, 2025, Roxanne turned 28. Here are 13 more things about her:

TIMELINE

As an actor, Roxanne uses the name Roxie Smith. She is 5’6″ tall.

2010s

• On April 7, 2019, she competed against 14 other Face of Tourism Philippines 2019 candidates at the SMX Convention Center Manila at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines and won the title.
• On August 31, 2019, she represented the Philippines at Miss Tourism and Culture Universe 2019 and competed against 19 other candidates at Sky Star Hotel in Yangon, Myanmar. She was runner-up to Olivia Gunawan of Indonesia.

2020s

• On July 26, 2020, she represented Baguio City at Miss Philippines Earth 2020 and competed against 32 other candidates in a virtual coronation ceremony. She won the title.
• On November 29, 2020, she represented the Philippines at Miss Earth 2020 and competed against 81 other candidates in a virtual coronation ceremony. She ranked third and was crowned Miss Earth-Water 2020.
• On August 8, 2021, she crowned her successor Miss Philippines Earth 2021 Naelah Alshorbaji in a virtual coronation ceremony.
• On February 10, 2022, she was officially appointed the national director of Miss Bikini Philippines.
• She played Pia in Irene Emma Villamor‘s film “Five Breakups and a Romance”, which was released in the Philippines on October 18, 2023.
• On August 10, 2025, she served as a judge at Miss Philippines Earth 2025 at the Okada Manila in Parañaque, Metro Manila.
• On February 2, 2026, she was officially appointed Miss Universe Baguio 2026.
• In April 2026, she will represent Baguio at Miss Universe Philippines 2026.

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