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Mister International 2025 Kirk Bondad of the Philippines

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:783px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1759134801309554591564_18427034440099648_256108810176723842_n.jpg" style="width:783px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Mister International 2025 Kirk Bondad of the Philippines. Bondad/Facebook"/><span class="fr-inner">Mister International 2025 Kirk Bondad of the Philippines. <em>Bondad/Facebook</em></span></span></span>For Kirk Bondad, the challenges he faced in his <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/9/26/recap-kirk-bondad-s-winning-performance-in-mister-international-2025-1230">journey to the Mister International 2025 title</a> just made his victory even sweeter.</div><p>He is now the second Filipino to win the title, after Neil Perez in 2014. </p><p>Days after his victory in Thailand, Bondad took to Instagram to look back and thank his supporters.</p><p>&quot;Obstacles don’t block the path, they build it,&quot; he began. &quot;Standing on this stage as Mister International 2025 is bigger than myself. It&#x27;s a testament to faith, hard work, and the power of a nation rallying behind one dream.&quot; </p><p>&quot;I hope I made the Philippines proud. This crown is not just mine, it&#x27;s ours,&quot; he added. </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-7" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DPIt6_6E-A7/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A7%2C%22os%22%3A11274882.3%2C%22ls%22%3A20623.399999999907%2C%22le%22%3A21528.800000000047%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="925" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-7" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Bondad earlier called Mister International as his &quot;last dance&quot; -- in 2024, he competed in Mr. World in Vietnam, where he <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2024/11/25/-this-didn-t-go-as-planned-kirk-bondad-opens-up-after-top-20-finish-in-mr-world-1227">placed in the Top 20</a>.</p><p>As he relishes his pageant win, he reminded his fellow Filipinos to keep working hard and not give up on their dreams.</p><p>&quot;Here&#x27;s to the journey, the people who built it with me, and to every Filipino who dares to dream,&quot; he said. </p><p>Bondad is set to return to Manila this Monday night, September 29.</p>

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Kirk Bondad on Mister International win: 'I hope I made the Philippines proud'

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Published Sep 29, 2025 04:36 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 29, 2025 09:25 PM PHT

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