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Miss Asia Pacific International 2025 candidates arrive in Cebu

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1759296744537556611568_18388942273133340_7384010163393872512_n.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Miss Asia Pacific International 2025 candidates arrive in Cebu on September 30 for a week of activities. Miss Asia Pacific International/Facebook"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Miss Asia Pacific International 2025 candidates arrive in Cebu on September 30 for a week of activities. <em>Miss Asia Pacific International/Facebook</em></span></span></span>The Miss Asia Pacific International organization took to social media to assure the public that all of its candidates are safe in Cebu, which was jolted by a massive earthquake on Tuesday, September 30. </div><p>The pageant&#x27;s gala night at Radisson Blu Cebu was cut short as candidates, audience members, and staff scrambled for safety, as seen in the video below:</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1133732228727311%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="591" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>On its social media pages, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/8/27/pageant-fan-favorite-anita-gomez-all-set-for-first-international-competition-1741">Miss Asia Pacific International</a> said everyone who was present at the venue during the quake are &quot;safe and secure.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The organization has taken immediate measures to ensure the wellbeing of our candidates and staff, and we remain committed to their continued safety and care,&quot; it added.</p><p>The organization also extended their thoughts and prayers to all those who have been affected by the recent calamity.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DPO6ZK7j1VE/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%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A15184651.200000001%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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><p>The <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/9/30/magnitude-6-7-earthquake-jolts-cebu-2216">magnitude 6.9 earthquake</a> was recorded 21 kilometers northeast of the city of Bogo at 9:59 p.m., according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.</p><p>As of Wednesday morning, the death toll due to the quake is at 53.</p>

<p>The pageant's gala night was cut short as candidates, audience members, and staff scrambled for safety.</p>

The pageant's gala night was cut short as candidates, audience members, and staff scrambled for safety.

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Published Oct 01, 2025 01:46 PM PHT

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Updated Oct 01, 2025 01:58 PM PHT

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