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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1781509356897950x633 1 (2).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner">Bianca Manalo. Manalo/Instagram </span></span></span></div><p>Former Miss Universe Philippines Bianca Manalo has publicly denied third-party allegations through a statement released by her agency.</p><p>&quot;We would like to clarify that there is no truth to rumors circulating about her involvement with another couple,&quot; read the statement by Sparkle GMA Artist Center, which Manalo posted on her Instagram page over the weekend. </p><p>&quot;She is single and not in any relationship. We hope this settles the matter,&quot; it added.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DZetkgyTliw/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=762&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A25354876.099999905%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="816" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:658px;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><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The statement did not mention any names, but it came days after Manalo&#x27;s name was dragged in the supposed split of fellow Miss Universe Philippines Celeste Cortesi and her boyfriend, British entrepreneur Jonathan Sterling. </p><p>The two are <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/4/30/former-miss-universe-ph-celeste-cortesi-is-expecting-a-baby-boy-1348">expecting their first child</a>.</p><p>In an <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1468677858634455&amp;set=a.562108925958024">Instagram Stories post</a> which has been shared by pageant pages, Cortesi addressed the breakup rumors, saying that she and Sterling are &quot;good.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Our focus remains on caring for our child, Sergio, and supporting our family,&quot; she said, as she asked for respect and privacy.</p><p>Manalo, who represented the Philippines in Miss Universe 2009, was last known to be <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/1/23/did-senator-sherwin-gatchalian-confirm-split-with-bianca-manalo-1604">in a relationship with Senator Sherwin Gatchalian</a>.</p>

<p>Former Miss Universe Philippines Bianca Manalo has publicly denied rumors of her involvement with another couple as she shared a statement from her agency over the weekend.</p>

Former Miss Universe Philippines Bianca Manalo has publicly denied rumors of her involvement with another couple as she shared a statement from her agency over the weekend.

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Published June 15, 2026 03:43 PM PHT

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