On February 15, 2025,
Ariella Arida,
Miss Universe Philippines 2013, was designated as the national director of the pageant after the incumbent director,
Shamcey Supsup-Lee, launched a bid for councilor in the
2025 Pasig local elections. The pageant announced that Arida's role as national director will emphasize the training and development of its competitors., the venue for the pageant
Selection of participants Contestants from sixty-nine localities were selected to compete for the title through the pageant's
Accredited Partners. The competitors were confirmed and introduced during a press presentation at the
Makati Shangri-La, Manila, on February 15, 2025.
Debuts and returns This edition marked the debut of
Basey,
Butuan,
Dipolog,
Guipos,
Iligan,
Kalibo,
Los Baños,
Negros Occidental,
Samar,
Sultan Kudarat,
Tandag, and
Tarlac. Additionally, this edition featured the returns of
Camarines Sur,
Muntinlupa, and
Oriental Mindoro, which all last competed in
2020;
Angeles City and
Romblon which both last competed in
2021; and
Isabela,
Lapu-Lapu City,
Parañaque, and
San Fernando, Cebu, which last competed in
2023. For the first time in the pageant's run, representatives of Filipino communities from Australia, Eastern Canada, England, Florida, Great Britain, Hawaii, Melbourne, New Jersey, New York, Northern California, Pennsylvania, San Francisco, Sydney, Southern California, Virginia, Washington, and Western Canada, are required to represent a locality in the Philippines. As a result, candidates from these communities will each represent two localities. and Faith Genobaten of
Dipolog, for personal reasons. They were succeeded by Rhancoise Mayangitan and Jazzle Iba, respectively. Out of the 69 contestants subsequently confirmed, nine announced their withdrawal before the coronation night: Chella Falconer of
Cebu, Maica Martinez of
Cabanatuan, KC Joy Defiesta of
Zamboanga City, Princess Ryla Fernandez of Alberta, Canada, Kriezl Jane Torres of
Bukidnon, Hanna Michelle Gilmore of
Los Angeles, Stefanie Przewodnik of
Mandaue, Jamaica Long of
Palawan, and Ybonne Ortega of
Sindangan. Princess Nanda Ibrahim was initially set to represent Dapitan, but she resigned from her local title and was instead appointed as the candidate for
Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur. Irish Raine Sescon was originally going to represent
Pagadian, but she also resigned her local title and was appointed as the candidate for
Ozamiz instead.
Location and date On March 13, the organization scheduled the finals for May 2. The pageant was held at the
SM Mall of Asia Arena in
Pasay for the fourth consecutive year. == Results ==