MANILA, Philippines - Philippine bet William Placencia Jr. (inset: in national costume designed by Edwin Uy), a 22-year-old Political Science graduate from Silliman University, finished fourth runner-up in the 2014 Mister Global contest held in Bangkok last March 27. He’s shown at leftmost with (from left) Canada’s Michael South (first runner-up), Myanmar’s Myat Thuya Lwin (Mister Global winner), South Korea’s Lee Jun Ho (second runner-up) and Vietnam’s Nguyen Huu Vi (third runner-up). —CELSO DE GUZMAN CAPARAS