The Republic of the Philippines became one of the founding members of the United Nations on October 11, 1945. The Southeast Asian country consists of more than 7,600 islands that are geographically categorized under three divisions namely Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

In honor of Philip II of Spain, Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos named the islands Las Islas Filipinas in 1543. The country became part of the Spanish Empire for three centuries.

On June 12, 1898, Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the independence of the Philippines from Spain. However, Spain sold the Philippines to the United States for US$20 million according to the 1898 Treaty of Paris terms.

On July 4, 1946, the U.S. officially recognized the Philippines as an independent country through the Treaty of Manila. But since the 1960s, the Southeast Asian country has been celebrating its independence day every June 12.

Internationally, the Philippines is known as a powerhouse in boxing, singing and beauty pageants. Here is the 2020 list of the 50 most handsome living men of Filipino descent or citizens of the Southeast Asian country:

#50 | Willy Quinto

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#49 | Vico Sotto

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#48 | Vandave Paragas

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#47 | Levin Arguelles

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#46 | Alex Castro

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#45 | “Kiko Estrada” Jason Joseph Francis Carlos Diaz Ejercito

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#44 | “Isko Moreno” Francisco Moreno Domagoso

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#43 | “Atom Araullo” Alfonso Tomas Pagaduan Araullo

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#42 | “Cesar Montano” Cesar Manhilot

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#41 | Ramon Khino “RK” Bagatsing

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#40| “Coco Martin” Rodel Pacheco Nacianceno

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#39 | Eduardo “Jay-R” Siaboc Jr.

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#38 | “Neil Murillo” Orlando Sinangote Murillo IV

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#37 | Juan Miguel “JM” de Guzman

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#36 | “Gary Estrada” Gary Jason Ejercito

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#35 | Christopher Dulagan

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#34 | “Jeric Raval” Ricardo Buensuceso

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#33 | Jason Abalos

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#32 | Paolo Roldan

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#31 | “Kiko Matos” Francisco Manabat Perestelo de Matos

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#30 | Lucky Galang

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#29 | “Jerome Ponce” Joseph Jerome Gapido Porciuncula

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#28 | John Eric “Jeric” Gonzales

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#27 | “Neil Coleta” Neilson Mañosca Coleta

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#26 | Enrico Raphael “Rocco” Nacino

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#25 | Joseph Emmanuel “Joem” Bascon

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#24 | Adrian Louis Alandy

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#23 | Marco Gumabao

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#22 | “Tom Rodriguez” Bartolome Alberto Mott

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#21 | Alfred Vargas

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#20 | Christian Vasquez

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#19 | Raul Deodato Arellano

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#18 | Zoren Legaspi

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#17 | Joseph Marco

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#16 | “Dingdong Dantes” Jose Sixto Raphael Gonzalez Dantes III

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#15 | Diego Loyzaga

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#14 | Jericho Rosales

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#13 | Piolo Pascual

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#12 | Benigno “Ion” Dungo Perez

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#11 | “Gardo Versoza” Mennen Torres Polintan

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#10 | Fernando Martin “Borgy” Marcos Manotoc

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#9 | Enrico Lorenzo “Enzo” Pineda

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#8 | June Macasaet

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#7 | “Neil Perez” Mariano Perez Flormata Jr.

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#6 | Allen Dizon

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#5 | “Tonton Gutierrez” Eduardo Antonio Winsett Gutierrez Jr.

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#4 | “Julio Diaz” Mariano de Leon

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#3 | John Estrada

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#2 | “Raymond Bagatsing” Ramón San Diego Bagatsing III

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#1 | Albert Martinez