Dia Mate biography: 13 things about Reina Hispanoamericana 2025

Who is Dia Mate?

Deanna Marie Remulla Mate is a Filipino singer, songwriter, model and beauty queen from Kawit, Cavite, Philippines. Aside from singing and songwriting, she also enjoys surfing and going to the gym.

Mate represented Cavite in Miss Universe Philippines and Miss World Philippines and the Philippines in Reina Hispanoamericana. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She is professionally known as dia maté.
2. She is a former Universal Music Group Philippines intern in Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
3. Throughout high school, she frequently visited Chosen Children, an orphanage for physically and mentally challenged children in Silang, Cavite. 
4. In 2009, she started going to CRIBS Foundation Inc., an orphanage and rehabilitation center for abandoned babies and abused teenage girls.
5. In 2016, she posted her first original song “Puppet’s Strings” on SoundCloud.
6. From July 2017 to August 2017, she was a digital marketing intern at UMG Philippines.
7. From August 2017 to May 2019, she completed the international baccalaureate program at the German European School Manila in Parañaque, Metro Manila.
8. In 2019, she was accepted in several universities outside the Philippines including the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, United States and King’s College London in London, England, United Kingdom but she chose to enter the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Metro Manila and pursue a career in music.
9. In October 2020, she became an Island Records Philippines recording artist.
10. In 2022, she was a Spotify RADAR artist.
11. She was a Miss Universe Philippines 2024 candidate.
12. She was a Miss World Philippines 2024 finalist.
13. In 2025, she became the second Reina Hispanoamericana from the Philippines following Winwyn Marquez.

TIMELINE

2020

• From March 2020 to September 2020, she was an international marketing intern at UMG Philippines.
• She played the female lead in the music video of Zack Tabudlo‘s song “Nangangamba”, which was released on October 1, 2020.

2021

• In March 2021, Island Records Philippines released her single “Heart Hates Me”, which was produced by CRWN.
• On June 4, 2021, she released her four-track extended play “don’t quote me”.
• In August 2021, she entered the Ateneo de Manila University to pursue a bachelor’s degree in communications technology.

2022

• On January 28, 2022, Island Records Philippines released her single “Fantasy”, which was produced by Fern.
• On August 26, 2022, Island Records Philippines released her single “Kalimutan”.
• In October 2022, she visited Singapore.
• In December 2022, she visited Istanbul, Turkey.

2023

• She made a cameo appearance in the music video of Tabudlo’s song “Gusto” featuring Al James, which was released on June 14, 2023.

2024

• In January 2024, she visited Los Angeles.
• On February 5, 2024, she was officially appointed Miss Universe Cavite 2024.
• On February 14, 2024, she spent Valentine’s Day with her boyfriend Juan Karlos Labajo.
• On May 22, 2024, she represented Cavite at Miss Universe Philippines 2024 and competed against 52 other candidates at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila. She was unplaced.
• On July 19, 2024, she represented Cavite at Miss World Philippines 2024 and competed against 32 other candidates at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. She finished in the Top 10 and was appointed Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2024.

2025

• On February 9, 2025, she represented the Philippines at Reina Hispanoamericana 2025 and competed against 24 other candidates at Salón Sirionó in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. She won the title.
• On September 18, 2025, she will turn 24.