13 things about Mister Earth International 2024 Nathaniel Tiu

Nathaniel Donaire Tiu represented Cebu City, Philippines in the second edition of Mister International Philippines. He represented the country in the second edition of Mister Earth International.

BIOGRAPHY

Tiu is a Chinese-Filipino mining engineer, professor, model and beauty king from Cebu City. He is an alumnus of the Cebu Institute of Technology and the University of the Philippines Cebu both in Cebu City.

On August 25, 2025, Tiu turned 30. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. From 2007 to 2011, he completed high school at the Cebu Institute of Technology.
2. From 2011 to 2013, he worked as a McDonald’s cashier and from 2011 to 2016, he attended the Cebu Institute of Technology where he earned his bachelor’s degree in mining engineering.
3. He was Mr. Olive-C Campus Model Philippines 2013 first runner-up.
4. He is Mr. Rotary Club DisCon 2014.
5. In 2015, he was a summer intern at Philsaga Mining Corporation in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
6. From 2016 to 2018, he worked at Sinosteel Philippines H.Y. Mining Corporation in Loreto, Dinagat Islands as a safety engineer.
7. From 2018 to 2020, he worked at AIA Philam Life in Cebu City as a portfolio manager.
8. From 2018 to 2021, he attended the University of the Philippines Cebu where he earned a master’s degree in environmental studies.
9. In 2020, he visited Malaysia.
10. In 2022, his mother died.
11. In 2024, he visited Colombia.
12. He was crowned Mister Earth Philippines 2024 at Mister International Philippines 2023.
13. He won Mister Earth International 2024.

TIMELINE

Tiu is 6’0″ tall. He is a sustainable development goals (SDG) advocate.

2010s

• In April 2011, he started working at McDonald’s.
• In June 2011, he entered the Cebu Institute of Technology.
• In February 2013, he left McDonald’s.
• On February 21, 2013, he competed at Mr. Olive-C Campus Model Philippines 2013. He was runner-up to Joefel Alas.
• On April 12, 2014, he won Mr. Rotary Club DisCon 2014 at the Davao Convention and Trade Center in Davao City, Philippines.
• In March 2016, he graduated from the Cebu Institute of Technology.
• From April 2015 to May 2015, he was a Philsaga Mining Corporation intern in Makati City.
• In October 2016, he joined Sinosteel Philippines H.Y. Mining Corporation in Loreto.
• In November 2016, he joined St. Paul University in Surigao City, Philippines as a professor and a program chair.
• In May 2018, he joined AIA Philam Life in Cebu City.
• In June 2018, he left Sinosteel Philippines H.Y. Mining Corporation and entered the University of the Philippines Cebu.

2020s

• In February 2020, he traveled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• In June 2020, he left AIA Philam Life.
• to March 2021, he graduated from the University of the Philippines Cebu.
• On August 25, 2022, his mother passed away.
• On June 28, 2023, he represented Cebu City at Mister International Philippines 2023 and competed against 53 other candidates at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, of Newport World Resorts in Pasay City, Metro Manila. He ranked second and was crowned Mister Earth Philippines 2024.
• On August 17, 2024, he represented the Philippines at Mister Earth International 2024 and competed against 20 other candidates in Santa Marta, Colombia.
• On August 29, 2025, he crowned his successor Mister Earth International 2025 Jonathan Lillo Bequer in Bogota, Colombia.