Binibining Pilipinas 2015 Binibining Pilipinas 2015 Binibining Pilipinas 2015, the 52nd edition of Binibining Pilipinas, was held on March 15, 2015 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines. At the end of the pageant Mary Jean Lastimosa (Miss Universe 2014 - Top 10 Finalist) crowned Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach as Miss Universe Philippines 2015 while Bianca Guidotti (Binibining Pilipinas International 2014) crowned Janicel Jaranilla Lubina as Binibining Pilipinas International 2015. The pageant also awarded three other titles to participate in minor international beauty pageants in which Kris Tiffany Janson (Miss Intercontinental 2014 2nd Runner-up) crowned Christi Lynn Landrito McGarry as Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental
Leo Lastimosa and the spate of killings of journalists in the country, prompted renewed calls to decriminalize libel in defense of press freedom. On August 17, 2018, Lastimosa appeared in the regional office of Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) - Central Visayas in response to a subpoena that directed him to provide a copy of his interview with Senator Antonio Trillanes on his radio show last September 8, 2017. The subpoena came after former Davao City vice mayor Paolo Duterte, son of President Rodrigo Duterte, requested the police to obtain a copy of the interview as evidence in court for a