Binibining Pilipinas 2014 Binibining Pilipinas 2014 Binibining Pilipinas 2014, the 51st edition of Binibining Pilipinas, was held on March 30, 2014 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines. At the end of the pageant Mary Jean Al Shabrami Lastimosa was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2014; Mary Anne Bianca Garcia Guidotti as Binibining Pilipinas International 2014; Yvethe Marie Avisado Santiago as Binibining Pilipinas Supranational 2014; and Parul Quitola Shah as Binibining Pilipinas Tourism 2014. A new minor title, Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental 2014, was awarded to Kris Tiffany Maslog Janson by Miss International 1979 Melanie Marquez. Two contestants from Makati City completed the winning
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