Project Runway Philippines (season 3)
The third season of Project Runway Philippines premiered on March 25, 2012, almost three years after its preceding season. It is shown on ETC, which has since ceased becoming a cable channel and transferred to RPN as a VHF channel. Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez, a former model and president of Professional Models Association of the Philippines, is the new host replacing Teresa Herrera. Fashion designer Rajo Laurel and style columnist Apples Aberin returned as judges, while fashion designer Jojie Lloren remained as mentor. The winner for this season will receive a 10-page fashion spread in Mega magazine, ₱500,000 (around US$11,700), a start-up business package including 10 sewing machines, a two-month apprenticeship with Asian Institute of Fashion, a Wacom Intuos4 professional pen tablet, an all-expenses-paid trip to Paris to experience Paris Fashion Week, and a full scholarship for a four-year bachelor's degree in Fashion Design program at iACADEMY. Auditions Casting was held in four major cities in the Philippines namely Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Baguio, and Makati from August to September 2011. Applicants can also submit their portfolio and other requirements through mail. The designers must be at least 21 years old. Contestants The 15 designers competing in the third season of