Mr International Neil Perez rushed to hospital after motorcycle accident

Jonas Gaffud, Neil's manager, says the policeman, model, and titleholder is doing fine but under observation after the mishap

Alexa Villano

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Published 5:38 PM, June 01, 2018

Updated 5:38 PM, June 01, 2018

RECOVERING. Mr International 2014 and pageant cop Neil Perez is currently under observation after a motorcycle accident. File photo by Rob Reyes/Rappler

MANILA, Philippines – Policeman and Mr International 2014 Neil Perez is now under observation in a hospital after figuring in a motorcycle accident Friday morning, June 1.

According to a Facebook update from Jonas Gaffud, Neil, Mariano Perez Flormata Jr in real life, is recovering at the Metropolitan Medical Center in Manila.

"Update on Neil Perez: so far he is okay, able to talk already. He will be admitted and under observation for 48 hours. But CT scan shows his brain is okay. We are just waiting for the ENT Specialist for a fracture sa face but hopefully will have some more good news that he won’t have to undergo surgery,” Jonas said. Neil is under Jonas' Empire Ph talents.

Specific details of the accident were not disclosed.

Neil, who works with the Philippine National Police (PNP)'s Aviation Security Group became the talk of the town in 2014 when he joined the Misters ng Filipinas. (READ: Filipino male pageant titleholders: Where are they now?)

He went on to represent the country in Mr International in Korea in 2015 and became the first Filipino to win the title. – Rappler.com