Randy See

Randy See died in the early hours of Saturday, 17 October 2026, after a car accident in Manila. According to a translation of his wife's Instagram statement, written in Chinese, he was driving alone when the accident happened. He was 34, five days short of his 35th birthday.

In her post his wife wrote: "Thank you to all the friends who love Randy. He still lives in everyone's memories and hearts." His wake was held in Manila from 17 to 19 October 2026, with his inurnment scheduled for Tuesday, 20 October. No further details of the accident, such as its exact location or whether other vehicles were involved, were disclosed.

His death was reported on 19 October by the Philippine Daily Inquirer, PEP.ph, GMA News, the Daily Tribune and KAMI, and prompted messages of sympathy from the Philippine pageant, fashion and entertainment communities.

Randy Morton See Cailles was born on 22 October 1991 in the Philippines, into the country's Filipino-Chinese, or Chinoy, community. He attended St. Jude Catholic School in Manila, a Chinese Filipino school, and went on to study business administration at Ateneo de Manila University. He was still a student when he entered his first pageant in 2013, at the age of 21. During the contest he described himself as a lola's boy, a grandson especially close to his grandmother.

In 2013 See entered the first edition of Mr. and Miss Chinatown Philippines, a pageant created to build closer ties between the Filipino and Chinese cultures. The judges included the actor Richard Yap and Miss Universe 2012 first runner-up Janine Tugonon. At the coronation night on 30 June 2013 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila, he was named Mr. Chinatown Philippines 2013 and Ambassador of Goodwill, ahead of first runner-up Jerome Edward Tan and second runner-up Skye Yang. Philstar reported that he displayed confidence throughout and almost breezed through the question and answer round. He also won Best in Active Wear and Best in Formal Wear. The prize included 500,000 pesos, a trip to Beijing or Shanghai and a contract with ABS-CBN.

Like the actor David Licauco, another former Chinatown pageant contestant, See used the pageant as a bridge into show business. He appeared in the horror film Feng Shui 2 (2014) and the comedy Beauty and the Bestie (2015), and worked as a television host for the home shopping network O Shopping. He was a regular on the fashion scene, walking at events including Philippine Fashion Week, and appeared in commercials and product campaigns. Reports of his death also described him as a businessman.

See was married. His wife, who posts on Instagram as Ashelly and writes in Chinese, announced his death to his friends and followers. No children have been mentioned in published reports.

As the first Mr. Chinatown Philippines, See helped establish a pageant that became a pathway into entertainment for young Filipino-Chinese men. He is remembered by fans and colleagues for his work as a model, actor and host, and as a familiar presence in the Chinoy community and on the Manila fashion circuit for more than a decade.