MEGA Man - September 2021

MAN VS. WILD

Brave it out in tough leather, exaggerated silhouettes and unorthodox textures

STAY COOL

Another month, another form of community quarantine. We’ll spare you the adjectives, because what it really is, is limbo.

GOOD LEADERSHIP

I’ve been an employee and a business owner for nearly two decades now and during one of the long nights of 2020, I asked myself, “What kind of leader do I want to be?” This is a question that can easily be answered by, “I want to be a good leader.” But the truth is, it is so difficult to even come close to good. You see, many if not all of our jobs is a business, a business that has to keep spending at bay, one that has to increase profits year over year, and one that has to keep workers happy and motivated. Those things are polar opposites of one another and to find the perfect middle is challenging. For months, I’ve mulled over my own question and I think I’ve found the answer. I want to be that leader that inspires personal growth.

2 mins |

BRIDGING THE NEW WORLD

Mike Lagman is laying out a bluepr int where no man is left behind

7 mins |

THE ANATOMY OF IDE FABIO

FROM SUPERMODEL TO SUPER DAD

10 mins |

IN THE MORNING

How do you look at your mornings? Whether you jump out of bed at the first crack of light or slump around your sheets in existential dread, there is not one that stands to be better than the other.

BREAKING BARRIERS WITH TIKTOK

The man behind #HatolNiRoman imparts his insights on going viral on TikTok, the Philippine legal system, and being better citizens

6 mins |

PURE AND SIMPLE

Louis Vuitton’s FW ‘21 takes on the dual role of tourist and purist

BE HAPPY

Two months ago, I was announced as the head of One Mega Group, a position previously held by our late Founder, Sari Yap, and then our current Chairman, Archie Carasco. Full disclosure, I knew about this announcement six months ago at the height of the pandemic. When I was told, I laughed. I wasn’t sure if it was a nervous laughter, an amused chuckle or both. I honestly thought it was a prank that would be revealed seconds later, but it wasn’t.

3 mins |