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.

BRIDGING THE NEW WORLD

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

THE ANATOMY OF IDE FABIO

FROM SUPERMODEL TO SUPER DAD

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

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.

MONSTERS, DREAMS, AND THAT GOOD OL' MOVIE MAGIC:

THE SHORT PERSONAL HISTORY OF LEEROY NEW

EVEN PLAYING FIELD

Yesterday, I went to the office for the first time this year. I put on a double mask and made sure I had all the QR codes necessary to enter places and spaces.

BEYOND THE EMPIRE

Basketball godfather, business mogul and national leader, Michael “Mikee” Romero is leaving no stone unturned as he takes on the business of changing people’s lives and self-actualization

REBEL WITH A CAUSE: THE LIBERATION OF JAMES REID

He may be singing a different song these days, but the beat is his own, and the rhythm has always been the one he’s followed

THE POWER OF A NAME

With one foot stepping into a life he’s set on defining in his own accord, and another stepping into an industry pressured by brand recall, Dr. Z Teo has inadvertently set out on a lifelong quest to redefine what a name can stand for

IN THE NOW

LEADER OF THE PACK The Teo family dogs were the special guests during Dr. Z Teo’s cover shoot

IN THE MORNING

How do you look at your mornings?

AFTER THE HUSTLE, REST

In a world that has wired us to go, go, go, don’t forget to slow things down and indulge in a state of recovery, especially when it comes to your skin

A MOMENT OF REFLECTION

We’ve all heard this word before, more so in the past year. Insular in nature, we realize the concept of introspection by looking through its qualities in reflective patent fashion

THE TRUTH ABOUT BEAUTY ACCORDING TO PARK SEO JUN

Beyond the distilled and distinguished exterior, Park Seo Jun barrels through, redefining the standard of beauty according to who it matters the most—you

SEEK AND YOU SHALL FIND

Walking from the valley of darkness, Hayden Kho has found solace in family and faith as he builds a business not on temporal features, but on eternal renewals of mind, body and soul

RULE YOUR WORLD

Forged from the bloodlines of natural magnetism and innate strength, K by Dolce&Gabbana Eau de Parfum is royalty captured in a bottle

LIGHTNESS OF BEING

Seek a sense of clarity for the skin with these transparent, seethrough-your-soul innovations that is bound to make things look better and brighter.

RED FLAG

Red, crimson, flame, cherry, scarlet, ruby or vermillion, the perennial shades of the season must be worn when the need to spark hope and joy are in order

IN THE LIGHT OF DAY

WORK FROM HOME Extending the meaning further, this shoot was done at the warm and welcoming home of this month’s leading man

THE EXPERIENCE ELEVATED

It was certainly a moment of jarring disconnect the moment an airplane was not only in plain sight, but within arms length one Saturday morning. As known of a fact as it is, one cannot contest that the absence of liberal travel is definitely something that hit us hard in this pandemic.

WIND BACK

It is always a challenge to defy long-standing public perception, but for LA Aguinaldo and Marlon Stöckinger, their recent shifts in business could write new descriptors under their names in the annals of history

ON THE NOSE

Essaying an entire experience without so much as a word spoken, a whiff of these standout scents are all the stories you will need in the continuum of an arresting allure

FEED YOUR FOCUS

As a CEO navigating the business of convenience, there is a distilled defiance, quiet confidence, and pervading sense of calm in Ben Wintle that essays his method to the industry madness

DO THE DEEP DIVE

We’re no longer playing games when it comes to grooming. This time, we’re hunting down profound formulations that work hard to give you your best skin yet

THE BROTHERS INCORPORATED

HOW MIKKO, MARK, AND MACKY TUNG TURNED A HERITAGE BRAND INTO A MODERN FILIPINO ICON