Sari Sari Shopping

Be it online or at physical stores, shopping is back with a vengeance and we’re all here for it! Starting with the Philippines’ most followed content creator on Tiktok, Niana Guerrero, on the cover in all LV and the new Neverfull Inside Out. The November issue takes a closer look at the trending and viral must-haves of the season plus the MEGA editors’ annual wishlist for the holidays.

Inside the issue, MEGA explores the ways and why shopping has embedded itself into our culture and how different generations approach it today. We also have stories on designers Mark Bumgarner and Jaz Cerezo; the larger-than-life creations of the Fashion Institute of the Philippines graduates; entrepreneur Dominique Cojuangco Hearn; and Miss World Philippines Krishnah Gravidez.

Of course, we have all the trends of the season, the beauty must-haves, and the most creative nail art paired with the most-desired accessories this holiday season.

All these and more in MEGA’s November 2024 Shopping Issue.

P-Pop super group Bini is on the cover of Vogue Philippines, which shows life’s different luxuries. Also: Take a peek at the closets of global creatives, visit Pio Abad’s latest exhibit, and immerse yourself in the art of doing nothing. 

And just like that, we've made it to our first year.

A year of defining and redefining OPM through genre-focused volumes and highlighting the best of the past, present, and future of Filipino music with its icons and rising stars.

Our 100-page anniversary issue features the nation's girl group, BINI, on the cover, as they've had a wildly successful year of chart-topping hits and sold-out shows. Also exclusive to this special issue are 50+ pages of unseen photos and a peek behind the scenes of our editorial shoots, events, home grown shows, and everything we've done to document the evolution — and revolution — of Filipino music in the last 12 months.

Included is the special Billboard Philippines supplementary issue, which spotlights the compelling stories of Filipino artists in collaboration with Spotify Philippines for its 10th anniversary. This special supplementary issue highlights the music powerhouses and rising artists who are leading the next wave of Filipino music, including Ben&Ben, Hev Abi, Maki, and Moira. 

Plus, the 100-page anniversary issue comes with a complete set of eight (8) cover star photo prints.

It is all about Beauty in MEGA’s October 2024 Issue: beautiful people, clothes, and everything that makes life beautiful. 

For the second edition of the Beauty Issue, we present Miss Universe 2020 R’Bonney Gabriel and what she has been up to since passing on the crown.

The annual MEGA Beauty Awards is also in this issue. Check out MEGA’s Beauty Olympics for MEGA’s comprehensive list of the best of the best beauty products and treatments that came out this year. 

Inside,  feast your eyes on the beauty and fashion editorials, and cop the latest trends and styles this season. MEGA met up with the legendary fashion designer Cary Santiago and the young up-and-comer Axel Que for a conversation on their craft and the Cebu fashion scene.  Meet the new voices in the Philippine beauty scene—the content creators who teach and help you fall in love with everything beauty—from makeup to haircare. 

All these and more in MEGA’s Beauty Issue in October 2024.

Lea Salonga and Dolly De Leon are on the cover of Vogue Philippines in October, an issue centered on wellness, care, and healing. Plus: Michael Leyva, Bruce Ricketts, Basilan, Sound Therapy, and the changing face of beauty.

Lea Salonga and Dolly De Leon are on the cover of Vogue Philippines in October, an issue centered on wellness, care, and healing. Plus: Michael Leyva, Bruce Ricketts, Basilan, Sound Therapy, and the changing face of beauty.

It is all about Beauty in MEGA’s October 2024 Issue: beautiful people, clothes, and everything that makes life beautiful. For the cover story, actress Sofia Andres gets honest about her life, loves, and the complexities of living in the public eye, including the beauty products that give her the most joy. 

The annual MEGA Beauty Awards is also in this issue. Check out MEGA’s Beauty Olympics for MEGA’s comprehensive list of the best of the best beauty products and treatments that came out this year. 

Inside,  feast your eyes on the beauty and fashion editorials, and cop the latest trends and styles this season. MEGA met up with the legendary fashion designer Cary Santiago and the young up-and-comer Axel Que for a conversation on their craft and the Cebu fashion scene.  Meet the new voices in the Philippine beauty scene—the content creators who teach and help you fall in love with everything beauty—from makeup to haircare. 

All these and more in MEGA’s Beauty Issue in October 2024. 

From instantly recognizing Rey Valera-penned classics like “Maging Sino Ka Man” and “Pangako” to singing our hearts out to South Border’s version of “Kahit Kailan” or The Itchyworms’ “Beer” on karaoke, it’s an undeniable truth that Filipinos love ballads.

We have heard countless ballads from all across the spectrum of popular music — from R&B to rock, on radio and as TV or movie themes — that their reach is simply inescapable. While one cannot define the technical elements of a ballad due to the fact that almost all genres have them, what they all have in common is their typically slower tempo, lyrics that are highly relatable, and poignantly delivered melodies that induce specific emotions and, in many cases, rouse everyone else to sing along.

On this latest volume of Billboard Philippines — and the last of our genre-centric issues — we showcase some of the best Filipino artists who have mastered and redefined the art of the Filipino ballad. The celebrated singer-songwriter and Billboard Philippines Women In Music 2024 Hitmaker awardee Moira graces the cover, as she comes out from a period of self-healing to release her most revealing and vulnerable album yet.

Our Ballad Issue also contains features on viral hitmakers SunKissed Lola and Arthur Miguel as well as pop-rock storytellers The Juans. We also give recognition to such greats as Morissette, Erik Santos, and the timeless Martin Nievera, whose enduringly beautiful songs have paved the way for today’s modern balladeers. 

Elsewhere in the issue, The Itchyworms’ Jazz Nicolas talks about how he wrote two of the greatest rock ballads of the last two decades, while writer Mayks Go looks into the history of one of the country’s favorite pastimes — karaoke. Whether we’re listening to them or attempting to birit a popular one in front of our friends, the ballad is here to stay, and this is why we’ve dedicated an entire issue to it.