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September 2016
CONTENTS
F E AT U R E S
68 G E N . R O N A L D
B AT O D E L A
ROSA
Real talk with the
Philippines top cop
74 K I D S W H O
CRIME
Should we be lowering
the age that we can
send them to jail?
78 M E D I C A L
MAR I J UANA
Lets (puff-puff)pass
a bill for it already;
heres why
82 2 3 W O R S T
DECISIONS
Youd want to score
low on this checklist
88 J A N E Y B
She's here to brighten
up your day
PHOTOGRAPHY: XANDER ANGELES
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J E S SY M E N D I O L A
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September 2016
CONTENTS
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14 E L I T E V S . 34 D I N N E R D A T E 20 P O K E M O N G O 9 4 D E N I M D AY S 1 05 S E L F
MASSES Have her eating out of One mans journey to Creating a rotation out D E FE N S E
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sides of the fence included
36 WHAT I KNOW 24 R O C K B A R S 96 S T O R E
18 W H AT ABOUT WOMEN: Real bars where the GUIDE 1 08 W I N E A N D
GAMERS ARE BIG SHOW music never died Hotspots of the north CH E E S E
PHOTOGRAPHY: JAKE VERZOSA, ARTU NEPOMUCENO

MADE OF The WWE star has and south C O M B I N AT I O N
No, it doesn't include some advice for all 25 S T R A N G E R Pinkies out and feast
being good at you husky boys out THINGS 98 O F F D U T Y like the bourgeoisie
trashtalk there Here comes the 80s Medals dangling
all over again with around your neck are 1 1 0 M O T O R : BY D
1 9 COMICS: 38 S E x better special effects optional Thats Build Your
RAINING CATS AND DOSSIER Dreams by the way
DOGS Well, that escalated 26 B E A
And another problem quickly B E N E D ICTO 112 C A S A
that comes with it Lets us into her REGINA
house of fun at last Mi casa, su casa ese
32 W H I S K E Y 116 P A G E
Decoding the dad- ENDER: THIS
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A final ode to the
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FROM THE EDITOR
Misogyny. n. A hatred of women

That is the dictionary definition of a word that, by its implications, almost directly points
to its perpetrators as exclusively men. Feminists say men are misogynists because, come
on, who else can it be? Maybe theyre right, in so far as those dicks who hurt women
physically are concerned; wrong because the majority of us worship and adore women
definitely, we dont hate them.
But heres a thought: if misogyny means hating women, can women be
misogynists?
Wed have to answer yes.
And its not even a clever remark to absolve us of any fault. Its what we had seen
Jessy Mendiola go through the moment she was declared this years Sexiest in the Land.
What FHMers
The hate she endured online was enormous and terrifying. And a lot of it came from have been up to
women. Truth is, I dont get it. Most of the hate Jessy got was focused on her physical this month
flaws. Well, let me tell you what I find sexy about Jessy, and it has nothing to do with
body parts: I find her voice sexy. We had the honor of interviewing the
Those of my age will understand this: remember back in the day when we could talk immovable rock of the PNP forces,
with a girl for hours on the phone (landline)? Its 4 a.m., weve been at it for six hours, the Ronald Bato dela Rosa. The
and were still going, kept alive by that voice on the other end sounding so sweet, so soft chief said a lot of memorable stuff
like silk, the sexiest wed ever heardand we hadnt even seen her face because she was during our talk but what really stuck
just a random number we called? the most was his parting inquiry, O,
That was what I was thinking the first time I met her and listened to her speak. She kailan kayo susuko?
sounded both fragile and carefree. I loved it. I wish there was a
way you could listen to her voice as you read her cover profile.
How do you capture sexiness like that in a picture? You cant.
And maybe thats the whole point of this years 100 Sexiest List:
it's a celebration of womens qualities both seen and unseen.
Sorry if I sound a bit self-absorbed. Its just that this issue
has taken on a whole new sense of purpose. Apart from Jessys
story, we got an exclusive interview with PNP Chief Director
General Ronald Bato Dela Rosa and many tough questions were
answered. There are real issues here, gentlemen. Real big issues
and youre reading it on FHM.
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Acting Editor in Chief
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no one really cares about your opinion. every violent reaction, Filipinos are so angry with one another because even though
every smartass comment, is just a way for people to project their we live in the same country, our perspectives, our understanding
own beliefs upon yours. no one actually reads the article because of whats happening to us as a people just seems like theyre from
everything you need to know is already in the title; were sure that different worlds. We asked people from different walks of life to
everything you have to say is misinformed or is uneducated share their stories to try to understand where theyre coming from.
because youre a yellowtard, because you voted for duterte, For once, let's just try to hear each other out
because you had a good life during Martial law. We get angry
because you dont know what weve gone through.
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W H A T W O U L D
H A P P E N T O Y O U
I F W E T A K E A W AY
T H E J E E P N E Y S
The LFTRB has been pushing to phase-out public
utility vehicles that have been in commission for 15
years and longer to decongest traffic in the metro.
While this proposition is only in its drafting stage
and has no probably date of implementation, it has
worried groups like Alliance of Concerned Transport
Organizations (ACTO), which have held multiple
strikes to protest the proposition.
Haves: The public transportation here in the
Philippines has to be remodeled. I believe that the
use of jeepneys as one of the major modes of
transportation has outlived its usefulness. In more
civilized countries, more than half of the population
uses the train systems and most of them even just
walk to the stations most of the time. Id rather just
take out my car on weekends and take the subway
going to work if public transport was only safer and
more convenient.
atty. ericson ang, president of bMW car club of
the philippines
Have-nots: Ano nang gagawin naming mga
matatanda? Paano kami maghahanap ng trabaho eh
hindi nga kami tinatanggap?
antonio kampanyero, 65 years old, jeepney
EVE BASWEL
driver for over two decades
A R E I N F O R M A L
S E T T L E R S J U S T
INCONVENIENCIES?
Squatting has been a problem of the Philippines for
more than half a century now. In their most recent
population count in 2010, the Metropolitan Manila
Development Authority has estimated that there are
2.8 million informal settlers in Metro Manila. While
there have been programs by the Department of
Interior and Local Government to provide housing,
the assistance given will most likely take time
before it is felt by the masses.
Haves: In all honesty, we had no choice but to build
MARK JESALVA
the wall to separate the two communities because

of overwhelming complaints from homeowners. Not
to sound like Donald Trump, but ever since the wall
was built, its been a lot easier for the community to
develop the land and in general, feel safer knowing
there wont be any more incidences of drunks
walking in the streets at night.
alex* Member of the board of Homeowners in
his subdivision
Have-nots: We tried applying for government
funded housing organizations but because of the
size of my family (there were 12 of them), we
could never find a place. Every year, I would share
my experiences with my students. I want them to
understand that sometimes, hindi lang matigas ang
ulo ng mga skwaters kaya ayaw nilang umalis sa
bahay nila. Most of the time people like us dont
really have a choice.
Fr. isaac*, an assistant professor in a well-known
university in Quezon city who was an informal
settler before moving into the convent of his
religious order

D O T H E S T R E E T S
R E A L LY F E E L
S A F E R ?
According to Senator Allan Peter Cayatanos
opening statement in the Senate Probe session on
Extrajudicial Killings, a total of 2.49 billion pesos
worth of drugs has been confiscated by PNP
representatives. There have been at least 756 killed
drug suspects in the first 54 days of the current
government administration.
Haves: Ive known about it since I was in highschool.
MARK JESALVA
Ive never touched the stuff because I've seen what
they can do. I hate my parents for bringing me and
my siblings into this fucking mess. Im glad we have
family in the US that are willing to take us in because
I know they are coming for my parents soon. I've
seen armed men lurking outside our house
allan*, a philosophy graduate from ateneo de
Manila university is from a family of drug dealers.
through his connections in the pnp, he found
out that he himself was a part of the list of
suspected drug dealers in his barangay.
Have-nots: Dapat naman talaga mamatay yang
mga adik na yan para maging ligtas sa lugar namin.
Hindi naman sa gusto kong may mamatay pero may
magagawa pa ba kami? Ang tagal-tagal na niyang
nakatira sa amin at nanggugulo pero binabayaran
lang daw nila yung pulis para pabayaan sila.
nora*, a mother filing a sexualharassment
complaint against their neighbor who was a
suspected drug pusher in their neighborhood.
S H O U L D T H E
C O N T R AC T UA L I Z AT I O N
O F J O B S B E
S TO P P E D ?
One of the current administrations promises during
its campaign was to stop contratualization of jobs.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello fully supports what
the administration is doing. The labor department
already has a resolution in the works to help
completely eradicate contractualization. For now,
bigger companies are allowed to have only 20% of
its workforce be contractual.
Haves: People move from one job to another to
build a stronger more diverse resume and gather
more professional skills nowadays. The sad thing
about contractualization is the possibility of being
abused by employers by taking away an employees
rights, but luckily for most millennials, its easier to
fight for those rights if you were blessed with a good
college degree.
Jose delos reyes, a part-time teacher at a well-
known all-boys school
Have-nots: Binoto ko si Duterte dahil sa
pangako niyang alisin ang contractualization. Kung
mapaisatupad ito, sobrang makakatulong ito sa mga
baguhan naming mga guard at sa tingin ko, mas
magkakaroon pa sila ng inspiration para maglingkod
nang mabuti sa aming paaralan dahil hindi na sila
matatakot matanggal.
elmer sanchez, currently head of security in a
well-known private school in san Juan
* as per request of some of our interviewees, their names have

been changed to protect their identities.
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S K I L L
Welcome to the Every gamer has at one point in their lives considered
going pro. Because really, getting paid to do something
you love is #lifegoals. But in reality, most people think
big leagues Pinoy pro-gamers as glorified tambays but is that really

the case? Do we really know what Pinoy pro-gamers
lives are like? We interview e-sports executive, Franco
Lozada Lim, of Garena Philippines, who literally spends
Do you HavE WHat It takEs to 8-10 hours a day personally dealing with pro-gamers and
all their loveable quirks! Heres our chance to get a more
BEcomE a PInoy PRo-GamER? intimate look at how Pinoy pro-gamers are IRL.
PUTTI N G I N TH E TECH I E B LI NG
HOURS While anyone can just
our gaming overlords save up for a good Pc,
in korea, us, and in showcasing the legit
Eu [have] gaming bling from sponsors
houses where they can (or sponsors sana)
practice 10-12 hours separates the hardcore
a day [as a team] gamers from the casual
[while Pinoy pros] ones. For hardcore
are limited to about gamers who usually
8-10 hours [on their purchase limited game
own], says Lim. teams licenses, limited gaming
are usually brought peripherals, and limited
together by sponsors in-game items they
and play together spend approximately
only for a few months P15,000 at the least,
before being entered T H E PAYO F F says Lim.
into tournaments. only the number everyones
a few teams like IPt been waiting for. While
(Imperium Pro team) different companies
have gaming houses. invest differently, Garena
Philippines, the company
that brought League of
Legends, the worlds most
played moBa (multiplayer
online Battle arena) is
slowly taking that track
by providing pro gamer
salary (P15,000 a month)
which will be implemented
January 2017 to each of
their pro players along with
prize money they win from
tournaments (fvirst place
teams get up to P100,000
and above).
WORDS: CHISE ALCANTARA; ILLUSTRATION: LOUIS ARENAS
FOOD FOR TH E
GODLI KE
Like all on-the-go jobs, P I N OY GAM I N G
being a pro-gamer VO CA B U L ARY
requires you to be as Pinoy gamers are known
efficient as any nine to to be quite the poets
five suit when it comes when they communicate
to nutrition. Luckily, with other players.
our gaming spots are many of my foreign
well-stocked with all the gamer friends actually
instant-cooked, fast- know a few of tagalog
fried goodies available curse words, and this
in the market. nothing is not because they
that is messy on the visited the Philippines
hands, advices Lim. it is because they had
you do not want your their own experiences
keyboard and mouse to of playing with Filipinos.
get all grimy. shares Lim.

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everyday's a holiday when you're

in team work-from-home... unless
Art: MELVIN CALINGO

#6
Cats and
Dogs
Story: CHISE ALCANTARA
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Fantasy fulfilled
Youd understand the hype if you of the official app store.

grew up at the time Ash Ketchum I didnt even weigh the pros and cons of
and Pikachu was first introduced those dubious links; After all, this wasnt a
to the Filipino consciousness matter of phone securityIve long waited for
via the anim series in 1999 on the closest thing to realizing a dream, other
GMA. It only got better when the Game Boy than GB games and trading cards, since I was
and the trading card games subsequently a puny eight-year-old.
made its way to the country. Still, the thought You could only imagine how my face lit up
of living in a world where actual Pokmon when the app worked and the GPS started
roam lit a fire under us fans of the beloved mapping out the nearby streets in our area.
franchise. I immediately corrected Ashs mistake and
Enter Pokmon GO. chose Charmander as my starter Pokemon
because its final evolution, Charizard, looked
PROLOGUE the most badass, duh. Back then, I wasnt
I couldnt believe it. aware of the starter Pikachu Easter egg,
Fans just uploaded a screenshot of although I doubt picking him despite how cute
Pokmon GO gameplay on Facebook. An the sprite was.
official announcement on the augmented- This is it, I told myself. At 25 years old
reality games launch date was yet to be made employed and allI was ready to begin my
by its developers, Niantic, Inc., but there they [virtual] Pokmon journey.
were, boasting their newly caught Pokmon. A quick afternoon stroll around the
Apparently, Pokmon GO was released in neighborhood got me a Krabby and a Pidgey.
Australia, New Zealand, and the United States The catching mechanics were so easy; all
that day. With social media blowing up, some those years spent tossing paper balls into the
of my more ingenious friends were able to play trash bin finally paid off. As much as I wanted
it with an Android application package (APK) to bring out my bike and go about the next
basically, an installer from outside the safety city, I decided to take a break from playing and

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instead, prepared myself for a night walk.

Imagine my surprise when Niantic
paused the game in regions outside
the original three due to server issues.
Heartbroken, I had to wait another month to
resume the hunt.
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The games official release in the Philippine
coincided with my fathers birthday. Due to the
heavy downpour, my Pokmon journey had to
wait; I had to entertain guests at Dad's party,
after all.
One of the attendees was my cousin who
lives in Bonifacio Global City. Growing up in a
tech-savvy household, his son and daughter,
who is my godchild, were already into the
game, just like their mom and dad. Imagine
how envious I got when he told stories of
Bonifacio High Street teeming with trainers.
While we were eating, my nephew asked
MARk jESAlvA
Marunong kang mag-Incense?
Huh? I innocently shot back.
Ganito, oh. He grabbed my phone and
used the item that increased the spawn rate
of Pokmon. Meanwhile, my cute godkid
shrieked upon the sight of a Jigglypuff I
caught earlier.
I was planning to be anti-social that night,
and stay upstairs to read about the game
since it was pouring outside. My cousin, his
wife, and I, however, ended up circling our little
neighborhood, slightly drenched and a Squirtle
better. Cant wait for our Nuvali trip.
L O CAt I O N , L O CAt I O N , L O CAt I O N

Its been three days and all Ive caught are
Spearows, Rattatas, and the proverbial
Pidgeys. Apparently, here in the country,
Pokmon spawn better based on a locations
draw of warm bodies and the feasibility of
businesses. Bonibefore the game, it might just be working.
While us here along the Marcos Highway Aside from the possibility of catching
area run in circles to catch a Zubat, trainers in Pokmon along the way, another feature of
BGC, Eastwood, or any place that has multiple the game is egg-hatching, which requires
watering holes, get you a days worth of Poke- a trainer to cover various distances before
haul, including the occasional biggies. getting a random Pokmon. The catch: you
No wonder that in just a couple of days, really have to walk. Go above the 15 kph limit
malls and commercial developments were and the game will say you can't play while
holding Lure Partiesan item called a Lure moving that fast.
Module is activated at a PokStop (where you To cheat the system, I've thought of
get training essentials) to do what exactly it rebooting every time the game cautions me
says on the tin: lure Pokmon. to take things slow. But the move backfired
Even the office has a way better turnout because instead of resetting my speed, it only
rate compared to our rather obscure abode. emptied my battery faster and caused my
In front of a telco building that has 24/7 Lure, phone to overheat.
certain parts of the Summit headquarters are Edsa has multiple PokStopsonly if
blessed with an unfair spawn ratio. youre quick enough to swipeand some
Unfortunately, it doesnt extend to the decent Pokmon, while Ortigas Avenue
FHM side (particularly the website staffs) Extension ensures quality incubation, which is
of the workplace. A cruel joke for somebody actually a bad thing (meaning the traffic there
who loves the game and a stark reminder of is the worst).
the reason I was there. Meanwhile, the video The best Pokmon I got from my everyday
production team gets the chance to throw Pok grind? A Magmar with a combat power (CP)
Balls at something every five minutes. Jeez. of 1064 that I chanced upon along EDSA-
Ortigas on the way home. Seriously, though,
t R A F F I C N O t s O FAtA L someone has to do something about that
Someone joked about the boom of Pokmon eternal rush hour...
GO as the governments solution to the
worsening gridlock in the metro. Considering b OY F R I E N D D U t I E s
how I dread my daily commutefrom Cainta to My girlfriend and I often had arguments about

caramel beer). Safe to say my attempt at
converting her was a success.
Once in a while, Id coax her to download
the game. She isnt too keen on the idea,
though, for fear of being addicted to it.
w H O s t H At P O K M O N ?
As far as Pokmon GO being a social tool, the
game reflects the attitude of most Filipinos in
making new friends. Even though were known
for being hospitable to foreigners, the same
cannot be said about our behavior towards
one another.
While people in other countries have no
qualms about asking a fellow player where to
find Magikarps, local closet trainers would rather
bury their hands in their phones to avoid such
social exchanges. As if only one of them has the
chance to catch that Pinsir that just spawned...
I was lucky to have this one experience
wherein a Magmar sprang in front of me
while I was crammed inside a UV Express
at Robinsons Metro East. The dude seated
beside me mustve noticed, murmured
something then brought out his phone, and the
ones behind us followed suit.
It will take some time before Filipinos
learn to casually talk to each other, but that
particular episode is a good start.
A L OV E R E K I N D L E D
Suddenly, I find myself watching gameplay
tajiris video blogs of Pokmon GO (MoreAlia) and
penchant for replays of Pokmon episodes (Charizard vs
catching bugs Magmar FTW). Im even seriously considering
vEEPEE AldABA
evolved into something buying a Nintendo 3DS for the arrival of

far more complex than Pokemon Sun and Moon.
just catching and training. Such thoughts bring back memories of the
their brainchild was time when we would take turns on our Gold
embedded into the Gameboy Advance console and save up for
hearts of dreamers Eveready batteries for lack of rechargeable
ones. We had to wait every Friday for a new
like him
episode of Pokmon, just to see Ash lose and
win a badge after befriending the Gym Leader.
The creator (Satoshi Tajiri) and illustrator
(Ken Sugimori, first 151) of Pokmon couldnt
have imagined the cultural impact of these
pocket monsters when they first came up with
the idea. Tajiris penchant for catching bugs
keeping phones down during dates. Its been evolved into something far more complex than
a while since weve had those kind of verbal just catching and training. Their brainchild
exchanges. Pokmon GO couldnt have come was embedded into the hearts of dreamers
at a more perfect time. like him, only to be drawn out again through
It was our scheduled date (since we live on Pokmon GO.
opposite sides of the region) and she wanted I just reached level 20 in the game, just
to grab a couple of beers in Kapitolyo. Having halfway through to the pinnacle 40. Ive
Charizard already brought down a couple of gyms
talked about my unbridled love of the game
through text, I wasnt surprised with my actual (although its quite hard to defend one with
loves first line upon seeing me: Baka naman stronger trainers and Pokmon abound) and
puro Pokmon ka pag magkasama tayo ah! hatched a handful of eggs, which got me my
I made sure that wasnt the case, and strongest Pokmon, a lowly 1190-CP (combat
we swapped stories about work, while I shot power) Pinsir. Of the possible 151 Pokmon
occasional glances at my phone. What came currently available in the game, Ive only
next was probably the biggest decision I ever caught 67.
made in our almost four-year relationship. Im still 112 Charmander candies away
With the game signaling a Pokmon from a mighty Charizard. The task seems
nearby, I let her catch it. After a few failed daunting, especially with no reported
attempts, she was already gloating about her Charmander nests yet in the country, although
haul and was waiting for the next one. We youd be wrong to think that I would stop
even transferred to a pub which had activated there. It may sound cheesy, but Im just getting
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is dense in film references while from Joyce Byers, played by
M E NTAL! nailing the 80s flick vibe down the timeless Winona Ryder, she
to the last prop, Tupperware surprises Will with Poltergeist
included. The whole series is tickets. Totos Africa comes on
a hat tip to E.T. without being during a kissing scene so you
tasteless. It didnt ruin anyones know all bases are covered.
Strangely familiar childhood. In fact, the show
enhanced it.
Stranger Things also does
what every member of a horror
tHe new netFlix Hit stranger tHings is A lot of modern horror pieces movie audience always thinks
work hard to be original by of: it gets everybody working
Fast Making 80s-inspired tHrillers our injecting elaborate backstories to together to bring that S.O.B.
new old binge-watcH genre oF cHoice increase scare factor, but most down.
of the elements on this show are Nostalgic folk would rave
pretty much Familiar Things. about Winona Ryders superb
A new wave of horror is creeping movie clichs. This goes for the The mythology of Dungeons performance as Wills mom, but
into our small screens, causing unapologetic placement of eerie and Dragons also plays a key the real gems in the series are
us to become the stubborn music and gooey monsters, as role in the series, and the boys newcomers Finn Wolfhard (Mike),
poltergeists haunting our own well as working sexually charged A.V. club memberships are Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas), Gaten
couches. Netflix original Stranger teenagers into the plot. a salute to geeks and nerds Matarazzo (Dustin), and Millie
words: anne Mari ronquillo
Things is what happens when The series opens with the everywhere. Even Herbert Bobby Brown (El).
you marry horror tropes with strange disappearance of Will Bautistas bespectacled Douglas, The show is an exquisite
Stand By Me. Byers (Noah Schnapp) and how from 1984s Manananggal SR&R collage of Hollywood horror as
Its first season doesnt an entire town is pretty much episode, finds a heros tribute the creators themselves (Duffer
drag the audience through turned upside down by bizarre in Stranger Things adolescent Brothers) admit to being huge
prolonged puzzles. This should events that follow. His friends protagonists. fans of the works they reference.
be appreciated by fans of Shake, lead the search when they The 80s spirit is fully invoked Despite having potential to
Rattle, and Roll not only for the run into Eleven, the telekinetic in the shows imagery. Peep a get stuck up in its own Upside
novel idea of finding closure young girl who is the subject Bowie poster in Jonathan Byers Down with a continuous homage,
in the story, but for the of a sketchy government room, as well as The Thing in the show keeps its focus on
long-lost and much- experiment. Michaels basement during the plot and moves along to a
missed art of horror Stranger Things your re-watch. In a flashback satisfying culmination.
C H r I S T M a S I N T H e U P S I d e d o w N S e e M e d V e rY d I F F e r e NT
"S I G HTI N G S S a I d P I K a C H U w o U l d b e H e r e
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SPECIAL THANKS TO
REGINA APIGO AND
PATRICK APIGO
out to her almost 190k-strong social media
following (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).
Ill be super pragmatic about it; I know
that my following is like 90 percent boys, so
parang, Oh sige, kausapin ko na kayo. Eto ako,
nagba-blog ako, please, follow niyo naman
para hindi ako maging taong-grasa, ha ha!
Clearly, the statement above is a [literally]
gross exaggeration. Since were on the subject
of online fandom, name another celebrity
whose feet and armpits have social media
accounts. Try googling Bea Benedicto feet
and @beabeekilikili.
Bea is still clueless on who has such a
fixation to her tootsies that that person even
put up a wikiFeet page. On the other hand, she
and RA Rivera manage Bea Bees Kili-kili on
Twitter. Dati nagpi-philosophical musings ang
armpits ko, ha ha!
Other than that particular hint of weirdness,
her fans are relatively tameuntil a basher
starts to mess with Bea. You wouldnt want to
do that, for fear of being swarmed with what
she calls her Bea Bee Defenders: I didnt
even have to do anythingat least I know that
theyre there.
Dont get her wrong, though; she does read
comments. And whenever something negative
comes her way, she either blocks or ignores
them. These are just bored people. To put it
succinctly, hate has no place in her feed.
A way to build a sense of self-certainty is
to surround yourself with the most confident
people. And a crowd couldnt get any more
confident than the one Bea is currently in,
which includes Lourd De Veyra, Ramon
Bautista, Jun Sabayton, and RA, all of whom
she only has good words for.
Jun is a character, sometimes he just
says random things na sabaw lang talaga,
pero thats why I love him. Lourd, you see him
study all the time, he brings his books before
we tape. I wish I was more like him. Ramon
swabe boy. You cant get any more charismatic
than him. My mom follows him on Instagram
and whenever she sees, Bea, tignan mo yung
post ni Ramon! RA, is a genius. He doesnt
know how smart he is. Wow!
She hilariously reveals being forced to be
(as) smart as the four whenever shes around
them. Case in point: spending time with the quick-
Rarely will you see her without a I have a fear of speaking in public, witted bunch has improved her improv skills.
smile. although I do that for a living, she says in With all the mature jokes being thrown
Her print ads and TV jest. Ive always been really shy growing up. I around, Bea actually expected this upon joining
commercials usually have her dont like recitation! Pag prayer leader nga ako the group. She has gotten used to and adopted
jumping for joy and flashing her nase-stress na ako eh. the sometimes green but still intelligent brand
pearly whites. It wasnt until after college that she of humor.
She played the fresh-faced Lilibeth in the mustered enough courage to accept a hosting As for her role in the male-dominated news
now-defunct web series Tanods, and is the only gig (she even nonchalantly admits that the program, she uses the third-person point of
female anchor that initially presented the much extra dough was a factor) and eventually made view to explain it: Bea is the one whos there
lighter side of news in TV5s Kontrabando. a career out of it. to kind of balance all the testosteronetheres
Bea Benedicto comes off as warm, if With style blogging and horror vlogging really too much.
not a welcoming presence, as she is usually among her other hobbies, its quite surprising The only downside is that shes also catching
portrayed as a little ball of happiness. Even to learn that Bea actually suffers from stage up on her co-anchors tito look. Kaya nagiging
during the interview, a minute span wouldnt be fright. Now, from being a self-confessed bayaw na ko eh, thats their fault! Ha ha!
complete without her cracking up after a joke scaredy cat, she has really outdone herself Bea has come a long way since her coy
or two. appearing on FHM. Who wouldve thought? student days. The only thing she should be
As comfortable as she may seem in front YOLO, Bea quips when asked why she afraid of now is how big shes going to get in
of people, deep down the social media star is decided to finally do it. Turning serious, she terms of stardom after being able to fully come
actually the opposite. says she sees it as also a way for her to reach out of her shell. FH M

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Although Scotland is novices can start with and
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murky taste, the Yamazaki
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The opposite of the
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[2] Auchentoshan 12 and cinnamon (yes, that
If you dont want to level of fruitiness). Its
shock yourself, consider something youd do well
We are a nation of food lovers, sure, but we are also big in getting our guts full with this gentler and subtler to offer your girl, if she
alcoholic drinks. According to an international survey by Euromonitor, we are the third whisky. Theres so much likes her whisky sweet.
heaviest drinkers in the world, next to Russia and South Korea. And while we love our flavor in here as a result
beer, lambanog, gin, rhum, and tequila, we see a growing cult of whisky drinkers in the of the traditional triple- [5] Laphroaig 10
scene now. Our taste for poison must finally have come of age, eh? distilling of lowland malts. Of these five whiskies, the
Your first sip of whisky is just to prepare your tongue and palate for some good It even smells like your Laphroaig 10 is the one
drinking. But the secret way to better identify the taste of your whisky, according to Lee grandpops precious that leaves you wondering
Watson, spiritual advisor of the Mandalay Whisky and Cigar Bar, is by spreading it in your wooden study. what it really is. It smells
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your third sip, the burning sensation is gone, and thats when you can recognize the right [3] The Macallan 12 leather, and, er, a brown
spirit of your whisky. You sip this highland malt paper bag. But its salty-
The only way to know why whisky is booming like crazy is to have a sip for yourself. whisky and you taste smoky aroma promises
Here are five whiskies that Lee recommends to spirit novices. Whether or not you love it or hints of vanilla, honey, to please despite the
hate it, the whisky only wants a noble night with you. Youre in good glass, man. You are. and muscovado. This complexity in its taste.

G d a T i n G
Deliver the
Gent goods
B e a This is a public service announcemenT
l ad i es Man To all men who Think sharing cup
noodles in 7-11 wiTh Their girl counTs
Edited by CECILE JUSI-BALTASAR as a daTe
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WORDS: KARLo n.B. SAmSon

Its an instant gratification world finance, so, too, does this adage work in love.
we live in: drive-thru Starbucks, *gags*
video-on-demand, 24/7 To play this dating-and-relationships game
connectivity, simultaneous movie smart, and get the best returns in the process,
premieres, and many such modern there are two basic things to keep in mind.
things. In the pursuit of the expedient, we
go for the lowest common denominator, the E S TAB LI S h E x p E CTATI on S
lowest hanging fruit, the minimum effort with Why is this important? Establishing a baseline
unrealistic expectations. gives you a goal, a standard against which
We expect fast forward convenience in you can measure your efforts. If you know she
everything, including relationships. Whatever loves a good foot rub, then by all means, teach
happened to making an effort? To putting your yourself how to give a damn good one. Maybe
best foot forward? To going out of your way to shell let you work on those calf muscles,
make a girl feel really special? Its probably not too, then allow you to work slowly, sensually
because were lazy; just that were conditioned upwards. Maybe.
by a fast food culture that values a happy meal The big question is, of course, what does a
over a painstakingly prepared dinner for two. woman want? If you can ask her directly,
But lets step off our high horse then kudos to you. Communication
for a while. Not every relationship is the basis of a good relationship,
demands chivalry or bespoke so if youve established this from
vacations or manners straight out of the get-go, then dear sir, you are a met, thats when deals are made and acts
Downton Abbey, after all. For some, better man than most. consummated. However, if delivery falls short
fast food is entirely okay. Remember, though, that of expectations, then you may as well just rub
However, it is important to remember communication should flow both one out on the toilet. Sige na nga sex isnt ever
that life is bigger, stranger, infinitely ways. Does she know what something you should aspire for.
richer than we can usually imagine. you expect when you toss Now, specific expectations will vary from
That is, if you remember to her a box of banana- person to person, so its not a one-size-fits-all
suckle hard on the turgid teat flavored rubbers or situation. (Thats why Trojan makes Magnums.)
of life rather than mop up the Chromecast your latest As mentioned earlier, you and your prospect
drippings on the floor. There Kayden Kross porno may have less complicated needs and wants,
is no bonus reward for being on the big TV? Well, but that shouldnt prevent you from doing
lazy, but much to be gained of course she does, your own thing. If you want to make an effort,
for effort. Whats that saying but does she want it? however, inviting her over to your man cave
investment bankers live by? When expectations expecting to have sex on a La-Z-Boy while
High risk, high reward. As in on both sides are your GI Joe collection stands guard just wont
cut it. Set the mood with something you know
shell agree with. Could be as easy as playing
key episodes from Outlanders Season 1 (man,
that series can be raunchy).
D E LI G h T Th E CU STom E R
So youve established your baseline and
know each others needs, wants, signals and
perversions. Thats great, but its not enough;
not if you want to keep things interesting. A
status quo is nothing but a comfortable vanilla,
a state of maintenance. Things are okay, but
you can do better.
You can either level up your intensity or
work out your timing. Say she expects a Labor
Day staycation with you in Makati. Whisk her
away to a quaint B&B in Tagaytay instead.
Farther, even, if the budget can take it.
Alternatively, you may treat her with
something small but unexpected; maybe a
well-planned surprise lunch on a Wednesday.
Or a six-inch strap-on if you know shell
appreciate your trust. Maybe do both. As
long as youre on the same page, kink-wise,
everything should be good as long as you have
a safeword.
In a healthy relationship, boredom is the
enemy, complacency is a crime. Get moving to
raise that dating bar. Were rooting for you, man.

Gent
WHAT I
KNOW When youre seven feet tall and sounding board for you. Its a
ABOUT weigh over 400 pounds, size team effort.
matters. The man dubbed as Know your priorities and
WOMEN the worlds largest athlete always communicate.
towers over the average Pinoy Home is first. Youve got to
even when hes sitting down. take care of your home life,
Still, even though Big Show youve got to take care and
The
can chokeslam you with just communicate with everybody.
his pinky finger, he puts you at If youre only seeing your
ease with his bearded smile and kids once a week, youve got
deadpan delivery. to make sure they know you
entertainer
Hes also a man with a lot love them and youre on their
of experience. He has been in mind. That is the difference
the wrasslin business for over between success and failure:
20 years and along the way has communication.
flown many miles, has had his Get your facts straight
WWE SuPErSTAr BIg SHoW knoWS share of bumps and bruises, before you react.
and is happily married despite I was dating a young lady
A THIng or TWo ABouT SIzE, LDrS, living the rockstar life of a pro for a while. We had gone out
AnD kEEPIng A WomAn SATISfIED wrestler. Big Show has learned the night before, had a great
some even bigger lessons movie, went out dancing, had
about women and relationships some drinks, had a really wild
that he was more than happy to night before we went back
share with us. As bro-some as to the apartment. The next
he is, though, we still made sure morning I got up and I thought
to ask nicely. she had crapped the bed but
actually she had a candy bar
that she left on the bed. Then
I said a bunch of stuff that I
Separate your professional couldnt take back and that was
life from your personal life. pretty much the end of that
Leave your job at the door when relationship, which was literally
you walk into your home. Dont over a candy bar. And no, I did
bring your work home with not eat the candy bar.
you. In the same way, to be a If youre a big guy, dont be
successful professional, dont afraid to experiment.
bring your home life to work If youve got arms that are big
with you, either. enough to defy gravity, then
For LDRs to work, you need defy gravity. If youre a big guy
a strong partner. and youre single and youre
Anybody whos on the road a out there with a hot young
lot and has a partner at home, lady, the standard missionary
[your partner] has to be a is probably not going to get
strong and confident person. it done. Theyre not with you
Someone who can handle the cos youre handsome; theyre
day-to-day stuff, someone who with you because they want
is not insecure, and who has a an amusement park ride. You
lot of compassion to be a good better give them one.
But in the end, its not just
size that matters.
PHOTOGRAPHY MARK JESALVA; INTERVIEW JASON TULIO

Anybody who has ever had
really amazing sex knows its
because they connected with
the person. Size is not an
issue. The only time that size
is an issue is when you truly
dont understand the person
CATC H WW E youre with. [Whether youre]
L i v E M ANi LA ON big, little, short, tall, fat, skinny
S EPTEM B ER 9 AT understanding your partner and
having communication, that
THE M AL L OF AS i A makes all the rest of it better.
ARENA Being fit is always a good
thing.
Cardio is very important. The
better cardio you have in
wrestling, the better cardio you
have in your love life, the better
it is for everybody.
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Gent
Sex DO S S IER
Happy
anniversary
BORG SIBANAN
One girl gives her man
a special surprise
Krissy Cunanan, 22
Makati
7:30 p.m.
Krissy? I heard Nathan walk across the living area and stop right outside Ahh! he moaned. That feels fucking amazing! I worked my way up
his bedroom door, where I had taped a sign: Your anniv surprise awaits. and down, going faster and faster. He was thrusting his hips toward me,
He opened the door to find me sitting on a chair, legs crossed and greedy for the finish. I knew he would cum soon, so I stopped abruptly.
wearing a white button-down shirt, a pencil skirt, stockings, and heels. Baby no! he protested.
Hey, baby. Happy anniversary, he said, a bouquet of roses in hand. I stood up, took his hand, and led him to the bed. I pushed him and he
I stood up, took the roses and set them down on the floor before fell backwards, then I crawled on top of him, this time kissing my way up
planting a passionate kiss on his lips. He looked at me, surprisedI never his torso to his lips. His tongue was ravenous, licking my neck, my chest.
made the first move. I told Jet to grab a drink before heading home, he He quickly undid my bra and cupped both breasts in his hands, sucking
said, referring to his roommate. So we can make all the noise we want! I each one in turn.
put a finger over his lips to shush him. God baby, youre so hot! he said, as I straddled him, nothing but my
No talking, I said. I took his hand and made him sit down on the chair. thong between us. He let go of my breasts and sat up, pushing my thong out
And no touching. Tonight, you do exactly as I say. of the way, ready to ram into me, but I pushed him back down on the bed.
Baby, this is a side of you Ive never seen! he said excitedly. And Not until I say so, I said. He groaned in frustration, but I could tell he
again I put a finger on his lips. was loving this. I have another surprise.
No talking! I kissed him again before stepping back and playing I reached for the handcuffs I had hidden and dangled them in front of him.
some music. Just enjoy. Baby, you are such a freak! he said, clearly enjoying it. What took
I started moving my hips from side to side, feeling a little self- you so long to come out and play?
conscious at first. But seeing my boyfriend excited made me a little I just gave him a seductive smile before putting the handcuffs around
bolder. I unbuttoned my shirt as I swayed, then turned around and the wrought-iron grills on the bed and around his wrists. I crawled back on
unzipped my skirt, bending over to give him a long look at my butt, top of him.
uncovered by my black lace thong. I got on all fours and crawled toward Happy anniversary, baby, I told him, my lips hovering above his. I gave
him, until my face was right in front of his crotch. him a deep kiss. I just have one question before I ride your brains out.
Baby, baby, baby! he said, rubbing his hard-on through his pants. I At this point, you can ask me anything! he replied.
slapped his hand away. Okay then, I said, rolling off him and getting off the bed. Who the
No touchingand that includes yourself! I said sternly. He groaned as hell is Pia?
I ran my mouth over his crotch. I stood up and removed my shirt, hitched it His expression changed from arousal to confusion to understanding
around his neck, and pulled him closer to my boobs, overflowing in my bra. in the span of a second.
Lick! I commanded, and he gamely complied, running his hot tongue I dont know what youre talking about! he yelled, straining against
across the tops of my breasts. I pulled back, turned around, and ran my the handcuffs.
hands down my body as I danced in front of him. You know you really should change the password on your phone, I
Baby, youre killing me, I want you so bad! he pleaded. I lowered said. I picked up my clothes and started to walk toward the door.
myself onto his lap and ground my hips against him. Fuck, Krissy, you cant leave me like this! Shes just some bitch who
I turned to face him, removed his shirt, knelt on the floor, then removed keeps texting me! he shouted. I turned around and took in the sight of
his shoes, unzipped his pants, and pulled them off. I gave him another kiss, him, naked except for his socks, restrained in his own bed. You cant
and licked my way down his neck, his chest, and around his cock. fucking leave me like this!
This is the hardest Ive ever seen you, I said, smiling wickedly. Happy anniversary, baby. Ill leave the key for Jet to find, I told him
Please baby, he begged again, trying to push my head toward his dick. calmly. Dont you ever fuck with me again. And I walked out of the room.
No touching! I said again, prying his hands away. I licked all around I knew things would change after that. He would still text me every few
his crotch area, then gently took his boys in my mouth. Just when I could days, which turned into every few weeks, which dwindled into nothing. I
feel him squirming, I licked all the way up his shaft and around the tip was a little sad when it was over, missing the attention, but I went into it
before taking the whole thing in my mouth. with eyes wide open. To paraphrase a pop song: No regrets, just lust.

STANDING
her GROUND
Now we know the kind
of spirit buoying Jessy
Mendiola, making sure
that nothing can bring
her down. Her confidence
resonates, it makes the
title Sexiest in the Land
hold more meaning
interview KARA ORTIGA
photography XANDER ANGELES

of Edge of Light Studios
styling ICA VILLANUEVA
assited by SAMANTHA POLICIOS
makeup KUSIE HO
using Mac cosmetics
hair ANTON PAPA
for Aveda PH
shot on location at
JUAN LUNA BUILDING
Binondo, Manila
special thanks to
MR. BERCK CHENG
MR. SANTI ARANETA
MS. JANET ONG
ABS-CBN STAR MAGIC
MR. JOHNNY MANAHAN
MR. ALAN REAL
MS. MAqUIE RAqUIzA
THE FUNNY
THING IS,
JESSY MENDIOLA
WASNT EVEN
TRYING.
Her reign as FHMs Sexiest happened almost accidentally.

Its not like she surreptitiously worked her way to the
top; only that the list has been dominated by familiar
personalities for the past few years that it took everyone by
surprise when Jessy shot up the ranks from no. 23 last year,
to this years no. 1.
Not even in my dreams, says the 23-year-old actress of
the unimaginable circumstance of it all. The actress steady
rise to fame landed her roles such as the lead in the 2013
remake of the 1992 Mexican telenovela Maria Mercedes, as
well as the title role in the afternoon show, Sabel. Of course
I am very happy. It feels so unreal; it feels like its still not
happening. Kaya nagiging candid na lang ako about it, the urge to linger. There she was tantalizing, inviting, like
because its so overwhelming. she wanted you to be there.
She has inklings as to how it may have happened: it was But while the photo had captured the attention of men,
probably that Boracay photo she posted on Instagram last made them whimper and weak in the knees, she had also,
summer, she says, that helped push her up the ranks. The for some reason, caused uproar among women who began to
one that captured the actress in a red string bikini, her face attack the actresss physicality.
aglow, the summer sun gently touching her fair skin, faint Dun na pumasok yung mga bashers and haters kasi
trace of freckles dotting her cheeks. I think nung time na yun, bigla akong nag-zoom up sa
Yun yung pinaka-nag-viral daw, Jessy says of the polls, says Jessy. I took it lightly lang kasi I wasnt even
photo. But she is still perplexed. I always post swimsuit rooting for myself. I wasn't even campaigning. I just posted
pictures. Im always on the go; on the beach. Its so normal a picture, and it wasnt even connected to this [FHM 100
for people to see me in a swimsuit bakit ngayon na pinost ko Sexiest].
to, lahat sobrang Wow, bakit parang sobrang ingay. There is a casualness with the way Jessy talks that might
It was the intimacy of the photo that had everyone abuzz. cause one to mistake her indifference with being aloof,
She was so casual in her beaming sexuality, beguiling with but really, its honesty. She is honest and funny and shell
her sheepish grin, but completely self-aware in the seductive tackle the controversial issues with lighthearted jest, but
way she preened, showing off assets that she knew she had carry a more serious tone when she wants to stress on real
but didnt really make an effort to show off. She was luring concerns.
viewers in, and if you saw it, youd have easily given in to
Survey says, Pata! Top answer!, she jokes. Pata, pata queen,
YOU KNOW THE thunder thighs, Grabe parang panlalaki yung legs niya, she
enumerates.
WORST PART
Why do we want to pull other people down instead of
helping each other up, and especially among women?, Jessy
asks, bewildered, noting that people nowadays even criticize
ABOUT IT, SHE the bodies of gymnasts. Can you not look at it in a very
superficial way?, she grieves, castigating women (not men,
which is the odd part). Dont we already live in the year
SAYS OF HER 2016?, she prods on. What happened to the change that
everyone says is coming? Lets make it happen, she insists.
Women talaga are really strong. We are very strong. Its
HATERS. MOST OF just...we all crumble when we pull each other down. Yun yung
nakakihiya. Its quite embarrassing for us women, na kung
THEM ARE WOMEN.

titingnan mo, mga lalaki pa yung nag-rerespect sayo, and
they bring you up.
Jessy is caught between the adulation and ire of men
and women, the irony being that she is vilified by her own
kind, and that a mens magazine would lead the way to
open discussion on how we approach standards of beauty.
But what is it about her that has drawn such an adverse
reaction from haters? We can come up with a few theories:
they are frightened of a woman who is so comfortable with
Many of them are perfectly capable adults, she says, and her sensuality and is not afraid to work with it; they are
hazards a guess that some of them may be mothers who have threatened by a woman who speaks her mind; jealousy,
daughters as old as she is. And some are young girls, calling because a woman is so confident, even when pushed to corner
her fat, denigrating her legs, pointing out that theres of vulnerability.
something wrong with her thunder thighs, that she has no But Jessy says no, she doesnt think of the backlash as
talent except taking her clothes off, that she isnt humble some kind of testament to our culture of quick judgments. She
because she openly acknowledges her self-worth and beauty. simply chalks it up to fanaticism; that fans are fans, and thats
Pata, is her most popular critique. that.
Thats the good thing about Jessyshe handles everything And while she does admit that sometimes the negativity
with an unapologetic candor, which makes her all the more gets to her, it only takes a moment of reassessment before she
alluring. Shell retort to a fat comment with another continues to keep charging on.
stunning photo of her in a two-piece suit. When disparaged for Its really hard when youre in this industry. One or
having thick thighs, shell quip, Okay lang. I mean, theyre two bad comments, maybe even 10 or 20, I can take it. But a
functional. I can walk, I can jump, I can sprint, I can even thousandsometimes it gets too much. Parang nakikita mo
kick. I do pole dancing for crying out loud (Jessy started pole yung words, they all float in your head and in front of you.
dancing for a role in Maalala Mo Kaya, but she continues to But then you plant yourself on the ground again, and look
practice it for fitness). I do Muay Thai (she has the bruises and at the people around you, who are there to support you, and
friction burns to prove it). Im just blessed to have legs! Bash they tell you your strengths instead of your weaknesses, they
all you want but uhmI have legs! build you up again. And I think for me, thats where I get my
When people decried that she didnt deserve to be FHMs strength.
Sexiest, she walked down the ramp of the awarding party So despite the backlash and unnecessary rage, Jessy
anyway, and braved the critical public who once again became continues to speak out because she feels she needs to stand
furious with her when she pointed out amusingly that she her ground, that the responsibility of being The Sexiest in the
ranked higher than Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach. Land has actually become more substantial, because now she
Jessy woke up the next day to find she was all over stands up for the women who are atypically considered sexy.
the news. Nung night na yun, I just felt so happy and Siguro [what gives me strength] is the dream of sending
important, she clarifies. When you analyze what I said, ang a message across. I dont even see myself as the sexiest, but
ibig sabihin ko kasi nun parang, Grabe kayo ha, sobra yung people wanted me to be here, and FHM made that possible. So
pagiging importante ko sa inyo na parang feeling ko ako siguro Im carrying other women [with me] too. Kumbaga,
si Pia ngayong gabi. Ganun ka-grabe yung overwhelming if they want to wear that damn swimsuit then wear it! There
feeling. So yun lang yung ibig ko sabihin nun. Because who are all types of confidence, all types of sexiness we just have
can compare with Miss Universe? I mean, hello? different ways of showing it.
even then, her beauty was too evident to ignore. Her mom
JESSY SUGGESTS shares that her daughter was never really one who needed to
be the center of attention, that the middle-child out of three
THAT SHE ISNT A

is more insouciant to the fame, which is probably also why
blunders like backlash are something she can easily brush off.
And this, coupled with her innate sex appeal, the radiance
COOKIE-CUTTER with which it seduces, her feisty conviction, the fact that
she has valid things to stand up for in the first placeall of
these things build up to a woman that maybe weve all been
BABE. waiting for, or maybe we all need. And the best part is that
in everything she does, she does for herself: she didnt do it
for the list, she doesnt do it for the boys, and she sure as hell
didnt mean to piss so many girls off.
Dahil sasabihin nila sexiest ka, they have this image
of you na dapat fit ka, or dapat mas maliit yung ganito mo
or mas maliit yung ganyan. Ako kasi, kahit ano gawin ko,
She sees herself as one of the boys, which she thinks is one ganyan siya eh, she says exasperatingly gesturing toward
of the facets of her charm. It shows, too: when she throws on her thighs. Hindi talaga siya mawawala. And Im strong
an oversized camo t-shirt in between layouts, when she sits this way. The first and only reason why you should strive to
with her legs uncrossed, her back slightly hunched, as she be fit, or healthy, or vain, or sexythe main reason, the only
unguardedly snacks on a banana mid-interview. Without the reason you should do those things, is because you want it for
perfectly coiffed poise expected of a girly girl, the blithe way yourself. Not for anyone else, not for what they say, or for
with which she carries herself is the same kind of carefree what they want you to do but for yourself.
demeanor you will see of her on the news. Jessy Mendiola could care less about what anyone thinks,
Her mother, who is on the set to shower her with support, even when they think she leads as the sexiest. And maybe
agrees: she recalls that Jessy never wanted to be an actress finally, its about time a girl is recognized by men-or women-
anyway; as a young girl, she wanted to be a pilot. But maybe for exactly that. FHM
PNP chief director
geNeral roNald
"Bato" dela rosa
talks to fhm
aBout imPortaNt
thiNgs: who are
the vigilaNtes
out to kill? are
they frieNds or
eNemies? are the
Police to Be Praised
or feared?
why the rhetoric
of killiNg? has
he ever tried
drugs himself?
NothiNg was left
uNaNswered.
THE
NATIONAL
AGENDA
AND A HARD PLACE WO R DS

FHM TEAM
PHOTOGRAP HY
JAKE VERZOSA
THE NATIONAL AGENDA
this interview was done on august 1, 2016, three weeks before the senate hearing on extra-judicial
killings chaired by sen. leila de lima, one of president rodrigo duterte's most vocal critic of the
death toll on our current war on drugs. some of the questions here were asked at the senate inquiry
as well, confirming them as national concerns. you saw the pnp chief slog it through two grueling
days of explaining and justifying the actions of the police as well as their efforts to resolve deaths
under investigation (the use of the term extra-judicial killing had been a thorny issue right at the
beginning of the hearing).
he was true to form at the senatebrawny, not one to mince words, sometimes funny. the same man we
saw at his office in camp crame, and funnier by several notches. but maybe not as mythic as people make
him out to be. he was all too human when we saw himin the course of the interview, he was coughing
sick. inside his mammoth chest, common viruses were eating him up. halos wala na akong tulog, he
complained of the stress of the job.
still, you knew he was the rock.
First off, we want to re-introduce you to our young when you were a teenager?
readers. So sir, who are you? To tell you frankly, buong pagkaestudyante ko, high school
Ako ay isang pulis probinsya, ordinaryong tao, at walang to college, sa college lang ako nakatikim ng marijuana.
ibang hangarin kundi makatulong para sa pagbabago. At Nakatikim ako ng marijuanatwice. Dalawang gabi, yun
yun nga, ang ating bansa ngayon ay lugmok sa droga, lang. Yun lang experience ko with drugs marijuana,
kriminalidad at korupsyon, at sana ang isang pulis twice, dalawang gabi. Pupula yung mata mo pagkatapos mo
probinsya na andito ngayon sa harapan nyo ay makatulong maghithit ng marijuana, pagkatapos kakanta ng folk song
para sa pagbabago ng bansa. dun sa dormitory, mga Neil Young
Is there a difference between a (breaks into song), Four strong
pulis probinsya and one from winds that go lonely Yun lang.
Manila? Neil Youngastig! So thats all you
Magiging bias ako no, [pero] sa were intomusic. Apart from those
aking paningin, nakikita po natin two nights on weed
na yung pulis probinsya, siya Oo, music.
po yung pulis na totoong nag- Were you already bent on joining
aalagad, nagseserbisyo, at malinis the police force back then?
yung kalooban at puso. Kasi pag Hindi pa. Ang pangarap ko talaga,
pulis sa syudadmarami kasing mag-sundalo. Kaya ako napasok
kasalanan na nangyayari rito sa sa PMA. Elementary pa lang ako
syudad di ba? Andito yung mga pangarap ko nang maging sundalo.
vices, maraming bisyo, andito What made you want to become a
yung mga sugal, maraming droga. soldier?
Most likelyhindi naman natin Maliit pa lang ako nasa kalooban ko
nilalahatpero malaking tendency nang magserbisyo, makipag-gyera
talaga na yung pulis natin ma-taint sa masasamang tao. Maliit pa lang
yung kanyang reputasyon dahil sa ako gustung-gusto ko na yung mga
operational environment na kanyang war storiesmakikipag-gyera ka sa
ginagalawan. mga invader ng iyong bansa, sa mga
Do you mind if we ask you how old masasamang tao.
you are? Were you like Captain Americaa
54 years old. Do I look that old? reed-thin military recruit who
Yun nga sir, we were just trying became a specimen of perfect
to establish the fact that you are manhood? Payatot ka ba dati, sir?
a very young top PNP official. Oo. Tingnan mo yung mga picture ko
Wed like to know how you were nung maliit pa akoactually hindi
as a teenager. This would be in naman gaano ka-malnourished, pero
the mid-70sdi ba sir nung time minsan once a day lang makakain
na yun usung-uso ang mga drugs dahil mahirap talaga kami. Kasi
like marijuana and drinking cough ronald dela rosa, Pma Batch '86 sa amin sa Brgy. Bato (Santa Cruz,
syrup?! So sir, what were you up to Davao Del Sur), although wala

GEN. RONALD BATO DELA ROSA
kayong pagkain dun sa hapag-kainan, pero pag lumabas ka agad. Pero yung cellphone ko, baka mabasa ng anak ko,
sa bahay niyo, punta ka sa likod, may makita kang saging baka merong magtext doon na tsup tsup tsup I miss you!,
na nakatayo, may mangga, bayabas, may mga niyog, pwede ganon. Patay ako sa misis ko.
kang umakyat sa niyog para kumuha ng niyog at kainin. On cue, sir. So, sino ang mas heneral, ikaw o si Mam?
Ganon ang buhay namin noon. You can survive kahit walang Si Misis.
steady income ang pamilya mo. How is your typical day at home, say, on a weekend?
So how did you beef up like that? Paano kayo naging Bato Maghihintay ako ng iuutos ni misis sakin. Sabihin nun
sir? magluto ka, magluluto ako. Sabihin nun i-fix mo yung
Nung high school na kasi ako sumasali ako ng boxing, mga higaan I-fi-fix ko yung higaan.
interschool competition ng boxing, dun nag-start mag-build Are your kids all grown up?
up ang aking katawan. Malaki na mga anak ko. Wala na sa kanilang high school.
Is boxing still your regular workout regimen? Do you still Dalawang graduate na babae at isang graduating ng college,
have time for it? youngest ko na lalaki.
Well, lagi akong nagbo-boxing tuwing hapon diyan sa gym Are they in public service as well?
ng Crame. Yung eldest ko, nurse. Balak niyang mag-abroad. Tapos
Because a lot of funny pictures with you in it are yung pangalawa, nasa real estate business.
appearing on our feeds, we wonder if there is someone
managing your social media accounts.
ON BIG ISSUES
Ay ano, bigyan natin ng warning yung mga taong
magbabasa, maraming naglabasan na Facebook accounts
using my name. Actually dalawa lang yung akin diyan
yung akin na pang personal talaga tsaka yung akin na pang Okay, sir, so this is the part where we ask the big questions.
public. Dalawa lang yan, isang Ronald Dela Rosa at yung Sige.
pang public na Ronald Bato Dela Rosa. Wed like to start with the issue of vigilantism. Who are
Sir, is the public account the one where youre holding a gun? these people behind the extra-judicial killings?
Oo, yung may hawak, yun ako yun. Tapos yung isa naman, Dalawa lang yan, either sya ay totoong vigilante, na
yung caricature, yun yung personal ko. Yung drawing lang talagang frustrated, ramdam nila na niloloko lang nitong
na caricature ng kalbong pulis, ako yun. Dalawa lang ang mga drug personalities, itong ating justice system, na kaya
sakin, gawa-gawa na yung iba. nilang mabayaran yung mga members like pulis, fiscals,
So are you active on Facebook? judges, the correction officers, so frustrated itong mga tao
Noon, nung hindi pa ako Chief ng PNP, I had all the time to na ito. Ang isa naming possible na suspek ay iyong mga
engage in Facebook. Pero ngayon, Chief PNP na ako, wala hindi vigilantes, yung mga member talaga ng mga criminal
na, wala ng time. Galit na nga yung mga syndicates na involved sa droga. Kasi
fans ko dun, mga ilang libong messages na maraming mga ka-kompetensya, isang
yun hindi ko na-o-open, galit na. Eh yung syudad, sila may-ari, sila may hawak ng
cellphone ko nga lang hindi ko ma-open sa drugs, ini-eliminate nila yung mga ka-
isang araw, 1,200 messages. Yung kabila grim images of cardboard kompetensya nila, member ng syndicate
namanSmart tsaka Globe yun ehbago justice have filled news mismo, na hindi makapag-remit ng pera, na
ako matulog, i-o-open ko, babasahin ko, accounts of the duterte binigyan nila ng supply ng drugs, in return
from 1,200 bababa ng mga 900, matutulog administrations war on hindi nakapagbayad, ayun ipapapatay nila
ako, paggising ko kinabukasan 1,200 na drugs. PNP chief dela
yun. So dalawa ang possible diyan: pure
naman ulit! Nagagalit na yung iba dahil rosa, however, remains
firm that he does not vigilante or criminal syndicate.
hindi ko mabasa yung kanilang messages. What is your official stand on vigilantes:
condone vigilantism and
Why dont you hire a social media manager? that all cases of deaths kakampi ba sila o kalaban?
Paminsan-minsan yung anak ko. Yung under investigation are Kalaban. Although we hate the same enemy.
public ko na Facebook, yung anak ko ang being looked into. What steps are you taking to bring these
tumitingin doon. Kung may kailangan vigilantesyour enemiesto justice?
akong i-address, they call my attention Imbestigahan.
getty images

THE NATIONAL AGENDA
On the issue of mistaken identity: there are or mabawasan. Pag nakita

reports of people being killed allegedly for naman ng pulis na meron palang
involvement in drugs, but stories from relatives, personality doon na kababata
friends, and people who knew some of those
killed say they were innocent. What is your
why the violent pala ni Kapitan kaya hindi
isinama sa watch list, ilalagay ng
take?
Daw. They have to prove na talagang mistaken
rhetoric? pulis yun. Thats the process.
What is your stand on the
identity yon. Otherwise, pag hindi niyo ma-
prove yan, I presume na ang ginagawa ng ating
its a strategy to legalization of marijuana for
medicinal purposes?
kapulisan ay regular. I presume always the
regularity of our duty. They need to prove it, and
extend fear sa mga Ill leave it to the congress. Kung
gawin man ng congress ng batas
[the police] have to face the charges, harapin nila
yun kung nagkamali sila. Ganon lang yun.
criminalsthats na legal yan, so be it. I will follow
the law. Depende na sa congress
On the drug watchlist: there are reports of
people who have not been involved in drugs the only language yan kung anong gagawin nila.
We are not the lawmakers, we are
either as a user or a pusherwhose names end
up on the list. Some say they ended up on the they know. hindi law enforcers. We just enforce the
law kapag meron na, ano mang
list because they knew someone or were related
to someone who was involved in drugs. These pwedeng we batas yan.
The way the war on drugs is
innocent people are forced to go to barangays going, its as though the police
to clear their names. present ourselves have got too much power on
Well, thats a grave injustice on their part. Kaya their hands. Do you think it is
lang ang ating advice na gagawin nila, is pumunta
sa barangay mismo at presinto na nakakakilala
as meek as a lamb. right for some people to fear
the police? For some, it eerily
sa mga drug addicts at hindi. At sa police station
naman, i-validate nila yan.
you should act reminds them of Martial Law in
the 70s.
Some sectors feel that its like a witch hunt, an
Inquisition, and there is a sense of unease. We
to be in control. Martial Law [in the 70s] and
today is very different. Noong
wonder if you gave barangays a quotalike,
they have to produce a certain number of people
kinakatakutan ka Martial Law grabe yung power
nyan, not the power of the police
on the watch list because, honestly, the numbers
are staggering.
dapat kasi you but the power of the military.
Military ang naghahari noon.
Hindi. Kailangan yung totohanan na kaya bina-
validate namin yan, kasi minsan baka kagalit lang are talking about Kami mismo, ang father ko
mismo biktima ng military abuse
nung nag-report kaya nalagay sa listahan. Minsan
barangay kapitan mismo ang may makasarili na crimes. ganun ang during Martial Law. Sinaktan at
binugbog ang father ko. Ngayon
pag-iisip kaya kailangan talaga bina-validate. So
pag na-validate ng pulis, its either madagdagan aking pamamaraan. naman [we dont have] Martial
Law, agresibo lang ang mga pulis
natin against drugs. So iba po
ang sitwasyon. Noon maraming
sibilyan ang nasasaktan. Eh
ngayon meron bang case ng
sibilyan na binugbog ng pulis?
Very rare. [Although at the
senate hearing, the case of
suspected drug personalities
Renato and Jaypee Bertes, who
were allegedly beaten up and
killed inside the Pasay City Police
Station, was taken uped.]
as of this writing, the number

of drug users and pushers
who have surrendered have
reached 700,000. it prompted
fhm to ask general Bato if
there was a quota set per
barangay, fueling their ardor to
arrest people (and might lead
to false arrests and mistaken
getty images
identity). he said there was

none. But the PNP did set a
goal: 1.8 million surrenderees
in six months.

GEN. RONALD BATO DELA ROSA
Dan Gerald
WEB ASKS BATO Ano ang nakahandang programa

ng gobyerno para sa mga adik na
sumuko?
We took to Facebook to get
FHM Nation to ask their own
questions for the PNP chief sa ngayon, meron kaming ginagawa
na inter-agency task force for drugs
kasama ang doh, meron silang
programa dyan para i-rehabilitate
tenshi Manahan yung mga dapat i-rehabilitate, i-reform
Bakit po Bato ang nickname nyo? yung dapat i-reform, or i-counseling
yung dapat i-counseling lang, so may
programa na ang doh. tungkol diyan.
Pag graduate ko kasi sa Pma, pag
report ko dun sa davao, pagkita ko sa
mga senior officers doon, sabi nila si
bato! kasi solid na solid yung katawan Manli lyn lang
ko pagka-graduate ko. tapos nagkataon Sir, sa dami ng nabaril at napatay
din na akoy taga Bato, sta. cruz, davao ngayon ng mga pulis at ng mga
del sur. dun ako pinanganak at dun ako vigilante, buhay pa rin kaya ang
lumaki kaya Brgy. Bato yung aming lugar, destiny ko? O baka nadali na din o
kaya na carry over na kaya hanggang patay na ng hindi ko pa nakikilala?
ngayon Bato na ang tawag sakin.
sabihin mo dont worry, ang daming

John navarro lalaki sa mundo. di ka mauubusan ng
General, paano po magkaroon ng lalaki, wag ka manghinayang dun sa
braso ng katulad sa inyo? mga drug addicts at drug pushers na
namamatay, marami pang dadating
dyan na matitino at bibigyan ka ng
work out. work out palagi. eh ngayon magandang companionship.
hindi na ko naka work out eh dahil wala
na, sobrang busy.
Alex legaspi Fernandez
Magkano ho ang kilo ng
Jasim Murad galunggong?
Sir, after drugs whats next?
galunggong? di naman ako

illegal gambling. namamalengke kasi nagluluto lang
ako. ewan ko kung magkano ang
galunggong dito. samin kasi walang
masyadong galunggong, hindi kinakain
Joowie Salabao
yung galunggong sa davao. iba yung
Sir paano palambutin ang bato?
isda namin doon, yung mga first class
na masasarap. dito tinitinda yung
Paano ba? Pakitaan mo ng multo. Pag galunggong, doon sa amin inii-snob
may multo, matatakot yung bato. yan, hindi masyadong kinakain. tilapia?
galunggong? wala yan sa amin doon.
This question is on behalf of those who have kids: What mo siyang patayin, kung di mo siya papatayin, ikaw ang
will they say to their children when they watch you on papatayin niyahahantong kayo sa ganon. Ipaliwanag mo
TV and you declare that papatayin ko yung mga sangkot na papatayin yan ni Chief Bato kapag yan ay lumaban.
sa iligal na droga? What if the kids themselves say Otherwise kung hindi lalaban yan, hindi yan mapapatay,
papatayin ko yan when they see an alleged pusher in huhulihin niya lamang yan. Sabihin mong hindi yan
the news? Do we say that is the right thing to do? sasaktan ni Chief Bato kung hindi yan manlalaban, kung
No. Mali yun. Its illegal, its immoral. Ipaliwanag mo sa hindi niya pag-iinterasan ang buhay ni Chief Bato.
kanila na Anak, meron tayong batas na sinusunod. Kung So why the violent rhetoric?
pusher ba yan na nagva-violate ng batas, hulihin mo. Its my strategy to extend fear sa mga criminalsthats the
Hulihin in a sense na, hulihin mo para harapin nila yung only language they know. Hindi pwedeng when we talk a
kanilang ginawang offense sa batas. In the process, hinuhuli bout crime, we will be there to present ourselves as meek as a
mo tapos lumaban, and in danger yung buhay mo, then you lamb, na parang harmless ka na tao. You should act to be in
have to decide kung kaninong buhay ang ipe-preserve mo, control. Kinakatakutan ka dapat kasi you are talking about
buhay ng kriminal o buhay mo? So you have to preserve crimes, hindi ka pwedeng palamya-lamya na pulis. Ganun
your own life. Thats self defense, you have to defend your ang aking pamamaraan.FH M
life, darating sa punto na yan talagang kinakailangan

KIDS WHO CRIME

A BILL HAS
BEEN PASSED
TO LOWER THE
MINIMUM AGE
OF CRIMINAL
LIABILITY FROM
15 YEARS OLD
TO AS YOUNG
AS NINE. BUT
THE QUESTION
STILL HAS TO
BE RAISED:
ARE WE EVEN
HELPING THESE
CHILDREN
AT ALL?
WORDS I L LUST RATI ON

MIKE DIEZ CARLOROZY
CLEMENTE

THE NATIONAL AGENDA
You wait for the

traffic light to turn IMPURITY
The often used argument against RA 9344 is
years old may not be prosecuted.
This is where parties come fiercely at
odds. We received a lot of complaints from
law enforcement agencies tungkol dun sa
green when some punk that it allows children in conflict with the law
to escape criminal liability. Nagagamit talaga
mga minors na hindi pwedeng i-charge.
House Speaker Alvarez said in a press
splashes watered ng mga sindikato ang mga bata, says PNP
Chief Dela Rosa. Nagagamit talaga ang mga
conference. We have to address that.
Oco insists that this is just another matter
detergent on Your bata sa krimen. Maraming kabataan din ang
umaabuso sa batas na iyan.
of misunderstanding of the law. That does
not mean we should just leave them be,
windshield. You knock So, is RA 9344 to blame for the
seemingly rising number of kids who crime in
states Oco. If you do that you are actually
violating the law. What the duty-bearer should
on Your window to the country?
Ang pinakamalaking balakid namin sa
do is still investigate the crime, and subject
these children to intensive program.
signal him to stop, batas ay yung misunderstanding, counters These children who commit serious
Tricia Oco, executive secretary of the Juvenile
signalling no, You Justice Welfare Council (JJWC), a policy-
crimes enumerated in the law, like murder,
parricide, should undergo an intensive
dont have change to making body tasked to coordinate, monitor,

and ultimately ensure the implementation of
rehabilitation intervention program in Bahay
Pag-asa (a halfway house facility for juvenile
spare. as the light RA 9344. Even sa social media may nakikita
akong comment na mga 14-year-old puwede
delinquents). That means they will be
institutionalized for a minimum of one year.
turns green and You nang pumatay, which is absolutely, wrong.
She adds: Siguro tingnan na muna natin
Hindi totoong papabayaan mo na lang sila. In
fact, kung ikaw yung government official at
rev to move forward, ang situation before there was RA 9344. Our
situation before was that 9-year old children can
sinabi mo ay, bata yan, pabayaan mo na lang
pwede kang kasuhan sa RA 9344. Pwede
the punk Yells at You be prosecuted. And if you look at our records
a lot of them went to jail for petty crimes.
kang makulong.
tang ina mo!, and it Lowering the age of criminal liability, she
takes utmost effort

not to stop Your car
says, is exactly the knee-jerk reaction that
has us mired in criminality in the first place. If
you look at the studiesindeed if you look at
how we were before RA 9344many children
are coming into conflict with the law because
SHIFTING PERSPECTIVES
Part of the problem it seems is the perception
that the public has regarding minors
and give the kid his precisely the age was lowered. committing crimes. Why is there something
comeuppance. Under RA 9344, juveniles aged 15 years

old up to 17 years old may be filed cases
inherently infuriating about kids getting away
unpunished, as in the example stated above
You raise this simple scenario, an all too as long as discernment of crime committed regarding punks roaming the streets of the
frequent occurrence in our daily commute, is established. Any juvenile aged below 15 metropolis?
and multiply it a thousand fold. That is the
outrage the Filipino general public feel about
juvenile delinquents when we see or hear
about them in the media. This is the reason
why everybody feels so much animosity
towards a certain law that many supposes
allow children to escape accountability.
RA 9344, or the Juvenile Justice Law, has
become the favorite punching bag of public
officials and spokespersons.
It all comes to a head when current House
Speaker and Davao del Norte Congressman
Pantaleon Alvarez filed a bill seeking to lower
the minimum age of criminal liability among
minors. If passed, this will revert the current
minimum age of criminal liability of 15 years
old back to as young as nine years old.
While the intent of protection of the
Filipino youth may be highly laudable, its effect
has had the opposite effectthe pampering
of youthful offenders who commit crimes
knowing they can get away with it, Alvarez said
in his explanatory note in filing said bill.
Sa ngayon, everybody is happymga bata
happy, mga sindikato happy, current Chief of
the Philippine National Police (PNP) Ronald
Dela Rosa succinctly points out. Nangyayari,
papasok dun sa presinto mga bata, turnover
namin sa DSWD (Department of Social
Welfare and Development). Pagdating sa
DSWD, i-turnover lang nila sa parents. Cycle.
Pabalik-balik lang ang problema.

KIDS WHO CRIME
Oco believes the general publics put to jail anymore alongside hardened in cases involving heinous crimes, juvenile
frustration regarding impunity is simply boiling criminals, it has a huge impact on these kids. delinquents will get a relatively light sentence
over juvenile delinquents. Kahit naman We dont necessarily feel it. Kapag yung than their adult counterparts. Although RA
ako pag nakikita ko sa balita na madaming bata hindi nakukulong, hindi mo makikita 9344 states that reparation for victims and
krimen, nagagalit din ako, she says. If kaagad yung return of investment. But even their families must be made, its still a difficult
you look at our situation, its really hard to with one child spending one day in prison, it pill to swallow for a society that thinks
make an objective discussion regarding the could make a lot of difference in how he will corporal punishment should still be the norm
minimum age of criminal liability because the become in the future. in upbringing morally upright citizens.
Filipino people, and I think legitimately so, are Media sensationalism also contributes But that is the essence of RA 9344.
really sick of crimes happening all around. to perpetuating the established perception Essentially it is a concept of restorative
The JJWC has a steep mountain to climb about kids who crime. Oco cautions FHM on justice, wherein integration back into society
since Filipinos are clamoring for punitive citing data from the PNP regarding juvenile of the juvenile delinquent is the goal. Pundits
justice more than the kind of justice the delinquents. Most police would put in their argue that although restorative justice is an
council wishes Pinoys would espouse blotters even those just accused of crimes. If ideal, it is an ideal nonetheless that society
restorative. This fact is something that Oco media would base their reports on this data, it must inevitably move towards.
accedes to. would seem that Before we
Restorative justice is a concept that will kids who crime were colonized,
take years to understand, she says. Therein are increasing. restorative
lies the resistance: The law sees the children What Oco justice was the
in conflict with the law as a victim. For an provided us norm, says
ordinary citizen, especially if you are the instead was Oco. She says
victim, you would not see it that way. percentage of that indigenous
As an example, Oco recounted a total crimes people still resort
case wherein a 14-year-old girl was committed in to restorative
institutionalized for stealing chocolates. She the country by justice. Indeed,
would have been turned over to her parents adults and those in the barangay
because she was below the age of criminal committed by level, this is the
liability, but she did not have parents or any juveniles. Here justice system
relative in the metro. only 2 percent of being employed
She was a criminal, that is the extent of crimes committed currently. Parties
what people see, she says. But it became in the country would go to the
apparent as we checked her background involve juvenile barangay and
that she herself was a victim. She was delinquents. Of settle things there
trafficked, was molested, and abandoned by this, more than before the matter
her parents. Oco adds that this is an all-too half are crimes goes to court.
familiar refrain in a song that her council, the against property. The JJWC
PNP, and politicians have been dancing to for About .01 percent has been in
the past eight years. When children werent account for existence for
heinous crimes eight years.
committed by Hopefully within
juveniles. the next two
It is this .01 years we would
percent that gets be able to
highlighted in the change peoples
media because, perception
lets face it, that sells, laments Oco. We may about restorative justice, Oco says. It is an
feed the media countless data and facts ambitious timeline, for sure. But I am positive
but several factors come into play before na mababago ang mindset.
something gets broadcast. She admits that generally, punitive justice
She adds that whenever a heinous crime is still the popular mindset among Filipinos
committed by a juvenile gets highlighted the today, especially with a sitting president
minimum age of criminal liability is usually and a chief PNP who are hard-hitting and
pinpointed as a flaw in the law. But this only aggressive in going after criminals.
creates a chicken and egg scenario. We all want a peaceful society, Oco
Advocates of the Juvenile Justice Law says. Our goal with RA 9344 is to prevent
argue that exposing juveniles at an early age crimes from happening. Oco argues that if
to hardened criminals will more than likely society would provide children with the basic
turn them into criminals in the future. Chief necessities of food, shelter, and education,
PNP Dela Rosa does not argue this point. the possibility of that child resorting to
Hindi dapat ihalo sa mga kriminal ang mga criminal activity would be zero.
bata, diyan sang-ayon ako, Dela Rosa says. For now, her agency braces for the
Lalong matututo ng katarantaduhan mga possibility that the minimum age of criminal
iyan dun. liability will be lowered. It would set the
council back several notches from what they
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
have built the past eight years. She says,
for example, that millions of pesos spent on
educational materials to disseminate to police
officers for their guidance in implementing
Minuscule percentage notwithstanding, it is RA 9344 would be laid to waste should there
hard to wrap our minds around the fact that be any amendments made to the law. FH M

RX WEED CECILE JUSI- BALTASAR
WO R DS

Marijuana is an illegal substance
in the PhiliPPines and is Part of
President rodrigo dutertes intense
war on drugs. but, as Many Medical
studies have established, it also
helPs Manage Pain for a diverse
list of Maladies, froM rheuMatisM
to cancer. so the debate rages: to
legalize for Medicinal use
or continue to outlaw

THE NATIONAL AGENDA
A month and a half into President Rodrigo Studies by independent

Dutertes term, 700,000 drug users and pushers groups back up this
surrendered to the Philippine National Police. seemingly simplistic and
This unprecedented voluntary submission was, random tummy ache
no doubt, triggered by Dutertes single-minded treatment.
war on drugs. Three months after he was institutions such as the university
proclaimed president, about 1,800 people have of california center for Medicinal
been killed in relation to the drug war. cannabis research, have actually
This bloody context puts the issue of medical proven that cannabis does ease
pain and inflammation. these
cannabis use in the Philippines on rather
studies say that medical cannabis
sensitive ground. Cannabiswhether used for
is especially effective in cases
medical or recreational purposesis illegal in the that are caused by inflammation:
Philippines. It is counted among the dangerous cancer, the growth of tumors,
drugs that the government is up in arms against. chronic problems in the nervous
However, a growing voice is clamoring for system, rheumatism, etc.
a rethinking of the status of medical cannabis,
at least in this part of the world. Advocates
swear by the medical benefits of cannabis, and
pushing for clearer definitions for what should
be outlawed. On the other hand, groups against
legalizing cannabis for any purpose say all that The Dangerous Drugs Act
will do is endanger Filipinos, particularly the of 2002 (RA 9165), which
youth. former President Gloria
Now, were curious. What do these Macapagal Arroyo signed
advocates seeparticularly the Philippine into law in January 2002,
Compassionate Cannabis Societythat started the medical cannabis
theyre willing to risk getting caught up in the regulation ball rolling.
Philippines war against drugs? (FHM attempted Except there was no specific
to reach groups that are against the legalization mention of cannabis.
of medical cannabis in the Philippines. ra 9165s section 2 promises
Unfortunately, none had confirmed interviews as that, the government shall
we went to press.) aim to achieve a balance in the
Heres what we know, so far: national drug control program
so that people with legitimate
medical needs are not prevented
from being treated with adequate
A lt h ou g h there aren t amounts of appropriate
medications, which include the use
an y o ffic ial records of dangerous drugs.
desc rib in g the use

of me d ical cannabis,
Filip in o s hav e been
u n offic ially using
i t fo r ye a rs w ithout
pu t t in g it on the
rec o rd .
as recent as three generations ago,
filipinos in some provinces treated
stomachaches by taking cannabis leaves
like how your grandmother takes her
pito-pito tea.
based on reports from isabela,
samar, davao, iloilo, and the
cordilleras, the elders would
tell someone who had a
stomachache, Pumitas ka
lang ng dahon diyan at
pakuluan mo, says chuck
Manansala, founder of
Medical cannabis research
center in the Philippines.

RX WEED
Encouraged by President Dutertes The side effects of

openness to the use of medical cannabis, according
cannabis, and to clarify vague
issues in the existing drug laws,
M edi cal to research, are so
mild that a nap can
Isabela Representative Rodolfo D. cannabi s supposedly take them
away.
Albano III has refiled the Philippine
Compassionate Medical Cannabis does nt com e The worst that can happen
Act (or House Bill 180) in the 17th
Congress.
i n the f orm of to you [if you use cannabis],
according to research, would
an act providing compassionate and j oi nts . be nausea, dizziness, and
paranoiaor the fear of being
right of access to medical cannabis and
expanding research into its medicinal Much as many would caught, says Manansala.
properties, begins this house bill. like to assume, giant Sleep it off and its gone
Manansala simplifies it for us: whatever pot sessions arent how when you wake up. Hindi
[systems] exist for morphine will be medical cannabis is nakamamatay ang paggamit
applicable for medical cannabis under administered. instead, it ng cannabis on its own. Now,
this billit intends to create a controlled comes in the form of oil, if you smoke [weed] and
environment where planting [cannabis] capsules, suppositories, drive, thats a different story.
is [done] under a controlled environment in a form that can easily If you smoke [weed] then
with high security to prevent pilferage, theft, be vaporized, and in a drink alcohol, thats a different
diversion of the plant. concentrated form that is story.
the bill also plans to create an id usually used for epileptic
system where patients in need of medical patients.
cannabis are given their choice of treatment Our body actually has
in a safe and affordable setting. its own natural supply
house bill 180 goes on to explain: its of cannabinoidsthe
objective is for the patient to have access compounds found in
to safe, affordable, available medical cannabis that bring that
cannabis prescribed by a registered high.
physician in cases where cannabis has Studies done by the US
been found to be effective in prevention, National Institute on Drug
treatment, and management of specified Abuse have found that
symptoms, illnesses, and diseases. our body has its own
house bill 180 goes on to explain: its endocannabinoid system.
objective is for the patient to have access What this system does is
to safe, affordable, available medical it creates homeostasis,
cannabis prescribed by a registered or a state of balance.
physician in cases where cannabis has Cannabinoids can calm down
been found to be effective in prevention, an overactive immune system,
treatment, and management of specified and strengthen it if it is weak,
symptoms, illnesses, and diseases. says Manansala.
THE WAR ON DRuGs: fuTILE OR EffEcTIvE?

amid domestic and international humanitarian calls to stop the wave of killing, President duterte stands firm on his
campaign promise: to wipe out drug users and pushers one way or another.
is it working, though? you be the judge.
Yes, it is. No, it isnt.

according to a report done by Philippine national Police richard branson, member of the global commission
(PnP) oic Public information officer Police senior supt. on drugs Policy, and also an entrepreneur, believes
dionardo carlos, july 2016 saw a 9.8 percent drop in decriminalizing drug usenot punishing itis the solution.
crime volume (with 50,817 recorded crimes) compared in a debate with ian blair, retired commissioner of Police
to the period of july 2015 (with 56,339 recorded crimes). of the Metropolis, branson said, we examined the war on
in an interview with radyo ng bayan in early august, drugs over the last 40 years and came to the conclusion it
Presidential communications office secretary Martin has failed. case in point: Portugal did not legalize drug use,
andanar attributed this drop to dutertes tough stance but decriminalized it instead, getting the health department
against drugs: ito ay isang pagbabagong nararamdaman to help regulate. the government used the money they
ng Pilipino saan man silang sulok ng bansa hanggang sa saved from supporting prisoners for, instead, rehabilitating
pinakaliblib na barangay kung saan may droga at krimen. the users. and, Portugal has seen a big reduction in heroin
use, and in drug-related break-ins says branson. FH M

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YOUR WAY TO GOOD b-hole actually prepare
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you cant help but raise your fist up to the heavens Getting healthy is a and for a long-timebefore
(sometimes both fists, even), fall on your knees, and long-term commitment shooting said scenes.
curse the life youre leading. that you cant hack like a theres stretching, fasting,
But were here to tell that however bad your life is video game. Sure, there and enemas involved.
right now, we bet youre savvy enough not to have made are procedures and drugs so the next time you find
out there that might yourself with a fine lady
these really bad decisions: whos feeling frisky, just
help you along the way.
They might even make forget about asking to go
it appear that youre in through her backdoor.
the pink of health. But at unless, of course, she
best, theyre temporary, or offers, in which case you
worse, even superficial. better hope she didnt
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pressure and pulse rate says about tantric sex,
smoking is. Its something firearm-related incidents permanent damage to it isnt possible. unless,
real men do. Well, combined. The good news will normalize eight hours your kidneys, heart, and of course, youre sergey
smoking is bad for you, is that if youre a smoker, after you smoked. But it nerves, and may even turganov, a modern-day
and we mean, really bad. it isnt too late. Quitting takes your body around cause death in some russian hero whose
We know it causes cancer smoking cold turkey 20 years to fully recover cases. So take it easy antics proved to be a
(and not just in the lungs) (meaning, right now) will from your smoking habit. with the supplements and very bad decision. he
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at once but also make
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upended by the drug P R OTE CTI O N then promptly died of a
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for you: President Duterte. in the nude. but having hero or fool, you decide.
unprotected sex (this
4 SELLING ONE OF means without a condom,
YOUR KIDNEYS (EVEN bro) is just risky business
IF IT ISNT TO FUND in this day and age. and
YOUR DRUG HABIT) were not just talking
Look, we know that about risking an unwanted
sometimes you need pregnancy here. Were
money badly. So badly, talking about diseases
in fact, that you might both for you and your
consider doing anything lady friends. aside from
to get your hands on the risk of contracting
some dinero. But selling hiV, venereal diseases 12 B E C O M I N G
your kidneys to the black or stds are starting
A C O LLE CTO R
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go. Having two kidneys antibiotics. the experts (except if its
doesnt make one of fear that in the not-too- copies of F H M , of
them a spare. Your body distant future the likes of course)
actually uses both of herpes and gonorrhea will if you are not a collector
them to filter waste and become untreatable. that of fhM and if you are
excess fluids out of your means having to live with collecting beyond your
body. If you sell one of them rest of your life..
means, listen up. You might
them, that means your have the money now to buy
remaining kidney will 7 ASKING all the toys you were denied
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to compensate. This can in a financial position to
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even result in death.

9 D R OPPI N G OUT OF And then theres the office
S CH OOL clown, which you should never
School sucks, sure. The aspire to become. Unlike
classes are boring, the academia, the work place
teachers are slave drivers. demands a certain level of
But ask anyone whos holding professionalism, one that is
down a 9-to-5 job and theyll hard to maintain when no one
tell you that flunking out of can take you seriously. Theres
school will ruin your life. The also a chance you might end
job market isnt too large for up like Garry Hoy, a Canadian
people who dont finish their lawyer who fell to his death
studies. So unless youre okay from the 24th floor when he
being a low-level employee repeatedly, jokingly threw
your whole life, or you have himself against his office
rich parents wholl give you window, which was supposed
a job at the family company to be unbreakable. It was, but
regardless of your (lack of) the glass popped out of the
academic accomplishments, frame when Hoy hit it too hard.
you should probably rough it
out and finish that degree. 11 N OT U P G RAD I N G
The good thing is, dropping YOU R S K I LLS
out of school is one of those bad For many people, its enough
decisions you can actually make to have a job and earn a
up for however old you are. living. But with todays volatile
A 91-year old Frenchwoman, economy, theres no telling
Colette Bourlier, just completed when and how you might
her PhD early this year. Theres end up a redundancy that
hope for you yet. can be easily let go. That
would be you sitting in your
10 B E COM I N G TH E cubicle, doing what you do, not
OFFI CE CLOWN knowing how to do anything
In many ways, working in most else. Okay, they might not fire
offices is like going to school. you. But they wont move you
You have to be there for most up the ladder, either. Learning
of the day, even if you dont new skills, which you can do
want to. You have to wear a on your own thanks to DIY
mandated uniform. You have websites and instructional
designated lunch hours. And like videos, gives you the
school, people fall into certain opportunity to move up in the
roles in the office environment. world. It also keeps your mind
The crush ng bayan, the bad sharp, something the ladies
boy, and the hottie. appreciate.
from your older cousin.

C O LLE CTI O N to her. she might think that 14 E ATI N G
but does that mean you
B E CA U S E YO U R its immature for a grown- COCKROACHES
have to buy all the toys and
comic books in the world? W I F E (O R
up, such as yourself, to FOR FUN
have such a collection. some experts say that
collecting is an expensive G I R LF R I E N D) Whatever the case may in the future, given the
hobby, and not for the faint
of heart and shallow of D E M A N D S IT be, do not under any scarcity of resources,
so youre already a circumstances, give in and humans might actually
pockets. if you dont know
collector. fine. but beware: sell off your collection. hold turn to eating bugs for
the gameand collecting
sooner or later, your on to it! Who knows if in much needed dietary
is serious game, ask the
precious collection of toys the future one of the things protein. some people
mastersdont get into it.
or comic books (or fhM in your collection might are even calling insects
incidentally, do you even
issues!) could be caught in be able to pay for your superfood because these
have space for your horde?
your partners cross-hairs. childrens college tuition? leggy creatures pack a ton
she might feel that youre (it probably wont.) but of nutrients that we lack in
13 S E LLI N G O F F giving your babies all the damn it, man, you need a our everyday diet.
YO U R P R E C I O U S attention you used to give hobby. tell her that. but honestly, this kind
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of future is far off yet. 21 HAVING CHILDREN
and right now, we still We know, its cruel. but
have cows and pigs to hear this out: according
slaughter and feast upon.
to a recent study, a
so why not leave the bugs
filipino family of fourthat
alone?
means mother, father and
two kidsneeds at least
15 J O I N I N G A p120,000 a month to
J A PA N E S E G A M E lead a good, comfortable
SHOW life. and youre thinking
there are so many things of spawning? are you
that we have Japan to kidding?!
thank for: ramen, sushi,
anime, and manga, Maria 22 STAYI N G S I N G LE
ozawa. however, if you FOREVER
ever find yourself in Japan then again, what happens
and youre invited to join when you grow old? You
a tV game show, say no.
might end up like one of
You might think it could
those guys who die in
be some takeshis castle
their apartments and isnt
knock-off, but in reality,
found until months later,
you could actually end
being eaten by their pets.
up in a quiz show where
the penalty of getting the
wrong answer is having 23 R U N N I N G A W AY
your team members taint F R O M YO U R LI F E
rubbed in your face. or
worse. dont believe us?
R I G HT N O W
so maybe you already
Just go to Youtube and 17 DATING SOMEONE YOURE pregnant, married, and clueless. made some of the worst
squirm. NOT COMPATIBLE WITH Its also one of the biggest mistakes you could ever
Admit it, the females are right mistakes you can actually make make, and your life sucks.
16 M A K I N G about this compatibility thing. in your life. A pregnancy doesnt Maybe youre thinking that
F R I E N D S W I TH A Looks can only go so far when necessarily mean that you have getting on the next tricycle
youre dating someone. If you date to marry the person youre having or jeepney and never
CA N N I B A L someone smarter than you, you
if you make friends with
the child with. In a country without looking back is the best
could end up resenting them. If divorce (in fact the only country thing you can do at this
a cannibal, like bernd
brandes, a german,
you date someone dumber, you where divorce isnt available), moment. but you would
who, in 2001, answered could end up being bored to tears. marriage isnt something you do be wrong. Whatever
a personal newspaper If you date someone who hates lightly. Anyway, not getting married mistakes you did to end
ad from a cannibal, then everything that you love or vice doesnt mean youre not owning up where you are now
youre literally dead meat. versa, its kind of telling youll likely up to the child that you fathered. pale in comparison to
brandes was killed and end up hating each other, too. You can still be a responsible not facing life head-on.
then butchered by armin Save yourself the grief. If you cant father without putting a ring on it. because really, running
Miewes, who confessed see eye to eye about most things, Were serious bro. away from a problem
to the crime after he keep it casual. But only if shes would be the worst
was caught. it was later into that, too. 20 G ETTI N G MAR R I E D decision you could ever
revealed that brandes Oh man, we actually said it! make in your life. FH M
18 CHAS I N G AFTE R Because the question that
actually agreed to
LAD I E S WH O LOVE TH E V possibly every man getting
becoming Miewes source
AS M U CH AS YOU D O married asks himself the night
of protein, and even had
Life is not a porn video, bro. before the big day is: Am I making
some of his own flesh as
Oftentimes, women who like the worst decision of my life?
his last supper.
women as much as you do, dont Okay, lets run through a couple
want to be anywhere near your things. Have you asked yourself
penis. Its true. You have to accept these as well: what if I fall out
thats how theyre built. No amount of love with her? What happens
of charm or wit will turn that tide. when we get old or sick, or worse,
Better look to other shores to when she does? What if she
dock on. becomes the breadwinner of the
family instead of me? If you feel
19 MAR RYI N G S OM E ON E hopeless after asking yourself
B E CAU S E YOU G OT TH E M
those questions, if your balls just
PR E G NANT
retracted from fear, then yes.
Its a classic story. Man and
Marrying is probably the worst
woman get hot and heavy, and
decision you can make in your life.
are too into it to pause and get a
condom. Nine months later, theyre

Camayan FHM_0916.indd 1 8/4/16 6:57 PM
,
she s goT THE SHINE
H e l l o J a n e y, o u r d a y J u s t g o t a b i t
brigHter witH you around
PhotograPhy Yves HuY Truong

In the age of
social media and
overexposure,
can anyone keep
secrets anymore?
Janey B can. Despite being one of the hottest
models in the scene of fast cars, flash clubs,
MMA, and everything else men love, this proud
Filipina slayer has kept her last name a mystery.
Go ahead and try Googling it to find out.
Theres nothing, is there? But what youve
most likely seen is this dusky goddesss body
of work, in which case youll understand when
we say this girl can definitely light up a room
with her presence. Ash Mahinay
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YO U R L O O K
Edited by ASH MAHINAY

mikeyashlie.mahinay@
summitmedia.com.ph
Words
ASH MAHINAY
Photogr aPy
RIA REGINO
OF FAT CAT STUDIO
st yLing
BADj GENATO
grooming
AMANDA PADILLA
modeL
GUILHERME OF LVX
D I LE M MA S
The
daily
grind
Let your denim do
the heavy Lifting
Two pairs of jeans, two pairs of

shoes, two jackets, two shirts
they could be all you have but
it will get you through, trust
us. Of course, they will have to
do slave work for you. But the
struggle is not real however, if
youve copped the right jeans
to stack everything on. They
are the building blocks to make
your weekly rotation a sure
hitso make sure to nail that fit
and everything else will follow
and all is well in the world.
Hyperflex jeans,
P2,499
Gray shirt, P699
Bomber jacket,
P1,799
Chambray button
down shirt, P1,399
All items from
Freego
fits
head to moa arena

via your conveyance
of choice and look for
the big white modern
building that looks kind of
like a boat. that's Conrad
hotel. head up to the 2nd
floor and you've made it.
Brandblack Ether
Weartesters, p5,995
Under Armour Curry 2.5
73-9, p8,795
Nike KD9 Pre Heat,
P7,645
STOR E LI ST
Field guide WordS

ASH MAHINAY
photogr aphy
Sporting the goodS from the KURT ALVAREZ
illuStr ationS
north and South MADY MARCELINO
Unlike arenas abroad, the lack of a real home team

TITAN CONRAD at the MOA Arena also means it lacks a major draw:
the merch shop. The Titan team has picked up
the slack though, with the opening of their newest
#230-231 S Maison, 2F branch at the swanky Conrad Hotel Manila next
Conrad Hotel Manila, door. Gilas swag is ready for the taking alongside a
Marina Way, Mall of mouthwatering and wallet-slaying lineup of all the
Asia Complex, Pasay
basketball shoes that matter. Even if youre just here
to look around, its fun to talk shop (and shoes) with
the staff. And theres Titans full-featured barbeshop,
of course, to complete a day of spending on your
happiness.

adidas HOMECOURT
2F UP Town Center, Katipunan Ave.
Quezon City
The Three Stripes launches a new concept with

the Homecourt stores, which focus on their
performance line. Aside from being our new
shoe rack goal, the Shoebase serves as the
centerpiece and inspiration as you enter. Its the
Climachill Tee,
cozy athletic clothing that we really dig though.
P1,895
Were not exactly chasing the European tracksuit Heavy Terry Crew,
gangster look, but shacking up in adidas hybrid P3,595
training yet panlabas gear is one of the best Heather Pants,
moves for our weather nowadays. P2,895
the up town
Center Complex
is huge. to get
your adidas fix
quickly, enter through
the Balara entrance
and go inside the mall
across from h&m. look
up and youre there fam.

Off
Duty
Athletics
chill performances,
podium finishes
phoToGraphy
Doc Marlon Pecjo

canon crusaDer of LiGhT
for eos DiGiTaL
sTyLinG
Joel Ramos
GroominG
Ma. Teresa
Santos
moDeL
Cristiano
dAngelo
shoT on
LocaTion aT
VicToria park,
honG konG
(opening page)
Bomber jacket
Zara man
Shirt and pants

h&m
Sneakers
nike
(this page)
Navy jacket
G2000
Shirt
Grab-a-Tee at
robinsons
Department
store
Sneakers
nike
Black jacket
onesimus
Hoodie
21 men
Trousers
folded & hung
Gray suit
G2000
White shirt
portside at
robinsons
Department
store
Gold eyewear
Gentle monster
Cap
folded & hung
Blue jacket
he by mango
Orange shirt
h&m
Printed shorts
h&m
Cap
21 men
Hoodie
factorie
Bomber jacket
Zara man
Joggers
h&m
Sneakers
nike
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U PSWI NG
Edited by CECILE JUSI-BALTASAR

cecilejbaltasar@gmail.com
S K I L L
Fight like
a chief
ThE BaRon GEiSlERS
and KiKo MaToSES
in ThiS woRld will
havE noThinG on you
oncE you BEcoME
ThE fiGhTinG ExPERT
youvE lonG dREaMEd
of BEcoMinG. hERE,
wE GivE you a hand
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PRacTiTionER of
an anciEnT filiPino
fiGhTinG aRT waRdS
off an aTTacKER. wiTh
ThE RiGhT TRaininG,
you MiGhT BE aBlE To
do ThE SaME.
words
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com/
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S K I L L
N
ot to be confused with Philippine martial arts, Bahad Manila; Adefuin, 48, trains in Baguio.
Zubu is an ancient Filipino fighting art. Its not rigid You dont need strength or speed to fight in Bahad Zubu, Adefuin
like karate or noisy like taekwondo. Neither does it use explains. You [just] need to be exact and use the laws of physics. You
padded accessories like boxing. also need proper understanding of how the body moves. Adefuin, who
Bahad Zubu can be traced to the lost Philippine has trained with Romo for more than three years, started out as a self-
fighting art of Bali Alho (reverse stick fighting) that defense enthusiast. But he was eventually encouraged by Romo to learn
dates back to our pre-Hispanic ancestors. Norman from others and subsequently, to teach eager students in Baguio City.
Adefuin learned from Grandmaster Yuli Romo, who in turn learned just by This combative art is practiced in close range and sometimes, with
watching and observing the late escrimador Tatang Illustrisimo. a bladed weapon. For FHM, Adefuin demonstrated three scenarios that
Romo was the one who conceptualized Bahad Zubu. This fighting you can use on the street for self-defense. In the reenactments, we assume
art draws from various Filipino fighting arts to come up with a highly that your dominant side is the right. (Remember: Norman Adefuin and Namli
effective method of self-defense. It is intuitive and natural rather than Romo are trained in Bahad Zubu. Do not attempt the self-defense tactics
repetitive. Training for this art is done one-on-one: Romo, 67, trains in below without proper training. Until then, leave the blade at home, yes?)
1 2
3 4
S C E NAR IO 1 5
Someone comes at you with a

knife/blade/sharp object
1 With your right hand, push his left shoulder back
and grip his right wrist with your left hand. 4 Keep his right arm against your body and bend
your left knee so there is no room for his arm
2
Lift your left hand overhead, your elbow bent at to move. Keep a firm grip with your right hand.
90 degrees, and your right hand still clutching Rest your left elbow on your left knee.
3
his left shoulder.
With your left arm, push his right arm down and
clipped to your torso, and your right hand grip-
5 Get down on your right knee so that his right
arm is clipped tightly against your body and
twist his hand to disarm.
ping his right forearm as well.

1 2
S C E NAR IO 2
Someone comes
at you unarmed
1 Move your body to the side and
catch his right fist with your left,
gripping his right wrist.
2 Still gripping his wrist and with your

left arm on top of his right, push his
arm down swiftly and swing your
torso with your elbow up and out.
3 Still gripping his right wrist and

keeping him within range, hit his chin
with the full force of your right elbow.
S C E NAR IO 3
Someone sticks a bladed weapon at you from behind
1 2 3
1 Turn to your right to push

the flat side of the blade
on your back. Stand
2 Swiftly turn to face him,
your hand on his left
hip and left hand ready
3 Push down his head, pushing your
forefinger and middle finger against
his nose (or eyes), and clipping both
perpendicular to his body. to grab his head. his arms with your right arm, so that
he is unable to move them. Then,
you can disarm him.

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C R Otti N d E
C H av i g N O L
P O u Li g Ny-
S ai Nt-Pi E R R E
N e N u pHar
tO m m E d E B R E B i S
au P i m E Nt
d 'E S P E L EttE
F o o D
Perfect match
mOR B i E R
ClaSS uP youR aCT wiTh a liTTlE vino-fRoMagE

PaiRing know-how
M i M o leTTe
To M M e B r l e
apart from sounding gentlemanly snooty B Ou L EttE

when ordering them at a french restaurant, d av E S N E S
what makes wine and cheese click anyway?
apparently, it has something to do with
satisfying your palette. Cheese has fats
that coat your tongue, making you salivate more; wine
helps bind and control the saliva because of the chemical
components present in it. The result: your tongue perfectly
lubricated, which makes food taste a whole lot better.
Cheese connoisseur Colin Chandaras of renowned woRDS
ria eSGuerra
french cheese company fromagerie Beillevaire recently
dropped by Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila as part of the PhoTogRaPhy
hotels french Month celebration. he brought along a MarK JeSalVa
wide selection of their premium cheeses and taught us
SPECial ThankS To
a few things about finding the right glass of vintage for SoFiTel pHilippiNe plaza MaNila
your fromage (that's snooty talk for cheese). aND FroMaGerie BeilleVaire

R E B LO C H O N
second milking of the cow contains a hint of ash in

NN u p h a r
is very creamy and a little its center. (No worries,
vino Pick: Red
chewy with a nice earthy bro! Its vegetable ash
Juniper berries, parsley,
aroma and a rich hazelnut thats perfectly edible.)
chives, and tarragon
taste. The tartness of And for that, Chandaras
flavor this cow cheese.
white wine (yes, use tart recommends a bold
A medium-bodied and
to describe your wine for Pommard with its blueberry
highly acidic Saumur red
instant 100 pogi points) and gooseberry aroma and
made from Cabernet
will complement the hints of chocolate-y and
Franc grapes will enhance
cheeses nutty flavor. leathery flavors.
the flavors of those herbs
and spices.
m i m o lette B o u l e t te
CrottiN de ChavigNol vino Pick: Red dav e s N e s
WH i t E Remember queso de vino Pick: White
vino Pick: Red
Chandaras singles out bola a.k.a. Edam cheese? This cheese has a
Pinot noir for pairing with As Chandaras tells definitive taste and is
this old, dry, hard cheese it, the mimolette was coated with paprika
which contains notes of produced to imitate the for added punch. As
REd walnuts and chestnuts. flavor of queso de bola, Chandaras put it, when
Master Sommelier back when the French it was first created, the
Madeline Triffon has borders were closed off producer was looking
dubbed Pinot noir as sex to the Netherlandsthe to make the strongest
in a glass. Thats enough birthplace of Edam cheese of France. Keep
reason for us to give this cheese. The best way to those flavors in check by
combo a try. enjoy nibbling on a slice of pairing with a glass of
mimolette? While sipping a nice, crisp white wine.
bold glass of red wine.
tomme de BreBis au
pimeNt d'espelette F o u r m e t te C r o ix
to m m e B rle de Chazelle
vino Pick: Red
vino Pick: Red vino Pick: Sweet white
According to Chandaras,
Brle means burned, The blue spots on this
the Tomme de Brebis
and creme isnt the only wheel of dairy come
au Piment d Espelette
thing that tastes great from a mold called
is a sheeps milk
when kissed by fire. penicillium roqueforti,
cheese, flavored with
The rind of this cheese notes Chandaras. Its
the specialty of [the
is torched to give it a what gives the cheese
southwestern French]
smoky taste. So when its stench and distinctive
regionchilli pepper from
you partner it with the taste, and is perfectly safe
Espelette, and it comes
leathery and cherry notes to eat. He recommends
in a hard, solid wheel. The
of a Bordeaux red, itll pairing this creamy and
earthy flavor of a Pessac-
be like fireworks in your milky blue cheese with a
Lognan red wine will go
mouth. Probably. Minus sweet white wine for an
well with a slice or two
the hazards, of course. interesting combination.
of this classier and not-
quite-spreadable version Try Clos des Verdots
of the cheese pimiento. morBier Ctes de Bergerac
vino Pick: Red Moelleux.
WH i t E This cheese literally
p o u l i g Ny-s a i Nt-
(S WE E t )
pierre
vino Pick: Red
A creamy and nutty goat
GENERAL cheese with a bitter bite
QUICK TIP like Pouligny-Saint-Pierre
For strong-tasting could very much benefit
cheeses, from the elegant sexiness
go for sweet white wine. of Pinot noir. If you ask us
For hard cheeses, (given that very vivid and
F O u R m E ttE go for red wine. memorable description),
CR Oi x d E For soft, creamy
we think anything and
C Ha z E LLE cheeses go for
white wine. everything can probably
benefit from being paired
with a glass of Pinot noir.
reBloChoN
vino Pick: White
Reblocher in French
means: to milk the cow
a second time, explains
Chandaras. This particular
cheese, made from the

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eDiteD BY
ALLAN P. HERNANDEZ
allan.hernandez
@summitmedia.com.ph
This car has 300

horsepower under the
hoodand a 220V plug
BYDs Qin plug-in hYBriD sports saloon is a
true step into the future
WorDs: allan p. hernanDeZ

BYDs Qin
DRivEs LikE FEELs LikE LOOks LikE BUY AT
a silencer, on the future of a subaru. a bit. p2,488,000
electric; whiplash, driverless cars has But not a tesla s,
on sport happened. which it should.
remote control, baby!
BYD is a Chinese carmaker that entered the all-electric or hybrid technology (but in the case power under the hood. You have to try it to
Philippine automotive market three years ago. of the current Prius, no plug)register at 107, believe it. On paper, they say you can go from
The letters mean Build Your Dreams, which, 149, and 121 horsepower, respectively. Paltry. 0 to 100 km in 5.9 seconds.
honestly, is a bit uncool for a futuristic car So what if its made in China? Sure, they We know driverless cars are happening in
because it sounds more like the name of a will not have our side of the West Philippine the futurewith the Qin its happening now. the
multi-level marketing company. Sea, but they own $1.2 trillion of US debt car can run on remote control.
But BYD is no Ponzi scheme, theyre a meaning, they can do what they want, like build Your key is a control key with an engine
legitimate player whose game since 2008 a car with the specs of a Qin. And obviously, start and arrows that go for-ward/backward/
has been to take a lead in the electric vehicle they have. left/right. Press start and the car comes to life
segment. In China, electric buses are BYD. BYD is selling the Qin in the Philippines (you wont even hear it, because its the battery
Warren Buffett, the third richest person in the and we test drove it for a week. This is what we running). Press forward, car goes. Left, right,
world, bet on BYD and its electric vehicles by think it means for you to own a Qin, and this is backward, it goes. You can see the steering
buying a 10 percent stake in the company for also where we begin to list its other features: wheel turn with no one doing it. Remote
a quarter of a billion dollars. Korean electronics On pure EV mode, at full charge, you can control range is 20 meters. The car is a frickin
giant Samsung poured in half a billion dollars cover in a distance of 70 km under normal toy (we tried to think of a practical application,
into BYD just this year. Theyre flush with driving conditions. That could well translate to and we thought groceries. Walk out in the
money and theyre using it to make cars for your daily commute. Total time for a full charge: rain, call the car out from the parking lot, and
when oil runs out for good. 8 hours, or a normal nights sleep. In theory, let it come to you).
In the meantime, here in the country we you could run the Qin entirely on electricity; That last feature should keep you amused
are thus far acquainted with BYD through their you will never have to gas up again. for a while, and might justify the price, finally:
cheap carsthe wee F0 hatchback (P548,000), The socket is located at the trunk lid. You P2,488,000.
the F3 sedan (P698,000), and the S6 SUV get a proprietary charging pack that plugs into Might. Because at 2.4 million the choice
(P1,168,000). Regular cars, we should say, any AC outlet. A practical note: if you live in a opens up real wide. You could get a Eurocar
and a disservice to BYD if theyre all we care condo, on the 30th floor, and only have parking for that price (or add some pocket change),
to know because they have this: the Qin (say it: slot in the basement, you will not be able to or a Subaru WRX STI. We mentioned that it
Chin). Lets discuss the price later because that plug in. Hardware stores dont stock up on doesnt look like the future. Why didnt BYD
is a crucial part of our review. extension cords that long. just turn it into a sporty car like, say, the Tesla S
This is what the Qin is In Hybrid mode, the engine and the so it would be more desirable?
It is the future. battery work together to achieve maximum It just seemed unfair for the car to have
It doesnt look like the future, but it is. fuel efficiency. On paper, they say you can go 300 horses and cost that much and not look it
This car has 300 horsepower under its 50km/l. Pure batteries give you 150 hp; hybrid means it. But BYD Philippines report good sales
hoodand a 220v plug. give you 150 hp. for the Qin, so we figure there are enthusiasts
The Porsche 911 starts out with 370 In sport mode, the engine wholly takes over who understand the potential of the Qin.
horses, but no plug. and you get both the hp of EV and Hybrid If we were selling the Qin, this is what we
The Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt, and Toyota thats the 300 hp. We never got to try it legally, would say: This is not a new car. This is the
Priusthree of the most popular cars with either but you can feel its possible to have all that new car. FH M

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Pagbilao, Quezon is
practically deserted during
T R A V E L the rainy season), Boracay
at dawn (if you dont mind
drunken figures lying
Hack your prostrate in the back-

ground), or on a kayak in
the middle of a downpour
photos
(waterproof your camera
Greenery. Posing in The concrete jungle.
with paranoia).
front of miles and miles Theres something to be
of trees immediately tells said about the stark and raw
your social media friends grayness of concrete. Inject-
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Celebrating the
New Definition
of Sexy
WELCOME TO THE
NEW ERA OF HOTNESS.
The newly-crowned Sexiest Woman of 2016, Jessy Mendiola,

celebrates a much-deserved victory on her throne.
Sixteen years after FHM Philippines

first issue redefined sexy for millions of
Filipinos, the magazine once again shook
things up at the FHM 100 Sexiest Women
in the World Victory Party last July 26,
2016 at Valkyrie Night Club. The magazine
brought full attention to its classierbut no
less sexyrebranding.
Hosts (and proud members of 2016s
100 sexiest list) Roxee B and Rizza
Diaz got the party started by introducing
Even the ladies love FHM's new brand of sexy.
performances from the events sponsors
before giving way to the evenings
highlight: the women voted as the
nations sexiest.
The show kicked off with a surprise
appearance by FHM Philippines very first
Pinay cover girl, Sunshine Cruz, looking
every bit as gorgeous as she did in 2000.
Fan favorites Daiana Menezes, Rachel
Anne Daquis, and Kim Domingo, among
many others, then took turns dazzling the
audience with their turns on the stage.
Three-time winner Marian Rivera made
a special appearance as the first-ever Three-time winner Marian Rivera was awarded the Valkyrie was packed with a crowd eager to
inductee of the FHM Hall of Fame. first spot in the FHM Philippines Hall of Fame celebrate the night's lovely winners.
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Two-time Sexiest Woman Sunshine Cruz proved that Dawn Chang and Arny Ross tease the audience
Sam Pinto graces the FHM stage. sexiness knows no age. with a playful little dance number.
The women of RRJ in a The beautiful women of Tanduay wowing A lucky guest poses for an unforgettable photo op
street-themed strut-off. the crowd in their flirty swimsuits. with Rogin-E's Bangs Garcia and Daiana Menezes.
Two-time winner Sam Pinto
made a strong case for her
own potential induction
with her alluring walk down
the runway.
July 2016 cover girl
Rhian Ramos, who FHM
courted for years, made
sure that her appearance
was well worth the wait.
She, like all the beautiful
members of the list, was
given a plaque and bouquet
Rhian Ramos making a fan's day at an autograph Host Roxee B had all eyes on her as she of appreciation before
signing for her cover issue. kept the evening's energy up. returning backstage.
Capping off the show
was the moment everyone
was waiting for: the
coronation of this years
winner, Jessy Mendiola.
2016s Sexiest Woman
embodied everything about
FHMs new direction:
classy, tasteful, and
undeniably sexy.
In an evening that was
as much about the future
as it was celebrating the
moment, FHM guaranteed
that red-blooded Filipinos
have a lot to look forward
Seeing double with the Lady Lucks The geishas of Okamoto hosted The sexiest scents were on full toand appreciatein the
of Petron's roulette booth. a playfully naughty game. display at the Blackwater booth. years to come.
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O F F I C I A L A P PA R E L OFFICIAL DR I N K O F F I C I A L M U LT I V I TA M I N S
S PON SOR S PON SOR S PON SOR
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B O O K E N D E R
ILLUSTRATION: @KUYAJL; EVENT PHOTOS: MAJOY SIAZON
This is whaT you came for.

WORDS ALLAN P. HERNANDEZ
The lyrics off the Calvin Harris/Rihanna collab flashed trapped in a template of a bodyits women just being. They do what
on a huge screen onstage as Jessy Mendiola, this they do, and us men catch their sensual appeal in the things that
years Queen of Sexy, in a tempting sheer red ensemble, they do, and we catch that moment in our imagination and we sigh to
acknowledged her adoring public who assembled at ourselves, Wow, shes so sexy. It could be anything about her; it could
Valkyrie for the 2016 FHM 100 Sexiest Victory Party. be everything about herbeyond the body.
She was exactly what everyone came for. That is why when Jessy also said she was proof that everyone
She said it was surreal to be standing there as the countrys sexiest. can be sexy, I knew where she was coming from and I understood.
I dont know about that because to me, Jessy being the sexiest in the She didnt think she fit the mold (whatever that means), but there was
land is real. Weve celebrated women for the last 16 years and now we something in her that felt electric. I had stood next to her only a couple
know better that sexy is no longer about a fantasy or the unattainable, of times and I felt it. Some women can do that to you, just like that.

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VERGE GENT PULSE FITS BOOST

PHOTOGRAPHY: JAKE VERZOSA, ARTU NEPOMUCENO

Misogyny. n. A hatred of women

F H M I N T E R N AT I O N A L Manager Whilma M. Lopez Admin Assistant Managing Editor Franch

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SOlENN IS COmINg ! gOTTA COllECT ThEm All! ThE BITTER PIll

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Both sides of the story

Edited by CHISE ALCANTARA

the wall to separate the two communities because

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* as per request of some of our interviewees, their names have

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big leagues Pinoy pro-gamers as glorified tambays but is that really

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everyday's a holiday when you're

Art: MELVIN CALINGO

Story: CHISE ALCANTARA

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Edited by PONG M. CASTILLO

Youd understand the hype if you of the official app store.

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instead, prepared myself for a night walk.

KIDs KNOw bEt tE R

L O CAt I O N , L O CAt I O N , L O CAt I O N

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evolved into something buying a Nintendo 3DS for the arrival of

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3 Checkpoint Rock Bar

4 ZILI Nasi Goreng

Rock this joint 1 Handlebar Manila

words: JoHn paulo aguiler a; pHotogr apHY: paul Mondok

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Ill be super pragmatic about it; I know that my

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[1] The Yamazaki homey taste is something

Drink like a gentleman whisky connoisseurs love

woRds: JuJu baluYot; PhotoGR aPhY: KuRt alVaReZ

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WORDS: KARLo n.B. SAmSon

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PHOTOGRAPHY MARK JESALVA; INTERVIEW JASON TULIO

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interview KARA ORTIGA

photography XANDER ANGELES

Her reign as FHMs Sexiest happened almost accidentally.

THEM ARE WOMEN.

THAT SHE ISNT A

AND A HARD PLACE WO R DS

still, you knew he was the rock.

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On the issue of mistaken identity: there are or mabawasan. Pag nakita

as of this writing, the number

identity). he said there was

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