15/07/2025
() is an award-winning actress and singer; the youngest celebrity CEO in the country; one of the most followed Filipino celebrities on social media; and the breadwinner for more than half her life. Yet, despite her achievements, she’s been judged constantly throughout her career: too young, too girly, too loud, too sexy, too much, too real.
It does make you wonder—why are there so many rules for how we should speak and act in public? When do we get to be ambitious and successful without judgment? And how do we navigate all these contradictions coming at us non-stop?
Read on, and let’s discuss the double standards imposed upon us in MEGA’s July 2025 issue.
Photographed by , Art Direction by , Fashion direction and styling by , Creative deck by and , Sittings editors and , Beauty Direction by assisted by , Makeup , Hair , Nails JENNIFER PASCUAL of , Production Design assisted by and .orsolino, Fashion Assistant , Production .inreallife and , Photography Assistant TATE BERSALES, Written by , MEGA Magazine, July 2025.
Special thanks to SHIRLEY KUAN