THIS IS A WOMAN'S WORLD

TRUTH to POWER

- BAM ABELLON

Let the aces of fashion rise. For our power issue, we've rounded up the Philippines' most brilliant style mavens. What makes them truly distinct and how are they steering the course of fashion in the local scene?

This March, we bask in this historic moment for today's women heroes-the powerhouses of journalism. Follow Korina Sanchez and Karen Davila as they come together to foster a strong narrative of power, responsibility, and bigger possibilities.

Today, in a world where, for centuries, women have been pitted against each other, these towering icons stand side by side with a unified message: women fight for women.

KORINA
It’s easy to get someone’s sense of self and aspirations through comprehending the people she looks up to. For women, who have only been surrounded by the values of inclusivity and fairness in the recent decades, finding an influential person who is relatable can empower and inspire them to dream greater.

In the case of journalist Korina Sanchez-Roxas, her biggest influence was her mother, Celia Baluyut Sanchez, whom she calls a Renaissance woman. Celia was good at everything she set her mind to doing, Korina recalls, from cooking to homemaking, to building a business and growing it.

“IT thought she would live forever,” Korina tells MEGA magazine. Well, she lives in me, and will live in my daughter, Pilar.”

Other women she looks up to include television host and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey, for fighting racism, building an empire from nothing, and making a difference; primatologist and conservationist Dian Fossey, who lived and died for animal rights; Queen Elizabeth for harnessing the fallibilities of every human around her”; and a woman whom she met 25 years ago. The woman has six children, who then would then take turns wearing a single pair of rubber slippers to school. Today, the children all have college degrees.