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Listening Station
PREP Explores New Sonic Elements for 2022, Starting off with ‘The Kid’
Rank Magazine | February 22, 2022

London-based four-piece music collective, PREP, continues to revel on its main mission—to kick out elegant jams that make you dance while simultaneously luxuriating in the memories of late nights past, starting off with “The Kid.”

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Fashion & Style
The Y2K Era Called and Chris Nick Picked Up to Bring ‘Made to Measure’ SS/22 Collection
Leo Balante | February 21, 2022

Presented with Tiffany & Co., Chris Nick’s SS22 collection “Made to Measure” fuses elements of the ’70s and the sartorial and culture-shaping movement of the 2000s for a disco explosion in blacks, blues, and distinctly Chris Nick materials of sheer, sequins, and feathers.

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Cover Story
The Art of Becoming: The Many Faces of Iza Calzado
Rank Magazine | February 18, 2022

In a wide and ever-changing sea of beautiful faces in entertainment, Iza Calzado stands out and makes an unrelenting stand. As the critically-acclaimed multi-hyphenate continues to take on a diverse slate of marked roles with close to two decades in the business under her belt, not only does she continue to be an acting marvel, she serves up her platform for good, to bring about culture-shaping discussions on empowerment, body positivity, mental health, and self love. Editor Leo Balante looks closer as Calzado shows us what it means to not just be a once-in-a-lifetime showbiz tour-de-force but, more importantly, a complex, uncompromising, but remarkable human being.

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Radar
WEEK IN REVIEW: New Announcements, Fresh Drops, and Important Discussions Online—Now
Rank Magazine | February 18, 2022

Bringing you fresh happenings in the vast expanse of pop culture, as we know it, we round up the week’s relevant news, from comeback collaborations, thrilling releases, and all the pressing discussions raised on the Internet that need our attention.

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Listening Station
BIBI Blessed Us with Fiery Visuals off her Hypnotic Track ‘The Weekend’—and We’re Obsessed
Rank Magazine | February 17, 2022

23-year old South Korean artist and emerging R&B performer BIBI has returned with an official music video with 88rising for the track “The Weekend” and it’s making all sorts of statements.

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Mastermind
Stitching Self-Expression in Fashion: Nina Amoncio on Narrating the Personal to Universal Forms of Wearable Art
Roni Mae Serrano | February 14, 2022

Breaking the mold of the fashion industry, young designer Nina Amoncio traces her journey from the roots of her passion for fashion to her creative growth building a sustainable brand of and for the future, ANTONINA.

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Next
A New Wave: These Young and Rising Stars are Bringing a New Sparkle to the Screen
Andrea Ysabel Andres & Roni Mae Serrano | February 14, 2022

Breaking new ground in the face of the new normal, Sparkle GMA Artist Center introduces the new set of young powerful love pairs that will soon dominate the shows of the network.

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Lists & Guides
All the ‘Kwentong Jollibee’ Shorts that Made Us Smile and Ugly Cry through the Years
Isaiah Bailon & Jaime Bautista | February 14, 2022

From its rich library of short films, we round up our picks of some of the most memorable Kwentong Jollibee flicks that always get a rewatch from the Rank Magazine team. Spoilers ahead.

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Brand & Campaigns
‘All of us are Dead’ Continues Netflix Dominance with this Meme Billboard Takeover
Rank Magazine | February 11, 2022

Meme culture in the Philippines is not going anywhere. And with the widely-celebrated launch of Korean zombie apocalypse series “All Of Us Are Dead” on Netflix, it is only fitting to see Filipinos on the Internet share countless memes to cleverly share their collective admiration and love for the show.

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Screening Room
Fire and Blood Mark this Eerie Teaser Drop for Yam Laranas’ Upcoming Film with Nadine Lustre
Leo Balante | February 10, 2022

Following months of sneak peeks to her much-anticipated return to the big screen, Nadine Lustre’s comeback film, with disclosed title, Greed, looks closer to release on Filipino streaming platform Vivamax.

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