Every year, Esquire Philippines' Man at His Best (MAHB) awards honors extraordinary Filipinos who are reshaping society. These are the men and women who are raising the bar for Filipino creatives, athletes, public servants, and professionals.
This year, we're celebrating eight modern-day heroes and icons in film, music, sports, business, politics, and journalism. From music legends Eraserheads to award-winning journalist Atom Araullo, we present the 2022 awardees who exemplify what it means to be a Man at His Best.
Meet Esquire's Entertainer of the Year, Alden Richards.
When I was starting, I really took this job as a paying job. I [was] just doing it for the money. Two years into it, after certain projects, parang nai-iba na yung perception ko sa kanya. It's not really a mere rent-paying job or bill-paying job, it fills up my passion and feeds my soul. Ganun na siya. And, up to today, as we speak, I don't really look at it as a paying job anymore.
For the 11 years I've been in the industry, lagi lang ako nandito sa harap so what really (piques) my curiosity is what's really happening behind. How to be a producer. How to be a director. How to be someone to mount a show.
Ang laking bagay din talaga ng foundation ko as an actor before venturing into business and the corporation that I have now.
For me, really, what's thinkable is possible.
If you feel like it's gonna happen, it will happen but you have to start with step one.
A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
What's thinkable is possible.
Never be afraid to fail. I really don't believe in the word failure. It's either you be successful in the venture that you ventured in or you just learn from it. You don't fail.
