THE WORK CONTINUES 🚧🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
The story of queer liberation in the Philippines has always been a story of bayanihan.
From the lesbian and queer women activists who joined the International Women’s Day mobilization in 1992 to the organizers, advocates, artists, and everyday community members who followed, every step forward has been made possible by people choosing to build together.
For #MetrosceneMagPride2026, we honor the groundbreaking community of lesbians, queer women, and trans men whose contributions have long sustained the movement, even when their stories were pushed to its margins.
34 years after, the work remains unfinished—not because the movement has failed, and not because nothing has changed, but because liberation was never meant to be a destination. It has always been a process: one that each generation inherits, reshapes, and carries forward.
The work continues. And in the spirit of bayanihan, we keep building. That responsibility belongs to all of us.
Read our June 2026 cover story: https://t.co/fTVpbCw3jG
METROSCENE MAG | JUNE 2026 COVER: GROUNDBREAKING
Producer, Creative Director, Art Director & Editor-in-Chief: @markelwyn
Cover Photography by @johnlimjml and @geniofrondoza
Co-Producer: @rockylegaspi_
Makeup by @mizraffy, @vinccitardes, @jiaachacruz, @murielvegaperez, and @carellgarcia_
Hair by @patty.cristobal, @ralph_emersonch, @workwithmhar, @bekvasquez, and Team Muriel Vega Perez
Fashion Direction & Styling by @cuyanamarianina, @iamnashaugust, and @miguelquilang_ assisted by @j4driel
Set Design by @rocketsets
Shot at @studioaxiomnl
Cinematographer & Editor: @g.f.sayson, assisted by @wonderruel
Video Stills: @cloydegodoy, assisted by @its_samzaraspe
BTS Video, Interview & Photography: @its.hansc and @natividadjuliaa
Metroscene Mag Team:
@ryanpma_ and @its.jownnn,
Metroscene Interns
@kimino_4, @ysabby.444, @hannybeee_, @crllorenze, @astncstllo @clntjsh_
Fashion Designs by
@yanakalaw @rafmanila x @nicoloperez @andre_plaus @ken.pizarro @bagasaostudios @killjoystudios_official @01rrn.c @iamnashaugust @jo1ogs@damaged.guds @________dle @chainsxfashion
Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
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“ whenever i burst out laughing, it's always because of yujin unnie ”
yujin doesn't necessarily need to make a joke cuz wonyoung be just laughing at everything — and this compilation is just for this ep alone 😭
Namumundok din kami.
Dahil sa mga bundok matatagpuan ang mga katutubo. Kami ay mga boluntaryong guro, hindi terorista.
Bago mo tanungin kung bakit may mga kabataang pinipiling tumungo sa mga kabundukan, tanungin mo muna kung bakit hindi inaabot ng gobyerno ang mga lugar na ito.