Meet the members of Team Supreme
As our Supremo Tim Yap wrote on our anniversary issue last September 13, our section started because we wanted to be better versions of ourselves. To do this, Tim called a pool of pen people from the ends of the earth, or at least Manila. Our interests, backgrounds and beliefs divert and converge as we brainstorm each week’s issue. It is because we are composed of students, corporate kingpins, globetrotters, club kids, conservative churchgoers, political towncriers, homebodies, visionary directors, art lovers, music aficionados, and the occasional cabbage soup eater. It is amazing how well we gel despite the diversity. In fact, it is what makes Supreme. As our Supreme put it again succinctly, this cast of characters work in harmony because we give each other through our interaction and you the reader, an enriched and comprehensive perspective on how it is to be supreme.
TIM YAP
Supreme Editor & Creative Director
Today, Tim is more than a Chinese kid with big dreams or merely eventologist. He is a cultural kingpin who makes things happen. Thus, he has assumed position as the godfather of the young, restless and creative in Manila. He spearheads the direction of the section every week towards its Supreme goal, which is to act as a muse for readers to think and create. Supreme is only one of his cultural pet projects as he is a host of QTV’s Living It Up, partner of Embassy club, owner of a F&H fashion line, and a student of Asian Institute of Management. If you think that was a lot of for someone’s sanity plate, these assignments are only the beginning of Tim’s lifestyle domination plan.
DAVID MILAN
Assistant to the Editor
Ever faithful Milan is not a mini editor or mini Tim in Supreme. He is his own editorial tour de force as his eye for style directs the imaginative celebrity photo shoots and expressive layout design of Supreme from start to finish. This Supreme gem is the man behind the scenes who is first to arrive in the office and the last to leave. When not scheduling a Supreme shoot for Gretchen Barreto or Kokey, Milan is busy being the creative director of Luca.
GINO DELA PAZ
Contributing Editor
Column: Army of Me
Don’t let the haughty title of Financial Times London sub-editor fool you. Gino is a hipster trendspotting Jedi junkie as he has worked as a newspaper columnist for 5 years already. As the resident fortune cookie and former lifestyle editor of Preview Magazine, he has probably heard, seen, or knew about the latest IT thing a mile before you have. This is all done with Gino’s trademark De La Paz wit. Who else could invent traveling to third world slums as poorism or convince us that Nickelodeon Jr. shows like Yo Gabba Gabba were so cool? It could have only come from Gino’s gallant gab.
PAOLO LORENZANA
Contributing Editor
Column: Hot Fuss Sundae
Paolo is the ring leader of neojournalist that are eloquently brash, clean up really well and know how to partay as the editor in chief of Status Magazine. His column provides Paolo the outlet for his Gonzo wordsmith ways and us a venue to read about stuff we want to say or see from a distance such as visiting a hermit in Subic, teaching a class in Bilibid prison, meditating about Gabby Conception, or ticking off legions of Panic at the Disco fans. Aside from looking ridiculously innocent, Paolo comes out every week unscathed because this man-boy certainly has a way with words.
PEPE DIOKNO
Contributing Editor & Chief, Supreme.ph
Column: Pepe Don’t Preach
While Pepe Diokno makes fun of the news for Supreme, he is, in truth, a serious film producer and director. His last film, Dancing for Discipline, has just been screened at the Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival. His first, No Passport Needed, was nominated best film at the 2006 Cinemalaya Independent Film Fest.
At just 21 years old, he is currently working on his first feature-length movie, Engkwentro, which will be in screens late next year.
Pepe also heads Supreme’s online division, at www.Supreme.ph.
TARA FT SERING
Contributing Editor
Column: Yellow Light
Tara currently uses her passion, wit and wisdom for the arts as the managing editor of Contemporary Art Philippines. Yet, her true forte is literature as she recently won a Palanca award for her short story Good People and wrote several popular chick lit books before that. Her column is a sounding board for the average pinay yuppie who juggles boyfriends, boytoys, coffee with long lost gal pals and the occasional yoga session.
J. VINCENT SARABIA ONG
Contributing Editor
Column: Read Now
If contributing to Entrepreneur magazine interviews was an outlet for his extrovert side, Read Now is Vincent’s venue for introspectiveness as he reviews books every week. The kind of books range from stories about brain surgeons, superheroes, generation x cultural discourses to the history of sushi. When not reading, he does stories on book fairs, trends and author visits like Neil Gaiman. It is his way of spreading his advocacy for people to read and Read Now. It is because he believes that there is a book for everyone. Recently, his column has been a magnet for advocacy groups and crazy causes.
