Gave our second lion's head backpack to the King when we met up last week. Aside from the fact that he now trains at Eduard "Landslide" Folayang's Lions Nation, Lion is the power animal of Baguio City. His son, Gudan, is shown here in front of the gym's mural, which was painted by Harold Banario, brother of MMA fighter Honorio Banario and himself an MMA fighter and a painter. I purchased an exquisite male nude from Harold some months ago.

I collect novelty backpacks the way women collect designer bags. And I wear them. In public.

Photos by Danny Ittiw Kingad