The impervious Ellen Adarna bares it all for Esquire Philippines this April. A big issue that covers the big issues: God, sex, death, power, love, and pain. The contributors are the current authorities on these matters. AR Samson writes an expose on money, undersecretary Manuel L. Quezon II pens a piece on power, Lav Diaz writes a brief scene from real life, and Ely Buendia creates a love song especially for Esquire.

Search engine candy and social media mystery Ellen Adarna is a creature of her own making, an inexplicable phenomenon of desire. Everyone is dying to know who the real Ellen Adarna is—Esquire seeks the woman behind the projection.

Also exclusive this month: the Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue Kim Henares shares that it’s not like she’s out to be mean, she’s just doing her job. Plus Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista on getting advice from Binay, the first time he met president Aquino, and why he thinks he’s ready to settle down. Writer Eric Melendez talks about growing up with his grandfather in Fort Bonifacio, and recalls memories of guilt, resilience and death. Indie favorite Alex Medina showcases the essential white shirt, in a fashion editorial inspired by Mike de Leon’s psychodrama film Itim. And Esquire recreates the hypothetical last meals of six local personalities, with descriptions of repasts opulent and intimate, calorie-laden, and laced with nostalgia.

All this and more, this month in Esquire Philippines.