1. A man should do more than is expected of him (which means that sometimes this requires him to hold back and do nothing at all).
2. A man should listen to women especially on matters he knows little about. (See preceding number.)
3. A man should listen to Liz Uy, when it comes to style.
4. A man should own at least one suit (not including the one he’s married or buried in).
5. A man should be able to play at least one Eraserheads song.
6. A man should know the affairs of any country he visits if not a bit of its history. At the very least he should know who its leader is or a few phrases of the language. And, at the very, very least, its currency.
7. A man should read books by his countrymen apart from Jose Rizal. For starters, he should at least have in his library the following: Butch Dalisay’s Soledad’s Sister, Gregorio Brillantes’ On A Clear Day in November, Shortly Before the Millennium, Luis Katigbak’s Happy Endings, Angelo Lacuesta’s White Elephants, to name but a few.
8. A man should only marry for love. It will be the only thing that’ll make it worthwhile.
9. A man should know when to say something, yes; but it might be more important for him to know when to shut up.
10. A man should vote.
11. A man should know how to give a proper handshake.
12. A man should know how to throw a punch.
13. A man should know the time when he should give a handshake or throw a punch.
14. A man should own a turntable but owning one does not give him the license to be a DJ.
15. A man should not have more than two profile pictures of his face on any social networking site. If he has folders then he is not a man.
16. A man should know who Lourd de Veyra is and why he is vital to the country now.
17. A man should never dance with both his hands above his shoulders.
18. A man should own and love a dog, preferably one that no one else seems to love.
19. A man, if he does yoga or is a vegetarian, should be so quietly.
20. A man should be able to hold his drink. If not, he shouldn’t drink at all. There’s no shame in being sober.
21. A man should respect his father.
22. A man should love his mother.
23. A man should make mistakes. If he doesn’t, he is a complete failure.
24. A man should know how to be alone.
25. A man should read The Philippine STAR.