About Us

On the photo (featuring the limited edition Bakás Apparel Fan Hoodie): John Stephen Cornwill (left) & Camille Velarde (right), Founders & Co-owners of Bakás Apparel

Based in Tacloban City, Philippines, Bakás Apparel aims to expose the commonly unseen, unobservable, and stigmatized feelings and mental health challenges of many through creative clothing.

We are inspired to raise awareness on mental health which is a serious issue nowadays. Our minimalist theme was set to represent purity and validation of feelings and to attract today's young generation.

In less than a year since our launching last January 16, 2021, we have opened our first physical retail store in Downtown, Tacloban City.

We have been consistent with our commitment to break the mental health stigma through conducting live talks about mental health issues with mental health professionals. Watch here >>

We also created a community support group that aims to raise mental health awareness, promote healthy recovery or sustain mental wellness, and break the prevailing stigma by initiating mental health talks, teaching coping strategies, and learning from each other’s mental health journey.

Bakás is a Tagalog word which means mark or trace. If you are afraid to be transparent or having a hard time to open up or feeling imprisoned in your own mind and body, Bakás is here for you!

Join us as we break the stigma! Talk about your mental health.

Comfort Cards® – V1 (Tagalog-English)

₱499.00

This is where it started.

60 cards, each with a question on one side and something gentler on the other. Tagalog-English, kasi mas totoo yung sagot kapag natural yung tanong.

Use it alone when you need to sit with something. Use it with your partner on a slow night. Bring it to a reunion and watch how fast the conversation stops being small.

Hindi mo kailangang maging handa. Kailangan mo lang yung unang tanong.

60 cards in a keepsake box.