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A most effin’ chic place to be
Don’t let the mellow yellow double door and French windows fool you. Everything is indeed properly fine inside the two-storey...
Inner peace and calm in Pansol
One of the myriad things I like about being in the tourism industry is the opportunity to discover new places...
Meet Joyce Guerra: The Filipina you always see in K-Drama
If you are a K-Drama fan, chances are, you have seen Noreen Joyce Guerra at one point. The Filipina expatriate...
What would you not share on social media?
Communications professionals share their thoughts on this These days, it’s easy to fall into (some of) the traps of social...
Casting light on truth, goodness, and beauty
Lighting has always fascinated John Batalla. Its various facets such as colors, patterns, and movements have inspired the light designer...
Radisson Blu Cebu stands tall
Apart from dominating the skyline of Cebu City’s downtown area with its majestic 21-storey building, Radisson Blu Cebu stands tall,...
Essay collections and a kid’s book that spurs imagination
It’s Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) season, the perfect time to add titles to your shelves. Here’s a set of...
Learning the art of chocolate meditation
The past week left me feeling overwhelmed. I just survived my first week of graduate school while managing my business...
Nature parks of Singapore
LAST December 2021, I wrote about the healing power of nature (link at the end of the article) because, in...
An encounter with ‘Anak Datu’
It’s really good to see that the theater is slowly coming back. It has been two years since I saw...
Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.