Arias by Alwin Ignacio
Manila shines as arts and culture capital
The Manila International Dance Festival, Kultura Manila, and Mister Manila are three flagship projects that bolster the status of the...
Dreams of Hollywood meet true passion
Eduard Bañez has embraced the role of an educator as his current vocation. Presently, he serves as a physical education...
New cinematic hopes
Adolf Alix’s The Vigil and Joel Lamangan’s Apo Hapon are coming attractions for cinematic release that bring hope to the...
A man of arts and sciences
Mild-mannered with a congenial smile, Matthew de Ubago exudes the confidence of a theater actor and budding opera singer. With...
A throwback kind of romance
Real-life couple Marco Gumabao (left) and Christine Reyes (middle) works in a new project, 'Minsan Pa Nating Hagkan Ang Nakaraan',...
Of afternoon delights and guilty pleasures
BOMBASTIC is the most appropriate word to describe Pira-Pirasong Paraiso and Nag-Aapoy na Damdamin from ABS CBN Entertainment and TV...
Banking on Marian Rivera’s star power and credibility
The real value of something can only be judged from practical experience and results and not just from the appearance...
Short and full length films that illuminate our culture
From August 4 to 13, the center of the Philippine cinematic universe is at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC)...
The sweet and sentimental ballad of Lizzie Aguinaldo
Lizzie Aguinaldo, known for her vibrant and cheerful personality, brings a delightful and optimistic perspective to life's vivid and captivating...
Portraits of love
Vivamax’s current cinematic come-on, Hosto, is essentially a love story and a tale about the struggles and survival of an...
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.