Modern Europe, Asian comfort, and fiery passion in between
At the 16th floor of luxury hotel Discovery Primea Makati, a grand “living” chandelier greets diners who enter its newest restaurant, Flame. With a sleek,...
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Maruya: Duterte’s social metaphor
When the First Philippine Republic was inaugurated on January 23, 1899, then President Emilio Aguinaldo hosted a banquet that was typical of the elite. According...
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The President at the President
Days before he steps down as the country’s 15th chief executive, President Benigno Aquino III paid a visit to his favorite Chinese eatery since the...
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Finding comfort on Maginhawa
I have always had a love affair with food. The aroma of sizzling garlic, the creamy texture of salted egg, the taste of crispy chicharon from Bulacan...
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Amid grumbling over a government plan to cut military pensions, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Thursday that non-monetary benefits...
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Speaker Martin G. Romualdez on Thursday said the united effort of the executive and legislative branches of the government is...
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READY FOR THE BIG ONE? Students take part in a nationwide earthquake drill at an elementary school in Manila on...
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Suspended Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. on Thursday challenged Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla to prove that he was applying to...
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his second State of the Nation Address on July 24 will outline his administration's accomplishments...
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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.