Photos
No rain
Residents of Saguing, Makilala, North Cotabato harvest fish from their fishponds before the high temperature results in a fish kill....
No raining on this parade
A stilts walker, juggler and unicyclist join a parade during the Dinengdeng Festival in Agoo, La Union. CHRISTINE JUNIO
Drill
A Japanese Coast Guard Bell helicopter lifts an “injured” pirate from a vessel during a drill between Japanese and Philippine...
Senate hearing
Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Armed Forces Chief Gregorio Pio Catapang are sworn in on Wednesday during the Senate hearing...
Hope in words
Two young Cebuano boys wait for their turn to get inside the M/V Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating a,...
Anxious mother
Cecilia Veloso, mother of death convict Mary Jane Voloso, gets emotional during a liturgical thanksgiving at the Sto. Domingo Church...
Weather disturbance
A weather forecaster points to a satellite image of Tropical Storm Noul, which is expected to enter the Philippine Area...
Sea-jacking scenario
Philippine Coastguards board a ship during a simulation of a sea jacking scenario as part of the combined Philippine-Japan maritime...
Folklore
Philippine mythical characters are featured in the latest souvenir stamps that are sold for P150 apiece. Filipino folk literature abounds...
Floating bookstore
MV Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating bookstore, attracts visitors in Cebu. The ship has over 5000 titles to choose...
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.