Columns
Holiday reads: On love, voyages, and zombies
From now until the end of the year, I’ll be featuring works that you may consider giving as gifts this...
Work of Heart: Benedict Mique pledges five laptops for aspiring writers and filmmakers
“Hunger for learning the craft more than ambition,” seasoned TV and movie writer-director Benedict Mique named what he is looking...
Honoring outstanding hotel professionals
At about this time of every year, the Hotel Sales and Marketing Association of the Philippines (HSMA) always takes a...
A ‘touch’ of wellness for children
Children, just like grownups, also get stressed. And unlike adults who can come up with creative ways to battle stressors,...
Living the slow life at Sonya’s Secret Garden
A visit to Sonya’s Secret Garden in Alfonso, Cavite – just a few-minute drive to Tagaytay – is enough to...
Ormoc City’s tree of dreams
When the youthful, good-looking Lucy Torres-Gomez was sworn in earlier this year as mayor of Ormoc City, she ended her...
‘Tiempo Muerto,’ ‘Broken Islands’ highlight women’s lives
Writers Caroline Hau and Criselda Yabes have many things in common – not only are they friends, they also have...
Press Play and ReWINEd
A year ago, I received an all-pink press kit filled with ‘90s-popular treats like ChocNut bars, Peter’s Butterball candies, PomPoms,...
Of Starbucks planners and random acts of kindness
Starbucks celebrates 25th year in the Philippines I started collecting Starbucks planners in 2009, not only for myself but also...
A fulfilling Davao weekend
The last time I visited Davao was when Marco Polo Davao had a grand celebration of its 20th anniversary in...
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.