VISIONARIES
Casimiro Olvida: ‘The Brace of the Mountain’
His surname means “forget” in Spanish, but anyone who gets to meet Casimiro Olvida is not likely to dismiss him...
Sandy and Mark Higgins
The fashion world celebrates the immense skills and talents of quite a number of renowned Filipino designers. But perhaps unbeknownst...
Lenora Cabili: A Filipina Purveyor of Craftsmanship
The year 2010 marks the birth of Filip+Inna, a local clothing brand that has managed to carve a niche in...
Maiki Oreta
They say “children live what they learn.” Teach a child while he or she is young and the lessons will...
Quintin Pastrana: Building Libraries, Empowering Communities
We live in an era when the youth is very rarely spotted in libraries, quietly absorbed in reading books. Despite...
Hindy Weber Tantoco: Holy Cow, it’s Revolutionary!
Hindy Weber Tantoco is in head-to-toe denim, green Wellington boots and a straw hat. She balances delicately on a low-hanging...
Roberta Dans Thomas: Art, Heart, and Nirvana
“The worst thing you can do is to control an artist. I work with them to guide them along, make...
Cristina Liamzon and Edgardo Valenzuela: Empowering OFWs
As early as her high school days, Cristina Liamzon had been an active youth leader, concerned with social issues that...
Kevin Lee: Fresh and Flowing
Water is a life source. When clean and safe water is available, life grows and teems with endless possibilities. But...
Aisa Mijeno and Raphael Mijeno: The Brother-Sister Dream Team
Collaboration between siblings is not a rare thing, but it’s also not extremely common. However, it becomes extraordinary when the...
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.