Manila Standard is a broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines owned as of 2017 by the Romualdez family. The Romualdezes, through former congressman Martin Romualdez, also own Journal Publications, Inc., the owner of tabloid papers People's Journal and People's Tonight.Initially established as the Manila Standard in 1987, it merged with another newspaper, Today, on March 6, 2005, and became the Manila Standard Today. In 2015, the newspaper renamed itself as The Standard, before reverting to its original name in 2016.