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San Pedro’s gender power: To the fairest
It would be easy to label her the “Mayor’s wife.” Until you see her work and hear her speak. And then you realize: Mikhaelle “Mika” Viernes Mercado, 36, is more than just the wife of Lungsod ng San Pedro, Laguna Mayor Art Joseph...
New agriculture and the rise of the smart San Pedro urban farmer
As the third smallest city in Laguna province, San Pedro has long surrendered much of its agricultural lands to commercial establishments, resettlement sites, and sprawling subdivisions.
Agricultural lands now account for only 13 hectares of San Pedro’s total land area of 2,405 hectares,...
“Let a million sampaguitas bloom again”
Tourism & the revival of San Pedro’s Sampaguita industry
In 1934, the sampaguita was declared as the country’s national flower by American Governor-General Frank Murphy.
For close to a hundred years thereafter, the Sampaguita—with its tiny, pristine white petals and gentle, sweet fragrance—graced altars,...
Covenant of Unity and Mutual Support Signed Between Gonzales of PDSP and Matula of FFW and WPP
Former Defense Secretary Norberto B. Gonzales, chairman of the Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas (PDSP), is set to file his certificate of candidacy for senator in the upcoming May 2025 elections. His candidacy is supported by the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) and...
NAGKAISA urges SC to halt transfer of Php89.9B PhilHealth Funds to National Treasury, cites social injustice
Leaders of the NAGKAISA Labor Coalition and allied trade unions has filed a motion to intervene before the Supreme Court (SC), seeking to stop the transfer of Php89.9 billion from PhilHealth’s reserve fund to the National Treasury.
Stating it was a move to protect...
Workers Party of the Philippines (WPP) launches bid for 2025 Senatorial polls
FFW president Sonny Matula leads WPP senatorial slate
Labor leader and Federation of Free Workers (FFW) President, Atty. Sonny Matula, officially assumed the leadership of the Workers Party Philippines (WPP) on September 14 in Quezon City. At the same event, Matula renewed his bid...
