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Focus on Ospital ng Lungsod ng Sto. Tomas

The City Government of Sto. Tomas has allocated P80 million to cover for the start-up operations of the Ospital ng Lungsod ng Sto. Tomas for next year. With construction set to be finished by 2024, the Ospital ng Lungsod ng Sto. Tomas is the...

Mayor AJAM & the taxpayers of the City of Sto. Tomas

Maintaining a mutually beneficial relationship One of the visions of Mayor Arth Jhun Aguilar Marasigan for the City of Sto. Tomas is for every Tomasino to have the power to meet his or her basic needs, in particular, health and livelihood needs. The logistical requirements...

A FORMULA FOR PROGRESS

Combining Health & Investments Nestled at the foot of picturesque Mt. Makiling, the large, mainly agricultural población of Sto. Tomas is one of the oldest towns in Batangas province. According to Spanish historian Manuel Sastron, the residents of the landlocked town raised and sold...

Labor group okays DOLE membership to Global Coalition for Social Justice

Advocates for higher productivity, wage hike to welcome 2024 The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) greatly welcomes the Department of Labor and Employment's decision to join the International Labor Organization's (ILO) “Global Coalition for Social Justice,” stressing that this move is expected to enhance...

Mayor Arth Jhun Aguilar Marasigan: Lessons from Gen. Miguel Malvar & Aksyon Bilis in the City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas

More than 150 years ago, in 1865, a military man from Sto. Tomas, Batangas took the cudgels for his people, fighting valiantly in the 1896 Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War of 1902. He was General Miguel Carpio Malvar, the last Filipino general to...

Metro Manila Film Festival 2023: The Art and the Gross

The 49th edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is all set to unfold December 25 of this year, with 10 films vying for assorted festival prizes and awards. It used to be limited to eight entries but the flood of submissions was...

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Of Pandesal & Pinoy Politics

Even bread has the flavor of politics in the Philippines. Celebrate World Pandesal Day at 9 a.m. on Oct. 16 (Thursday) at the 86-year-old...

“I’m One with All You Deeply Love” Remembering Our Lolo U.P.

“Daddy was passionate about poetry and writing. It was what he lived for and suffered for, pursuing it to the hilt. It was this...

Salient Provisions of Executive Order No. 121, s.2020 (Emergency Use Authorization)

From a paper delivered during the Dec. 10 webinar, “Health and Economic Outlook for 2021—Sparking Hope: Will a Vaccine see an end to the...

Q & A with Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado

  PG: As governor, what is your vision for the province of Bulacan? G: We envision Bulacan as a premier province with a vibrant economy, safe...