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Speeding up progress 

The 12-point Aksyon Bilis roadmap On the bright and early morning of Oct. 10, 2022, City of Sto. Tomas Mayor Arth Jhun Aguilar Marasigan delivered his first State of the Local Government Address to his fellow Tomasinos.  Just four months after winning the elections in...

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...

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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...

FEDERALISM 101 SERIES

  PHILIPPINES GRAPHIC: It has been widely reported that the Calabarzon provinces are in favor of Federalism. As a mayor of one of the top...

Aileen Beltrano Bautista: Embracing antiques and technology

In the elegant world of Philippine antiquities, Aileen Beltrano Bautista stands taller than most. Hers is an unparalleled collection of pre-colonial and colonial vintage...

PMFTC Inc. leads the change to a smoke-free future

An agriculture and consumer products company, PMFTC Inc., the local affiliate of Philip Morris International is now leading the change across the Philippine tobacco...