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The lighter side of PHL-Japan relations: of sinigang, tinola, and “volting in” to achieve shared goals

He arrived in the Philippines in November 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, during the incumbency of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. More than two years and a different President later, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa remains unrelenting in working to...

THE GRAPHIC SALUTE AT THE NJLA 2023

"PUBLICATION IS THE FIRST HURDLE OF THE WRITER WHO WANTS THE PUBLIC TO READ HIS WORK. PUBLICATION IS THE FIRST LEVEL OF THE COMPETITION FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS. TO BREEZE PAST THE LINE-UP OF A HUNDRED OR MORE WRITERS WHO SUBMITTED THEIR WORKS; TO...

Labor group urges expansion of non-wage benefits; calls for nationwide wage increase

Sends open letter to United States Pres. Joe Biden on red tagging in the Philippines The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) has urged the government to expand worker benefits to include non-wage benefits. Saying that non-wage benefits will have a positive impact on the lives...

Calatagan goes clean and green

More than a century ago, Calatagan was nothing more than an hacienda, with its vast plains planted to sugarcane and nipa shelters for sakada or plantation workers. Its only infrastructure was a sugar mill that processed sugarcane loaded atop wooden carts being pulled...

MAYOR PETER OLIVER M. PALACIO: Calatagan, Batangas’ Mr. Sustainability

Calatagan town is fast becoming a tourist magnet. Since the easing of travel restrictions beginning in December 2020, it has joined Nasugbu, San Juan, Taal, and the other tourist-friendly municipalities of Batangas province in attracting its fair share of foreign and local visitors. (Photo...

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Education First

“Sa Lungsod ng San Pedro, edukasyon ang laging una. We ensure that every child in the city has the tools needed to succeed.”—Mayor Art...