It could be said that the “P” in Mayor Edna P. Sanchez stands for “Public service.” In the last nine years, this lady mayor has forged ahead along with a long list of accomplishments heralding her commitment to serve her constituents.
Sanchez will...
For most residents of Sto. Tomas City in Batangas, the horrors that came with the COVID-19 pandemic was magnified by the eruption of Taal Volcano, almost three months before the entire Luzon went into lockdown in March 2020.
Taal Volcano started spewing ash...
Many Sto. Tomasinos lost their jobs and other sources of income under the devastating strain of the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of the Taal Volcano eruption.
In the face of the dire situation, politics took a backseat. The city government of Sto....
The City of Sto. Tomas in Batangas has a population of 218, 500. It is a relatively young population. As early as 2015, the city already had 41 youth dependents to every 100 of its working population, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.
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The City of Sto. Tomas has improved in terms of infrastructure during the three terms of incumbent Mayor Edna P. Sanchez, according to Sto. Tomas City Engineer Ruel R. Padullo.
When Sanchez started her first term back in 2013, Padullo said her early...
In addition to being an agricultural haven, the City of Sto. Tomas is also known as home to two of the most successful business hubs in the country.
The First Philippine Industrial Park (FPIP) is located in Barangay Sta. Anastacia and the Light...
Consumer groups across the Asia-Pacific region want tobacco harm reduction (THR) to be acknowledged as a human right and public health strategy to help...
The Federation of Free Workers (FFW), a centrist labor group, has announced it will file a “Petition-in-Intervention” in a case filed before the Supreme...
FFCCCII nominates Chan for National Artist
Music icon and top sugar businessman Jose Mari L. Chan was awarded the “FFCCCII Lifetime Achievement Award” on Dec....