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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...

The other “Big One”

In case of soil movement inducing a magnitude 7.2 earthquake, can the Angat Dam survive this intact? Thus, Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado of Bulacan raised the issue...

Reflections on a Full Moon (For Kerima)

A glimpse of a full moon On an early Thursday morning. You look at the living room And discover A presence long gone. And there is nothing You can do. Nevertheless My...

Archipelago Abroad: An exhibit of Philippine diaspora in Belgium

Exhibition Dates: 17 January – 1 March 2025 The Museum of Migration in central Brussels hosts “Archipelago Abroad,” a temporary exhibit on Philippine diaspora in...

No job too big or too small: In Sto. Tomas City, Batangas, dreams and teams work together

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....

Four walls and a tomorrow inside: Prepping the child for a brighter world

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.    ...

Build, build, build for a better Sto. Tomas City

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...

Doing business in Sto. Tomas Batangas: The best place for the best business

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...

Of joint ventures & partnerships

LWUA Administrator Guiling “Gene” A. Mamondiong bared that in order to resolve the financial problems encountered by water districts, some of them entered into joint ventures with other companies. But this could lead to further problems because the joint venture partner might assume...

LWUA Administrator Guiling “Gene” A. Mamondiong and the Philippine Water Challenge

If there is one thing special about Guiling “Gene” A. Mamondiong, it is the fact that he has spent most of his working life in government. Even if he took breaks to run for two elective positions in his native Lanao Del Sur,...

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