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APRIL 30 PHILIPPINES GRAPHIC MASTERCLASS WEBINAR ON LITERATURE TO FEATURE 2 OF THE COUNTRY’S FOREMOST FICTION WRITERS
Students and literature lovers from all over the Philippines and even abroad will get the chance to exchange notes and writing techniques with two of the nation’s foremost literary writers in a livestreaming webinar set for Saturday, April 30 from 10 am to...
Public service & Sto. Tomas Mayor Edna P. Sanchez: Good thoughts, good deeds, broad visions
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...
Addressing COVID-19: Be safe, be smart, be kind
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...
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.
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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...
