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The People’s National Artist: For Aunor and for art

    I have to admit, and quite sadly, that I was no fan of either television or film during my years as a child. Back then I was raised mainly on the reading of paperback novels. This goes without saying that I am more familiar,...

Measure for measure

  Better luck next round. Automatically re-nominated for National Artist honors, actress Nora Aunor was again dropped from the list of new National Artists who were honored by President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday. The 2018 batch of National Artists are: Francisco Mañosa (architecture), Eric de Guia,...

National Artists of 2018

National Artist for Architecture Francisco Mañosa was born in Manila on Feb. 12, 1931. He is known for his Filipino-inspired architectural designs, most notably the Coconut Palace at the Cultural Center of the Philippines complex. He has devoted his life's work to creating...

A matter of constituent interest

Flashback 2015: In the run-up to the 2016 presidential elections, then Laguna 1st District Representative Danilo Ramon Fernandez can be seen in many an uploaded Youtube video heavily campaigning for his party mate Mar Roxas, the Liberal Party’s standard bearer for President. Fastforward 2018:...

People first: A blueprint for development

“Inclusive means that no one is left behind and everybody should reap the benefits of industrialization. For this, the city strives to pursue faster economic growth, increased employment, greater income distribution, increased tax revenues, and poverty alleviation.”—Santa Rosa Mayor Danilo Ramon ‘Dan’ Fernandez At...

An industrial haven for investors

Creating a competitive and business-friendly climate in Santa Rosa   Resolving industrial disputes are among the many duties of Mayor Danilo Ramon Fernandez. As Mayor of Santa Rosa, Fernandez has to ensure that all 102 industrial locators in his city are able to meet their production...

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“Let a million sampaguitas bloom again”

Tourism & the revival of San Pedro’s Sampaguita industry In 1934, the sampaguita was declared as the country’s national flower by American Governor-General Frank Murphy.       ...

EJ OBIENA: Leaping to Olympic glory

At 6-foot-2, Ernest John “EJ” Obiena could have been hitting hoops like any other Filipino his height. But thanks to his parents, track and field...

Prepping for Bicam: Improvements to the 1998 AIDS Law

If there was anything one could say about the Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998, it is that this law needed amending—especially...

Cease fire ensues after Hamas rocket barrage against Israel

  Israel has the right to defend itself. Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Rafael Harpaz said Israelis will defend themselves from rocket attacks coming from Gaza. “We...