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  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 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...

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:...

“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...

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...

  As mayor of the second largest local government unit (LGU) in Laguna province, do you think that Federalism is feasible in your city? Why or why not? Yes, it’s feasible if we (LGUs) will be given more autonomy. Federalism is good but we have...