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The education of Mayor Arman R. Dimaguila Jr.
He regards education as “the greatest equalizer.” And today, not yet 50 years old, Walfredo “Arman” Dimaguila, son of a municipal electrician and a laundrywoman, is the highest elected official in the city government of Biñan, Laguna.
“I’ve seen it then that if I...
The road taken: Transforming Biñan in 365 days
Only 34 kilometers south of Manila, Biñan City in Laguna province has served as a suburban residential community of Metro Manila, accessible via the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and the National Highway.
Covering 24 barangays, this sprawling, first class city boasts of two of...
Reclaiming Rizal for future generations
Biñanenses are bound to recall the day when their city government won for them a piece of history; a history that now beckons to define Biñan’s identity for generations to come.
It began eight years ago, in 2010, when word got around that the...
Biñan: A city with a view to the new century
From a municipality that first came to the common man’s awareness by way of a delicious rice cake delicacy, the Biñan of today has shed much of its provincial, agricultural past to make way for a rapidly industrializing, modern city.
Under the leadership of...
FEDERALISM 101 SERIES
PHILIPPINES GRAPHIC: It has been widely reported that the Calabarzon provinces are in favor of Federalism. As a mayor of one of the top three cities in Laguna province, do you think that Federalism is feasible in the Philippines?
Biñan Mayor Walfredo 'Arman' Dimaguila:...
Beyond the chrysalis: Philippines Graphic interviews Buhay Party-list Rep. Lito Atienza
People stand in awe of stories told and retold that border on the magical: an abandoned child, in the throes of death from advanced leukemia, with little hope of surviving as per doctors’ diagnoses, finding healing in a home for abandoned babies and,...
