THINKING BIG
Congressman Deogracias Victor Barbers Savellano of the First District of Ilocos Sur is no stranger to politics and public service. His dream of a...
GAINING GROUND
We reached Bayambang, Pangasinan at daybreak and saw a figure towering over what otherwise were the unadorned horizons of the town, sparking curiosity and...
THE ART OF PEACE
The first thing a mayor should be able to do is to identify the problem of the place he has to run and to...
A KINDRED SPIRIT
Even the smallest villages can empower people and change lives. Over his many years of service, Brgy. Capt. Felicito “Chito” Valmocina has proven that...
THE AUDACITY OF ABBY
Makati City Mayor Mar-Len Abigail “Abby” Binay could very well be any writer’s dream interviewee. For one, she’s raw and real. She has no...
LEAD LIKE A COMMONER
Known as the “Sugarbowl of the Philippines,” Negros Occidental is the country’s biggest producer of sugar. Because of their vast wealth, sugar mill owners...
THE TIDE TURNS
At the southern tip of the Philippines, seemingly at the edge of the world, lies the quiet, picturesque coastal town of Hadji Panglima Tahil....
LEAD LIKE A SUPERHERO
The name Celerino Balasoto Jr. may appear in Google search when someone looks for anything about Barangay Anos in Los Baños, Laguna. But its...
LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND
Did you forget about the books? There is an urban legend about a library that sinks a few inches every year because the architect...
BATAAN, STANDING TALL AND PROUD
Remembered in history as the place where the last stand was made by Filipino and American soldiers who fought the Japanese Imperial forces during...
GOING AGAINST THE TIDE
What’s in a name?” Those are the immortal words of William Shakespeare, denoting that a name does not matter as much as the quality...
Z FOR ZANIGA
Barangay New Zaniga is one of the 27 barangays of the City of Mandaluyong. Historically, the area used to be a low-lying marshland known...
THE GREEN CITY
At the foothills of the majestic Mayon Volcano, located on the shores of Albay Gulf, right in the heart of the Bicol Peninsula, lies...
IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE
Marked as a crossroad for cultural and agricultural exchanges of Pangasinan, the Ilocos, and the Cordilleras, the town of Binalonan, a first-class municipality in...
SOCIAL MISSION
There’s something about an esteemed ancestor that makes you want to level up. Masbate Vice Governor Jo Kristine “Kaye” Celera-Revil didn’t get to meet...
PROMOTING AND CHAMPIONING PUBLIC SERVICE IN MUNTINLUPA
Envisioned as a city soaring into progress through public service, Manuel Amorsolo, son of national artist Fernando Amorsolo, was commissioned to create the then...
UNBREAKABLE
Mayor Democrito “Aljun” Diamante refers to himself as a politician driven by circumstances. He didn’t come from a political family, nor did it cross...
THE EAGLE HAS LANDED
Some people buckle down under pressure; some wouldn’t even think of going through it and quit. Only a few dare venture and come out...
