THE MAYOR IS ALWAYS IN
Listening to Koronadal City Mayor Eliordo Ogena’s story is like sitting on your grandmother’s lap, wide-eyed, while taking in anecdotes that restore your faith...
VISION ZERO
“I want the Filipino people to feel DSWD’s presence. I want DSWD to reach out and not the other way around.” This declaration of...
THE VICO EFFECT
As we traverse the streets of Pasig going to the city hall, this writer was expecting tarpaulins and banners bearing the name and handsome...
BRIDGING THE GAP
Mention Fort Bonifacio to anyone and it becomes immediately synonymous with Bonifacio Global City (BGC), a highly urbanized and rapidly growing business and commercial...
THE NEW FRONTIER
Everything is on the move, and the air is rife with excitement at New Clark City, located within the Clark Special Economic Zone in...
ANATOMY OF AN EARTHQUAKE
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) sheds light regarding the ‘Big One’ and the importance of risk reduction and preparation in mitigating...
COURAGE TO CHANGE
Go big or go home. This best describes Congressman Juan Fidel Nograles’ campaign in the 2019 midterm elections.
In his first foray into politics, the...
FULL STEAM AHEAD
When you are from a prominent family with a long history of dedicated public service, there is great pressure to perform your best and...
THE PEOPLE’S MAYOR
As the first woman mayor of Laoag City, Chevylle Fariñas has broken stereotypes that the highest government position in this part of Ilocos belongs...
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...
