Mayor Romualdez bares dev’t plans for Tacloban City (Part I)
By Alvin Gz Arpon
There is no doubt that the city chief executive Cristina G. Romualdez has sincerely and effectively performed her role as city mayor of the highly urbanized city of Tacloban in such...
Updates on the on-going drainage projects of Tacloban
By: Alvin Gz. Arpon
Flooding has been a disturbing phenomenon in urban centers in our country – even in foreign lands. This primarily is caused by the irresponsible denudation of our forests. The Department of...
‘Yolanda’ memories and hopes
At 47, Elena Abayan, felt there was no more chance to get a share and enjoy a bit of life’s little comforts. She works all day responding to neighbors’ calls for errands, from cooking...
A young city councilor shares her advocacies for Tacloban
ALVIN GZ. ARPON
Interacting with Sangguniang Panlungsod neophyte member, the honorable Aurora Aimee Delgado Grafil gave me a bit of elation and inspiration when she shared her commendable intentions for the city as a...
Residents await tolls of Balangiga Bells
After 116 years of waiting
By: VICKY C. ARNAIZ
BALANGIGA, Eastern Samar- President Rodrigo Duterte revived the century-old fight for the return of the historic Balangiga Bells seized by the United States (US) during the Philippine-...
Yolanda survivor joins protest to protect world’s environment
Inspired by Pope Francis fight against climate change
By: RONALD O. REYES
TACLOBAN CITY-Joanna Sustento, who is from this city and survived the onslaught of super typhoon ‘Yolanda,’ is in Arctic seas for an urgent crusade following...