Beyond the hardship: Visionary youth elevates farming in Samar
By Aaron A. Cotejar
Christian Humphrey Lapeciros, a young agriculture enthusiast from Paranas, Samar, witnessed the harsh realities of farm life — days under the scorching sun, unpredictable harvests, and the perception that farming was...
LEYECO II: Lights – Up Our Lives
Of course, other electric cooperatives may have also done similar feat -commendable service to their power consumers, but this article gives focus ONLY to Leyte Electric Cooperative II, all because the author of this...
Out of poverty; Success Stories of Civil Society Engagement in Samar
(This story is part of the journalism fellowship of the Philippine Press Institute under the auspices of the Hanns Seidel Foundation.)
Aljon Cainto Operario, is a smart and confident 28-year-old Public School Teacher at the...
Mangroves save lives during Yolanda’s onslaught seven years ago
TACLOBAN CITY- Pedro Cahindo, Jr., swears that their village in San Jose District could have more deaths when this city was pummeled by Super Typhoon ‘Yolanda’ exactly seven years ago.
But because of the mangrove...
Student scribes push back against repression, disinformation
BAYBAY CITY- AT 22, Troy Ortega almost had it all when it comes to facing hardship as a student journalist.
“It was never easy,” said Ortega, shortly after An Lantawan publication bagged the “Campus Press...
Gabaldon: Heritage school of Palo
As an integral piece in the “Philippine Pacification Strategy” of the United States of America, the Philippine Commission passed Act # 74 on January 21, 1901, which introduced the public school system in the...