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...
Tacloban, most improved HUC nationwide
One of the most difficult functions of government operations at any level is the realization of an efficient tax collection. Some bigtime business establishment owners, and some high- level income professionals to include several...
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...
Teacher’s Reflection at Abuyog Community College (ACC), Abuyog, Leyte, Philippines
The Abuyog Community College (ACC) is a local government unit-sponsored college under the sponsorship of the Sangguniang Bayan of Abuyog, Leyte, Philippines, which started its operation in 1979.
To facilitate the progress of the college,...
‘Yolanda’ survivors narrate experiences during story-sharing event
3rd year commemoration
VICKY C. ARNAIZ
PALO, Leyte- Trinidad Barbosa could still poignantly recall the harrowing experience that she and her family went through when supertyphoon ‘Yolanda’ ripped through the region in 2013.
Barbosa was rendered widow...
Thai princess in the city
TACLOBAN CITY- A real princess stepped inside a “reel” palace in the city for an hour and expressed her “amazement” on how the place remained well-maintained. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand, whose family is...