In the heart of downtown Tacloban, amidst the bustling streets and the sound of footsteps rushing to work, Tatay Norbing, 60, carefully sets up his small workstation on the sidewalk. With a wooden toolbox in one hand and a stool in the other, he prepares for another day of repairing shoes—a trade he has mastered for over 30 years.

Tatay Norbing: A Sole of Hardwork

Biñan City LGU invests heavily on education

Scholarship grants are more than just “dole-outs.” They are a form of investment, or banking for the future.

BANKING ON THE FUTURE

The Sangguniang Bayan of Palo, Leyte and residents of Barangay San Jose in Palo, Leyte are up in arms against the construction of a housing project in the area, which they claimed is disturbing the ecological balance of the environment along with the habitat of native species of wildlife.

LGU Snaps at Ravaging Excavation

Friday, March 28, marked the first day of the official campaigning season for the 2025 midterm elections for candidates running for local positions.

TALE OF THE TAPE

Music often finds its way into the lives of those who don’t expect it. 

Beyond the mic: The journey of a local artist

In Biñan City, Laguna alone, around 3,000 residents may die should the dreaded "Big One" – an earthquake reaching magnitude 7.0 or higher – strike the West Valley Fault line that runs along Laguna province.

MASS CASUALTIES

Blending faith and art, one Tacloban-based ecclesiastical artist has spent his life creating works that evoke wonder and reflect an unshakable belief. 


Faith and Artistry

Ordinary Pinoys suffering amid boasts of ‘economic growth’

The Philippines may be one of the few Christian countries in the world where Maundy Thursday and Good Friday are given higher importance than Easter Sunday.

PENITENSYA

Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa, who has been identified as the leading drug lord in Eastern Visayas---and one time in fact confessed as one--is running for mayor of Albuera, Leyte.

Espinosa runs for mayor

For some years now, elderly Catholics have voiced their concerns about what they perceive as the decline of the rites and rituals that had been associated with the celebration of Holy Week in the Philippines.

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