City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas Mayor starts the ball rolling for NJLA-LGU English Proficiency through Literature project

MOA Signing of NJLA-City of Sto. Tomas Batangas English Proficiency through Literature project. (L-R) Loida S. Virtudazo, Executive Vice President-General Manager, Philippines Graphic; Vice Mayor Catherine Jaurigue-Perez, City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas; Mayor Arth Jhun A. Marasigan, City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas; and Leah Caling-Bonotan, Special Projects Officer, NJLA-LGU Project

The City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas is the first local government partner of the Nick Joaquin Literary Awards (NJLA)-Local Government Unit (LGU) Advocacy for English Proficiency through Literature project.

The NJLA-LGU project is the brainchild of Philippines Graphic, initiator of the NJLA and the Philippines Graphic Reader, the only monthly magazine completely devoted to publishing the short stories and poems written in English by budding and veteran Filipino writers and poets.  

At the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement here between City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas Mayor Arth Jhun A. Marasigan and Philippines Graphic Executive Vice President-General Manager Loida S. Virtudazo, city officials said that the project will benefit Grade 9 and Grade 10 students in the city’s five public high schools.

Experience Fluffy Goodness in Every Bite

Nippon Premium Bakery Inc. launched a variety of breads under the brand Fuwa Fuwa at their plant in Lot 10 Block 2 First Philippine Industrial Park, 2, Santo Tomas, Batangas last June 26, 2019. Fuwa Fuwa means “fluffy” in Nihongo which perfectly describes these bread variants and are sure to bring the exciting taste of Japan in every bite!

Established in 2017, Nippon Premium Bakery Inc. was formed with the combined strength of Sojitz Corporation (with more than 150 years in general trading business), Ryoyu Baking Co. Ltd. (with more than 70 years of experience in the Japanese bakery industry manufacturing different bread products that are sold wholesale and they also have 95 bakeries in Japan) and JR&R Distributors Inc. (one of the biggest distributors in the Philippines).