As a mother, one of the hardest things to hear in the news is that children were involved in another act of violence. When I learned about the shooting incident in Tacloban involving a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old, my first reaction was not to ask who was right or wrong. My first thought was, "What if that was my child?" Every morning, we send our children to school believing it is one of the safest places they can be. We remind them to study hard, be kind, and come home saf

Before Rene Clert "Bobet" Bartebonia became a promising athlete, a Palarong Pambansa Most Valuable Player, or a young man on the verge of realizing his dreams, he was simply a Filipino boy with a dream. His story is familiar because it is the story of many Filipinos. It is the story of a probinsyano raised far from privilege. The story of a son who hoped that talent, hard work, and perseverance could change the course of his life. The story of a young person who dared to beli

June 13, 2026 | SM Megamall, Megatrade Hall 3 Atty. Christian "Atty. Chris" Sorongon with the National Book Store team. MANDALUYONG CITY, Philippines — Atty. Christian “Atty. Chris” Sorongon, author of the bestselling Legal Kit Ni Juan, marked a meaningful milestone in his advocacy for legal literacy as he held a Book Signing and Meet-and-Greet on June 13, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Megatrade Hall 3, SM Megamall. The event, organized in partnership with National Book St

May 2026 — Philippines — Legal Kit Ni Juan once again secured the Top 1 spot in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Politics, and Law Category on TikTok Shop Philippines for the period covering April 6 to May 5, 2026, further strengthening its position as one of the country’s most trusted and widely supported legal guidebooks. Since October 2025, Legal Kit Ni Juan has consistently remained part of the top-selling list under the same category on TikTok Shop Philippines — a rare a

Courtesy of AllRadio103.5 MANILA, Philippines — Lawyer, legal educator, and content creator Atty. Christian Sorongon, widely known to the public as Atty. Chris, is set to host Dapat Legal, a new television-radio legal affairs program premiering April 25, 2026, and airing every Saturday at 10:00 A.M., under Advanced Media Broadcasting System (AMBS). Mainly produced by AMBS, the program will air through AllRadio 103.5, with simulcast coverage on AllRadioTV via Planet Cable Chan

National Book Store - Uptown Mall BGC branch MANILA, Philippines — Access to practical legal knowledge for ordinary Filipinos continues to widen as Legal Kit Ni Juan, the popular legal guide authored by Atty. Christian “Atty. Chris” Sorongon, is now becoming available in National Book Store branches nationwide. According to its publisher, nationwide dispatch and distribution of the book is ongoing, with more branches expected to carry the title as rollouts continue across the