THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Last weekend, we woke up to the shocking news that Israel’s southern cities were attacked by elements of Hamas – a Palestinian armed group. What made the news “shocking” was the number of Israelis allegedly killed and kidnapped by the attackers, including some 260...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Tomorrow, Oct. 5, the world will be celebrating “World Teachers’ Day.” When my eldest daughter was in sixth grade, I remember her asking me this: “Dad, why do we celebrate Teachers’ Day?” Her question sent me scampering for a backgrounder on this annual celebration,...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Tomorrow, Sept. 14, several government and private sector organizations will gather in Antipolo City to celebrate the success of a partnership. The officials of the provincial government of Rizal, the city government of Antipolo, the Department of Environment and Natural...
Lee Jun-ho, star of the hit drama “King the Land” and a member of K-pop group 2PM, will be holding his fan meeting in Manila in November. JYP Entertainment, 2PM’s agency, announced on Sept. 12 that the “Junho The Moment 2023” 1st Fanmeeting Tour will be held on Nov. 11 in Manila. No...
Korean star Park Seo-jun (Park Seo-joon) will be meeting fans in the Philippines in October. Park Seo-jun, star of the dramas “Itaewon Class” and “What's Wrong with Secretary Kim,” and film “Concrete Utopia,” is the newest global ambassador of the Filipino health and...
The Antipolo City local government on Tuesday, Aug. 6, announced the city's latest achievement bagging the highest recognition in the 2023 Calabarzon Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony (RNAC) for its outstanding nutrition program implementation of the National Nutrition Council's (NNC) Philippine...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Before there were social media influencers, there were AM radio broadcasters, newscasters, and commentators. The latter ruled the airwaves until about the late 1990s before social media captured our attention and became our chief source of entertainment, news, and...
The 43rd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards, known as the Critics Choice Awards, announced the winners of this year’s edition. The Korean Association of Film Critics selected the winners in a meeting held on Sept. 1. The awarding ceremony will be held on Sept. 21 at the Korea Press...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Last Monday, the nation marked this year’s celebration of National Heroes Day. While staying on the watch for possible effects of rains triggered by Typhoon Goring, our thoughts returned to a conversation we overheard some five years ago at a gathering of educators from the...
The Antipolo City local government on Wednesday, Aug. 23, cautioned its citizens against leptospirosis as the national government observed an uptick of cases in the CALABARZON region. According to Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares, the Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) had...
Korean actor Park Seo-jun (Park Seo-joon), star of the dramas “Itaewon Class” and “What's Wrong with Secretary Kim,” has been unveiled as the newest global ambassador of the Filipino health and wellness company IAM Worldwide. IAM Worldwide is happy to have Park Seo-jun as an advocate...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Last week, we saw the escalation of an already-heated discussion on what some experts believe is a looming major rice shortage and a similarly sizzling debate on whether or not the national government should resort to the importation of basic food items to fill the gap of an...
