THE VIEW FROM RIZAL DR. JUN YNARES We can only commiserate with Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista. He has not finished his first year in office and the former Philippine Airlines president already had a taste of a controversy that is so prominent that it may have taken the limelight away from...
PRAY (Unsplash) The devotees of the Black Nazarene were reminded to always choose to walk in the path of goodness and not forget to extend their helping hands to those in need. Quiapo Church Parish Priest Fr. Rufino "Jun" Sescon said that devotees should live righteously. “Ang tunay na deboto,...
Dutch financial institution ING has named Jun Palanca as new country head of the Philippines, succeeding Hans Sicat who has retired on Dec. 31, 2022. Palanca re-joined ING in May 2022 as head of Wholesale Banking in the Philippines, armed with over 30 years of experience. As country head, he has...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL DR. JUN YNARES Last December 2022, research organizations published the results of a survey that it conducted in late October. The major finding of that survey was both elating and puzzling. According to OCTA Research, some 51 percent of Filipinos believe that life would turn...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL DR. JUN YNARES As we write this column, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) would have started the mandatory registration of all Subscriber Identity Modules or more commonly known as SIM cards. The start of the mandatory registration takes place after President...
SEOUL, South Korea - “Island,” the upcoming action-fantasy Korean drama that will stream globally on Prime Video, has already created a buzz ahead of its premiere on Dec. 30. During a press conference in Seoul on Dec. 22, “Island” stars Kim Nam-gil, Lee Da-hee, Cha Eun-woo and Sung Jun...
SEOUL, South Korea - Korean stars Kim Nam-gil, Lee Da-hee, Cha Eun-woo and Sung Jun are set to conquer audiences worldwide with their new action-packed fantasy drama. “Island,” Amazon Prime Video’s original Korean series, will start streaming globally on Dec. 30. (From left) Kim Nam-gil, Lee...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL DR. JUN YNARES For the past 10 years, at around this time, I shared with our readers a letter I wrote to my eldest daughter, Cassandra. She was just three years old when I wrote her that letter. I shared that letter in this column with the hope that she would get to read it when...
The 2022 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) ceremony was held on Dec. 13 in Nagoya, Japan, which saw a smorgasbord of prizes given away to singers and actors. The AAA was divided into two categories: actor and singer. (Clockwise from top left) Stray Kids, Seventeen, NewJeans, Kim Seon-ho, Lim Young-woong,...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL DR. JUN YNARES An honored Christmas tradition in the Philippines will begin soon – tomorrow evening in a number of Catholic Churches and at dawn of the 16th for many others. The tradition is the “Simbang Gabi,” nine straight evenings or dawn masses culminating with the...
THE VIEWS FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Before we honor the great Filipino whose birthday, life and heroism we celebrate today, we would like to pay tribute first to another standout Filipino who gave us “Bonifacio Day.” That Filipino was the late Lope K. Santos – novelist, poet, champion of the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Social media and the collegiate sports sector continue to be abuzz with talks on the fate of a young varsity basketball player who was recently involved in an on-court melee. Last we heard, the young college cager has been taken off the team by his school’s...
