Presidents on canvas Not only is the Malacañang Palace home to the President of the Philippines, it is also a space full of great masterpieces. Among its prized collection are the portraits of the country’s leaders. What others may not know is that art has a role in a President’s journey. It...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Is history really nothing more than gossip?” This was the question that crossed my mind when I saw some posts in social media last week which were going viral. It had to do with a remark made by a young local celebrity. The actual remark was confusing, and...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion After years of toiling abroad, most overseas Filipinos yearn not simply to go back home, but to operate their own business while enjoying getting reunited with their children, parents and other loved ones. For many, replacing an exceptionally good income abroad while...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Pilgrims and local folks who attended mass at the cathedral of Antipolo City last Sunday were among the first to hear a piece of joyful news. In his homily, Antipolo Bishop Francisco de Leon announced that the Holy See has approved the diocese’s petition to have...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion While many overseas Filipinos or OFWs are hopeful that their general welfare will be significantly improved and uplifted by the newly-created Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), some prominent OFW rights advocates are skeptical. Saudi Arabia-based Eli Mua is among them....
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “What do you wish the new administration would give priority to?” This is the question I have been getting from friends and colleagues in the local government sector. In a few days, we will be sworn into office as the next mayor of Antipolo City. We will...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion With several million constituents spread across the world in need of a wide array of services, herculean efforts ought to be exerted by newly-appointed Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople for the agency to meet the excessively heavy demand of the...
Dr. Jun Ynares THE VIEW FROM RIZAL In last week’s column, we shared with our readers our thoughts on the important lessons we learned during the campaign season for the 2022 elections. We discussed the value that our countrymen placed on performance and track record, noting that these were the...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion How to serve millions of OFW constituents literally spread across the whole wide world, including remote parts of Africa, South America and Central Asia, makes the job portfolio of Ms. Toots Ople, newly-appointed secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers, one of the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “What did the 2022 elections campaign teach you?” That was the question a good number of friends and colleagues in the local government sector had been asking us since our proclamation as the winning candidate for the mayoralty post of the City of Antipolo. We...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares We have just emerged from an exhausting election campaign that was, perhaps, one of the most emotion-ridden we have seen in recent years. The emotions were largely played out on social media. No, contrary to the perception of many, the emotions did not divide us....
The Squid Game star and one of South Korea’s sexiest actors is the latest endorser of homegrown fashion brand Bench Actor and model Wi Ha Jun, celebrated for his portrayal of police officer Hwang Jun-ho in the Netflix drama series Squid Game , is the new international celebrity endorser of Bench....
