THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “How does it feel to get older?” That was the question a number of friends and peers in the local government sector asked me a few days ago as I celebrated another birthday last week. They said they wanted to know how it felt for me to be getting closer to the...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion The pathetic plight of Filipinos caught and still trapped in war-torn Ukraine is by no means the first time for overseas Filipinos to find themselves in civil wars abroad. Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, name any other strife-torn part of the world, and chances are Filipinos are...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Many were elated by the statement made by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III last weekend. According to the Secretary, the crisis is “over”, at least as far as the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus is concerned. The Secretary based his assessment on...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Strategies and measures that the government now uses to bring home Filipinos in war-torn countries, including those in Ukraine that Russia may attack soon, border on laughable and absurd. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido Dulay’s remarks to the media last week sums...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The official campaign period of elective national positions in the May 2022 elections is now nearly two-weeks old. The official campaign period for elective positions at the local level will begin in just a little over a month. Since the political pot started to...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Returning home for good from overseas and finding a steady replacement income need not be a Mission Impossible. While work abroad often entails a monthly salary substantially higher than what’s available back home, returning home need not always mean dire economic...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion After working in Hong Kong for over 20 years, partners Anette and Lito are both anxious and excited to go back home for good. “We’ve identified projects that we believe offer bright prospects of success,” says Anette. Just like them, tens and even hundreds of...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Is what they are saying true? Is the worst really over?” That was the tone of the questions we got from readers and friends last week. This kind of question appears to have been fueled by certain developments last week which seemed to have brought about a...
Two more K-pop idols managed by YG Entertainment agency have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the Korean entertainment industry is experiencing a rise in cases. YG Entertainment announced that iKON’s Ju-ne (real name: Koo Jun-hoe) and Treasure’s Yoshi, 21, on Jan. 25 have...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares A young aspiring politician approached me a few weeks ago to ask me how to “campaign”. One of his questions struck me. He asked, “What’s the best way to hit my opponent?” I asked back, “What do you mean by ‘hit’?” He explained: “How do I tell...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Governor Benjamin Diokno said last month that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas would conduct an investigation into complaints of dozens of Banco de Oro depositors who claimed to have lost varied sums in their savings accounts. BDO, the country’s largest universal bank, has...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Understandably, advocates of the rights and welfare of overseas Filipino workers, notably Eli Mua in Saudi Arabia, cheered President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing on Dec. 29 of a new law that creates a new department exclusively for overseas Filipinos. They believe firmly...
