THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The sad news is that we may still be voting using the pre-pandemic onsite voting methods in next year’s national elections. The good news is that our countrymen appear determined to exercise their sacred right to choose their leaders no matter what the odds may...
The iQiyi Hallyu Season officially arrived and in the last quarter of the year, it is set to release a series of major Korean series and films. Starting from September, the K-series lineup includes “Jirisan,” “Bad and Crazy,” “IDOL: The Coup,” “Yumi's Cells,” “Let Me Be Your...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Broken marriages, as well as juvenile delinquencies and unwanted pregnancies among teenage children, are a very major and common problem among overseas Filipinos in Hong Kong, Singapore, the Middle East and elsewhere. Due to limited manpower and other resources, relevant...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares For reasons unknown to non-social media habitués, Baguio had all of a sudden emerged as the unofficial “Friendship Capital of the Philippines.” We were told that Baguio City earned the title after a couple of celebrities decided to take a day trip to what is...
“Jirisan” (aka “Cliffhanger”), the anticipated Korean series, will be premiering on iQiyi International next month. The iQiyi Original Korean drama will star actress Jun Ji-hyun of “My Love from the Star” and “Legend of the Blue Sea,” and actor Ju Ji-hoon of “Princess Hours” and...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Scores of distressed of distressed OFWs in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the Middle East are getting abused not just once, but twice and even more times ironically by fellow unscrupulous Filipino nationals. OFW rights advocates Eli Mua and Faith Buencamino, who are both...
'High Class' stars (from left) Cho Yeo-jeong, Kim Ji-soo, Ha Jun, Park Se-jin and Gong Hyun-joo at the press event (iQiyi) Korean actress Cho Yeo-jeong, who starred in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” will headline the new Korean drama “High Class,” which will premiere on iQiyi on Sept....
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Last week, the Department of Health (DOH) reported the highest ever number of new cases of COVID-19 infections in a single day. The count hit a record-high 22,300-plus new cases in August 30, up from the recent peak of 19,000-plus in August 28. The report was...
Korean stars Jeon Do-yeon and Ryu Jun-yeol at the press conference (left) and in “Lost” (iQiyi) Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon and actor Ryu Jun-yeol will headline the Korean drama “Lost,” an iQiyi Original Series, which will premiere on Sept. 4. In the drama, Jeon Do-yeon plays the role...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Elma dela Cruz, 39, a domestic helper in Hong Kong and a single mother, is battling Stage 4 brain cancer... and she needs help for support of her two children and aging parents. She now awaits an imminent major brain surgery at Pamela Youde Hospital in Hong Kong’s Chai...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Readers have been asking us what our “reaction” is to the announcement of the PDP-Laban that President Duterte has acceded to their call for him to run as their party’s vice-presidential candidate in the 2022 elections. According to media reports, the...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion When extremist Taliban forces took control of the Afghanistan capital city of Kabul on August 15, over 100 Filipinos were trapped in the war-torn country. Since most of them worked for American and British military contractors, deemed by the Taliban as among their worst...
