OFW Forum Jun Concepcion If there’s a forest fire, is it appropriate to use a hand-held water spray used to water indoor plants? Clearly, putting out a forest fire requires more than a puny hand-held water spray. To a large extent, the government’s bid to end maltreatment and abuses of OFWs...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Last week, President Duterte announced that he is bowing out of politics, a move that elicited mixed emotions and reactions. “It is time to give way to a new set of leaders who will hopefully continue the reforms, programs and projects that this administration...
Stars of the global Netflix hit series “Squid Game” appeared on the “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and talked about their show's success. “Squid Game” is currently the No. 1 show on Netflix worldwide, peaking to the top spot in 83 countries, according to streaming analytics...
Qiyi’s first original K-drama gets a royal K-Pop treatment International OTT content platform iQiyi announces the release of their Qiyi Original K-Series “ Jirisan ,” which will star Gianna Jun (“My Love from the Star”) and Ju Ji Hoon (“Princess Hours and Five Fingers”). The series is...
Is there something cooking within the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s political party, the People’s Reform Party (PRP)? Jun Evasco sworn in as PRP member (Photo credit: Chinky C. Fuentes) Barely 24 hours after Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte issued a statement reiterating her decision not...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares We laud the initiative by our legislators to pass a law compelling the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to extend deadline for the registration of voters in the 2022 national elections for another 30 days from the signing of that law. As we write this column, it...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion More and more Filipino women are leaving for jobs overseas despite high prospects of experiencing hardships and getting a raw deal in their countries of destination. Cases in point are women who wish to work in Russia from the Philippines, Hong Kong and different...
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...
