THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares This past week, President Duterte announced an all-important decision to extend the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) status for the National Capital Region (NCR) and a number of surrounding provinces and cities. The extension, according to the...
The Money Service Business (MSB) essentially covers the business of those engaged in remittances, money transfers and foreign exchange dealership involving currency and monetary instruments, including virtual assets. There are several types of entities involved in these operations and it may really...
(Clockwise from top left) Kang Daniel, D-Crunch, Jun of U-KISS, DKB, BAE173 and OnlyOneOf (Twitter / Instagram) Following confirmation that two members of K-pop boy band D-Crunch have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), other members of the group and artists who have appeared on...
Photo from EPICENTER and Dota 2 Wiki Filipino powerhouse TNC Predator emerged at the top of the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Season 2-Southeast Asia Upper Division after two weeks of action. Thanks to the overpowered Beastmaster with Aghanim's Scepter at the hands of 11K MMR midlaner Armel...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Expectation is the root of all heartache.” No, we did not invent that quote. That was a famous line attributed by many – including social media habitues – to the famous English playwright William Shakespeare. It appears that this famous quotation triggers...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has given the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seven working days to complete the establishment of a green lane for the applications of local coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufacturers. Anti-Red Tap Authority Director General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo:...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Are we dealing with a seriously disappointed public?” That was the question asked me last week by a colleague in the local government sector. He had engaged me in a social media chat to find out how I was doing. He had learned that I had tested positive with...
Monetary transfers, remittances and currency exchanges used to be the almost exclusive domain of banks. This is not true anymore. The increased sophistication of the financial system, aided by technological advancements, has enabled non-bank entities to enter these operations as, indeed, they have...
At past 3 p.m. last Feb. 10, my cellular telephone rang. Registered as caller was “Jun Icban of MB.” I grabbed my phone and answered: “Good afternoon, Sir. Why, po?” Mr. Icban said: “Rey, I am planning to write an editorial on your front page story on Supreme Court directing...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Since the onslaught of the Coronavirus pandemic in our country early last year, we have lost relatives, old friends, and former colleagues in the House of Representatives either due to COVID-19 or to other causes. We earlier mentioned in...
Mr. Icban never really noticed me, until I wrote a poem. I attended the 10-day Singapore Writers Festival and brought home with me this burning desire to write in verse. I used to write poetry as a kid, but I outgrew it. While working for glossy magazines, I started writing poetry again to accompany...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Friday last week, I received the news that my laboratory test results had shown that I am positive with the COVID 19 virus. I had recently decided to take the Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test for two reasons. First, just as a matter of...
