THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Do you believe in the power of prayer? That was the question a friend asked me recently. He dropped by my office at the Antipolo City Hall late last week after spending some time at the city’s Cathedral – the International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage....
THE VIEWS FROM RIZAL We join our nation and the world today in thanking and saluting the men and women who comprise the labor force. As we celebrate Labor Day, we pay tribute to those who have to work in faraway lands to earn a living and provide for the needs of their families. We recognize their...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL We have been receiving a good number of queries from our readers regarding a transportation infrastructure project that will directly benefit residents and commercial establishments located east of Metro Manila. This is the planned extension of LRT Line 2 to Cogeo. It...
Netflix greenlit the Korean superhero series “Cashero,” starring “King the Land” star Lee Jun-ho, Kim Hye-jun, Kim Byong-chul and Kim Hyang-gi. “Cashero,” based on the Korean webtoon of the same name, redefines the superhero genre with a realistic twist. "Cashero" will...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Last weekend, it felt like the world was on the brink of another war. News of Iran’s attack on Israel in retaliation for the latter’s alleged bombing of the former’s consulate in Damascus, Syria fanned speculations that the world’s superpowers might be involved in the...
THE VIEWS FROM RIZAL A question I asked my teacher at grade school allowed me to learn one of the best lessons in social studies. I remember asking one of the teachers at Marist School this question: “Why do we celebrate an embarrassing defeat in the hands of an enemy?” The question had to do...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.” As Antipolo marks the 26th anniversary of its conversion into a component city of the Province of Rizal tomorrow, April 4, we take inspiration from an excerpt from the Bible, the 14th verse of the fifth...
Actor Ryu Jun-yeol of “Reply 1988” and actress Han So-hee of “The World of the Married” have broken up just two weeks after they admitted their relationship. On March 30, her agency, 9Ato Entertainment, and his agency, C-JeS Studio, announced that the two have parted ways. ...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Last Sunday, as my family and I joined the Palm Sunday celebration, I asked myself what the significance of the occasion was for me, personally. As I pondered on the events of the very first Palm Sunday, I realized that the particular moment being celebrated by the Church on...
After Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Sae-ron, K-pop group TWICE’s Jihyo has been caught up in dating rumors. On March 24, Korean media outlet Sway published an exclusive report stating that Jihyo, 27, has been in a relationship with Yun Sung-bin, 29, who won a gold medal in men’s skeleton in the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL During my brief stint as assistant secretary in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, I was asked this question by a colleague. The question was: “Is nature a ‘woman’? Why do we refer to ‘her’ as ‘Mother Nature’?” I was sure the question was...
Actor Ryu Jun-yeol of “Reply 1988” and actress Han So-hee of “The World of the Married” admitted their relationship after they were seen together in Hawaii. But they both denied cheating on K-pop idol-actress Hyeri, who was in a relationship with Ryu Jun-yeol starting in 2016 until...
