THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares When Ms. Pinky Aquino-Abelleda read the Aquino family statement on the death of former President Noynoy Aquino Thursday of last week, she thanked the various constituents of the late Head of State. Pinky first mentioned the late President’s constituents from the...
PasigPass, Pasig City's contact tracing application, as well as the contact tracing applications of three other cities, can now be used in the province of Taytay, Rizal, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Friday. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto This after the contact tracing application of...
Parts of Taytay, Cainta, and Rodriguez in Rizal Province will experience water service interruption for at least seven hours starting 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 24. In an announcement posted on Manila Water's Facebook page, the East Zone water concessionaire said the service interruption will be...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced Wednesday, June 23, that the manual distribution of the emergency cash subsidy under the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) has already started in San Mateo, Rizal. Manual SAP payout in San Mateo, Rizal. A SAP...
In an apparent reaction to President Rodrigo Duterte’s warning on jab rejection, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles urged the Department of Health to further boost government’s pro-vaccination messaging by lifting stringent safety protocols for vaccinated people by allowing them to play...
A 10-foot tall monument of Philippine national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal will soon be installed at the Nose Creek Regional Park in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada. Philippine Consul General to Calgary Zaldy Patron (center), Airdrie City Mayor Peter Brown (L) and Filipino in Airdrie Association President Jun...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Last week, the local government of Antipolo City received an invitation to the inauguration of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2 extension project. The inauguration is scheduled for this coming Tuesday, June 22. The news that the LRT Line 2 extension project is...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista visited Saturday, June 19, Taytay, Rizal to personally oversee the manual payout of the emergency cash subsidy under the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP). Department of Social Welfare...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday, June 19, called on a “new generation” of Filipinos to fight for what is right and just as the country commemorates the 160th birth anniversary of its national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) “Magsilbi nawang huwaran si...
Senate Francis Pangilinan on Saturday, June 19, called on the Filipino youth to register and vote in the 2022 elections as he reminded them of the advocacies of Philippine national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The country commemorates Rizal's...
What would one of the Philippines’ greatest revolutionaries do in this pandemic? HONORING A MAN OF LETTER AND SCIENCE Poster of the documentary On this day, June 19, in 1861, a Filipino icon was born. This well-traveled intellectual not only helped liberate the Philippines with his beliefs and...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Today, as we commemorate Dr. Jose Rizal’s 160 th birth anniversary, we recall his contribution as a poet, essayist, novelist who inspired his fellowmen to aspire for freedom and democracy. Through his novels, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, he opened...
