President Duterte is considered a hero and a giant slayer like David after making a huge difference in the country, according to religious leader Apollo Quiboloy. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares There has been a string of some positive developments lately, giving us a breather from the steady stream of disappointing news in the past few months. First is the good news that the long-delayed opening of the additional stations comprising the Light Rail...
The Jose Rizal Memorial University (JRMSU) in Zamboanga del Norte said it is currently investigating students behind the viral "BTS Biot (gay)" photoshoot which drew flak from netizens. (Photo from Facebook) The photoshoot, conducted by two of its senior high school students, made the rounds on...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “How are you addressing the problem of vaccine hesitancy?” That was the raging question of the past week. It appears to have been triggered by a controversy involving the top two officials of the land over the issue of an advertising campaign to “convince”...
More than a hundred households have been placed under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) and Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) due to the clustering of COVID-19 cases in a barangay in Baras, Rizal. The Baras Municipal Government, in a Facebook post, said that having five confirmed...
Some customers of Manila Water in Quezon City, Pasig City, Makati City, and the province of Rizal will experience water service interruption starting May 25 until May 28. In an advisory, Manila Water said the water service interruption is due to the scheduled maintenance activities. The following...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The word “choosy” seems to have acquired a negative meaning these days. It is being used to describe people who impose standards that are difficult to meet on those who want to be their special someone. Because the standards are rather high, they usually end...
The local government of Angono, Rizal is implementing again the one-passenger per tricycle policy after President Duterte placed the National Capital Region and the provinces of Laguna, Cavite, Bulacan and Rizal (NCR Plus) under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions....
About 300,000 workers are expected to go back to their jobs following Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan, and Rizal's recent switch to a more relaxed quarantine status. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Trade and Industry) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary Ireneo Vizmonte...
Tanay, Rizal will retain its curfew hours at 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. even with the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus easing to general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions. (Photo by Nel Andrade/ MANILA BULLETIN) The office of Mayor Rex Manuel Tanjuatco also announced over the weekend...
Nearly P6 million worth of suspected shabu was seized from an alleged drug peddler and a minor during a buy-bust operation in Rodriguez, Rizal on Saturday afternoon (May 15). Photo courtesy of Marikina Police Police identified the suspect as Raona “Ate Rao” G. Ala, 37, of Rodriguez, Rizal. The...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares We laud the move by the Inter-agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to put the so-called NCR-plus bubble out of the MECQ status to the current “GCQ with heightened restrictions.” The move will now allow economic activities...
