The Yuchengco Group’s Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), through RCBC Credit Cards, has teamed up with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMBC Group) to provide RCBC Credit Card Mastercard and Visa premium cardholders access to 49 Lounges at 34 Airports in Japan. In a statement,...
Flourishing solar power developer giant Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) has secured P9.0 billion worth of loans from Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) with an option to increase it to P20 billion; and that will be funneled mainly for the commercial development of its...
The Rizal Schools Division Office (SDO) represented by student athletes from various public and elementary schools in Rizal Province won the title in the 2024 Calabarzon Regional Athletic Association Meet (2024 RAAM). The Calabarzon athletic event was held in various venues in Laguna, Batangas and...
With the summer heat getting worse especially in Metro Manila, the local government of Tanay, Rizal continues to encourage visitors to come to the town and experience a quick escape from the scorching summer heat at least for a day or two this weekend. The town tourism office’s social media pages...
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 Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, April 4, extended its congratulations to the Rizal Medical Center’s (RMC) Dermatology Department for clinching the coveted Specialty Clinic of the Year title at the Healthcare Asia Awards 2024. Photo from DOH DOH said RMC’s Dermatology Department...
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...
The Yuchengco Group’s Rizal Commercial Commercial Banking Corporation has declared cash dividends amounting to P2.45 billionn to shareholders as of the record date of April 12, 2024. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said the cash dividend is equivalent to P1.014 per...
Unlike other people who observed the end of Holy Week in resorts, the locals of Rizal Province ended Holy Week by celebrating Easter Sunday in their unique traditions. In a community in Antipolo City, homeowners at Pines City Royale in Barangay San Roque held the traditional “Salubong”...
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...
Nature lovers have found a serene place to spend their vacation, in a village in Tanay, Rizal, ahead of the Lenten break. The office of Tanay Mayor Rafael “Lito” Tanjuatco announced that the influx of the tourists to the campsites in Barangay San Andres, Tanay, Rizal has made...
Churchgoers filled two major churches that were recently recognized by Pope Francis -- the Minor Basilica and Parish of Saint John the Baptist in Taytay and the International Shrine of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in Antipolo City in Rizal. Devotees held fronds made of young coconut...