The policeman and his cohort behind the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Southville 8B, Barangay San Isidro, Rodriguez, Rizal on Sunday, Aug. 20, have been arrested and charged, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said. The police identified the victim as John Francis Ompad and the...
With mounting issues surrounding the boat travel to and from Talim Island, villagers in the Binangonan side of the dagger-shaped island are seeking the immediate intervention of the local government to address various issues surrounding the boat travel to and from the island. In a petition...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Last week, we saw the escalation of an already-heated discussion on what some experts believe is a looming major rice shortage and a similarly sizzling debate on whether or not the national government should resort to the importation of basic food items to fill the gap of an...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL This coming Saturday, Aug. 19, the nation will honor the second president of the Philippines, Manuel Luis Quezon, as he marks his 145th birthday. The nation has recognized the late MLQ as the “Ama ng Wikang Pambansa,” having pushed for and signed the presidential...
A total of 175 kilos of garbage collected by more than 400 students of the San Juan Elementary School in San Miguel, Bulacan and Pinugay Elementary School in Baras, Rizal were exchanged for much-needed school supplies in time for the opening of classes on Aug. 29. School supplies-for-garbage...
Residents of Talim Island in Binangonan, Rizal are asking for the opening of additional boat trips going to the island. In a Facebook post by Taga Isla Ako-Talim Island, the villagers are hoping that the boat operators would open a new schedule at night time to accommodate residents coming from...
Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) reported that its net income improved slightly to P6.2 billion for the first half of 2023 from the P6.14 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said growth was supported by a...
“That’s absurd.” Motorbanca Princess Aya capsizes off Binangonan, Rizal on July 27, 2023, killing 27 passengers. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) This was how Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reacted to the claims of the captain of the ill-fated motorbanca (MBCA) Princess Aya that coast...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL We are celebrating the “Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa.” During the remaining days of August, we will witness special organized events designed to reawaken our consciousness of and love for the mother tongue which, in this case, is the Filipino language based on the Tagalog...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has vowed to hold the officials responsible for the boat mishap in Binangonan, Rizal last July 2. "We will demand responsibility from the officials responsible for this Laguna Lake tragedy," Padilla promised after sending help to families of the fatalities in...
Local musicians and several groups of video bloggers and content creators based in Talim Island are holding a concert for-a-cause for all the victims of the recent boat tragedy off the shore of the island in Binangonan, Rizal. Several island-based musicians and brass bands are joining the...
Antipolo Bishop Ruperto Santos officiated in the funeral mass for some of the fatalities of the Binangonan boat sinking incident in Binangonan on Tuesday, August 1. Bishop Santos led the requiem mass at Santo Domingo Parish Church in Barangay Janosa, Talim Island, Binangonan for some of the victims...
