Senator Raffy Tulfo on Monday, July 31, has filed a separate resolution seeking an investigation into the Rizal boat tragedy. Sen. Raffy Tulfo (Senate PRIB Photo) Tulfo also said he would seek the filing of appropriate charges against concerned...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office IV-A gave P10,000 cash assistance to the bereaved families of passengers who perished in the recent motorbanca mishap in Binangonan, Rizal. Photo courtesy of DSWD A total of 18 families from Talim Island received the assistance,...
Motorbanca (MBca) Princess Aya was overloaded with passengers when it capsized off Binangonan, Rizal on Thursday, July 27, amid the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Egay”, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) According to data from the PCG, the...
The Rizal provincial government said on Friday, July 28, that it will provide aid to the victims and families of the ill-fated motor banca that capsized in Laguna Lake in Barangay Kalinawan, Binangonan, Rizal on Thursday, July 28, during the onslaught of Typhoon Egay. Recue and retrieval operations...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL In his most recent State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Bongbong Marcos announced that he is now “coordinating” with Congress for the creation of the Department of Water Resources (DWR). That was, perhaps, one of the most important highlights of his second SONA, and...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL The past two weeks have been both punishing and confusing for the residents of Metro Manila and its surrounding provinces. The hardship has been caused by the erratic and sudden changes in the weather. The changes are so drastic that we could hardly tell if reports of an...
Officials of the provincial government of Quezon visited the province of Rizal for a benchmarking activity aimed at strengthening each other's ties and cooperation in improving their governance techniques and initiatives. According to Rizal Governor Nina Ynares, the two local government units (LGUs)...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Our column last week was published amid a full-blown controversy regarding the tourism slogan recently launched by the Department of Tourism and the alleged use of videos of tourist destinations in other countries by a production house in the video which accompanied the launch....
To reduce the town's carbon footprint, the municipality of Cainta, Rizal is offering horse-drawn hearse services to its indigent residents to lead the funeral cortege for their departed loved ones. Instead of the usual motorized funeral cars, the hearse will be a horse-drawn carriage, according to...
The family of slain caregiver Maribel Bacsal, whose body was found inside a plastic container at the compound of her employers in Cainta, Rizal on Monday, is fearing for their safety as the prime suspect in the killing of their kin remained at large as of Wednesday, July 5. Melissa, not her real...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL We wish to congratulate the Department of Tourism (DOT) and our Tourism Secretary, the Honorable Christina Frasco, for the recent launch of the country’s new tourism slogan, “Love the Philippines.” The launch was graced by the presence of President Bongbong Marcos, Jr....
Police said they have a person of interest in the killing of a caregiver whose body was found inside a plastic drum at her employers' house in Cainta, Rizal, Monday afternoon. Police said the body of Maribel Bacsal, 42, was found stuffed inside a blue plastic container inside the compound of an...
