* *Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation ( * *the Bank)  will be holding its annual meeting of stockholders on July 3, 2023, Monday at 4:00 PM,  virtually through  [https://www.rcbc.com/ASM2023](https://www.rcbc.com/ASM2023) A copy of the official announcement published in...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL After “Betty,” El Niño As we were writing this column, residents of Luzon were heaving a collective sigh of relief. PAGASA had just reported that “Betty” had just been reported downgraded to the category of “typhoon.” International forecasters said the typhoon...
The first pocketbook edition of Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere translated into Portuguese has been launched by the Philippine Embassy in Lisbon. Philippine Ambassador to Portugal Celia Anna Feria, in her remark during the launching, said the importance of translating Rizal's famous novel is a...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL A few days ago, Antipolo City hosted a relatively small gathering of highly-committed organizations helping people cope with the scourge of HIV/AIDS. The event was called the QUILTS Awards 2023. QUILTS stands for “Quality Uptakes and Improvements in Lifesaving Treatment...
The young generations of Angono and Antipolo City in Rizal continue to live up to the tradition that has been passed on through generations to honor the Holy Cross during this month of May with the annual “Grand Flores De Mayo” event. In Angono, Rizal, right after the praying of the Holy Rosary...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL There are events in the world that we would like to think are over, but they are not. Among them: Covid-19. As we said in our previous columns, we still cannot ignore the presence of the deadly Covid-19. The situation remains perilous despite the recent declaration by the World...
The Rizal provincial government, together with WAWAJVCO, a joint venture of Prime Infra and San Lorenzo Ruiz Builders and Developers Group, distributed educational equipment, solar panels, and a service vehicle to a school located in Montalban, Rizal and its surrounding Dumagat-Remontado indigenous...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL It was something many of us prayed for – the advent of the day we wished would come soon. The prayers were answered and the wish seemed to have been granted. Friday of last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) director-general made the formal announcement that the...
The Rizal Monument and the Musical Dancing Fountain in Rizal Park on Sunday, May 7, lit up in the blue and yellow colors of the European Union flag for the celebration of Europe Day 2023. (Photo from the European Union in the Philippines via Facebook) European Union (EU) Ambassador to the...
BRP Antonio Luna (FF151) has hosted Filipino visitors and foreign delegates while she was in Singapore for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – India Maritime Exercise (AIME) 2023, the Philippine Navy (PN) said on Sunday, May 7. (A Philippine Navy personnel engages with...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL “We have an annual ‘ritual’ regarding our water supply situation,” a colleague in the local government sector told me recently. I asked him what he meant, and we found his explanation both sad and funny. He said: During the wet season, we worry about our dams overflowing...
Hundreds of jobs are being offered to applicants in the upcoming Labor Day job fair organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in partnership with the Rizal Provincial Government and the Antipolo City government on May 1, 2023. The Rizal Provincial Government and the Antipolo City...
