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...
House Committee on Labor and Employment chairperson Representative Fidel Nograles has expressed his support to the Department of Health’s (DOH) plan to create a National Nursing Advisory Council (NNAC) to address the issues confronting the nursing sector. ...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL It is graduation season, and we have been making the rounds of schools delivering commencement addresses and congratulatory messages. During this time, graduating college students would approach us and ask, “What does the future hold for us?” When we are asked that question,...
CAMP GENERAL PACIANO RIZAL, Laguna – Police apprehended a teacher for rape in Rizal, this province, on Friday, June 23. POLICE read the Miranda Rights of a teacher arrested for rape in Rizal, Laguna on Friday, June 23. (Laguna PPO-PIO photo via Danny Estacio) Police Col. Randy Glenn Silvio, Laguna...
By Teresita Cruz del Rosario It is the turbulent years of the early ’70s in the Philippines, over a hundred years since the execution of Dr. José Rizal. I sit in a class on Philippine History as an undergrad. We read his two novels—*Noli Me Tangere (The Social Cancer) and El...
The Philippine Army (PA) and Australian Army officially ended the second phase of the Philippines-Australia Army-to-Army Exercise (PAAAE) “Kasangga” on Friday, June 23. *Australian soldiers stand in formation during the concluding rites of Philippines-Australia Army-to-Army Exercise (PAAAE)...
Gayatri Bery, a non-executive director and member of the Risk Oversight Committee for RCBC. A board member of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), Gayatri Bery, has been conferred as a Qualified Risk Director® after being awarded a prestigious Certificate in Risk Governance® from the DCRO...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL We have to admit it: We were among the throngs of television viewers who got hooked to the telenovela “Maria Clara at Ibarra,” a material which won the hearts of many. In this telenovela, the lead character “Klay Infantes” – played by young actress Barbie Forteza –...
Sixty descendants of Dr. Jose Rizal, widely regarded as the greatest Philippine hero, have been invited by Mayor Roseller H. Rizal of Calamba and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) to join the wreath-laying ceremonies to commemorate his 162nd birth anniversary on Monday,...
The municipal government of Angono is enjoining everyone to emulate the characteristics of the country’s national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. Speaking before the municipal government employees and guests during the flag raising ceremony at the municipal grounds, Municipal Administrator Clodualdo...
