Japanese Ambassador to Manila Kazuhiko Koshikawa on Monday, June 19, commemorated Dr. Jose Rizal’s 162nd birth anniversary by posting a photo beside his monument at Hibiya Park in Tokyo, Japan. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa stands beside Jose Rizal's statue at Hibiya...
The Czech Embassy in Manila commemorated on Monday Philippine national hero Jose Rizal's 162th birth anniversary. The embassy remembered Rizal's friendship with Czech-born Ferdinand Blumentritt, which can be likened to the current relationship between Prague and Manila. Blumentritt, who...
On Filipino Youth Day, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has challenged the youth to study well and serve their communities and people in need. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) In his video message on Monday, June 19, the President expressed belief...
Arnold Quizol/MANILA BULLETIN City of Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna- Pangan unveiled the new monument and historical marker of Padre Burgos at Padre  Burgos Street, Ermita, Manila, on Monday, June 19. "Ang paglalagay ng mahalagang monument ni Padre Jose Burgos ay pag alala sa kanyang naging bahagi...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Monday, June 19, led the commemoration of the 162nd birth anniversary of the country’s National Hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, in Calamba City, Laguna. The lessons and legacy left behind by Rizal should inspire the present and future generations by striving to change for...
Today, June 19, 2023, marks the 162nd anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal’s birth. We not only commemorate his life but also his legacy in various fields such as literature, arts, medicine, and philosophy. He is, after all, widely regarded as the “greatest Malayan who ever lived.” It is...
CAMP MELCHOR F. DELA CRUZ, Upi, Gamu, Isabela – Two infrastructure projects worth P4 million under the Support to Barangay Development Project (SBDP) of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) were completed in Barangay Bural, Zinundungan Valley, Rizal, Cagayan....
BIRTH OF A NATION The Third Republic of the Philippines was inaugurated on July 4, 1946 The World Bank doesn’t have a formal definition for nation-building. It has one for state-building but none for nation-building. Why? Perhaps the question lies in the concept of “nation.” It is, after all,...
A CAREFUL PROCESS A lot of thought and effort went into the planning of the park, every single detail including the Relief Map of the Philippines Listening to the rationale behind the destruction of the Relief Map of the Philippines in Rizal Park, and hearing this heritage icon and artwork...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Daily noontime shows are as Filipino as adobo and sinigang. At least that is what our elders in Rizal province say. They point out that the public’s emotional involvement in the controversy that is now hounding the country’s longest-running daily noontime show is expected....
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will lead the country's commemoration of the 125th Independence Day in Manila on Monday, June 12. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Based on an advisory from Malacañang, the Chief Executive will attend the Independence Day...
The police and military forces have declared the town of Teresa in Rizal insurgency-free. On Friday, June 9, officials of the Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO), the Philippine Army’s Second Infantry Division, provincial and municipal government units signed a pact attesting that insurgency is...
