THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Tomorrow marks the start of the national government’s efforts to further speed up vaccination of a greater number of our countrymen against the deadly COVID-19 virus. We express our fullest support to the implementation of the National Vaccination Days which end...
OFW Forum Though ex-President Ferdinand Marcos died way back in 1989, his intriguing mystique apparently remains alive and is now unwittingly aiding in significant ways the presidential bid in May 2022 of his only son, Ferdinand Junior. Bedeviled in two fronts by disqualification petitions and...
In an insane society, is there room for the bad and the crazy? Lee Dong Wook, who we’ve seen in "Tale of the Nine Tailed" and in "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God," is pairing up with "Squid Game’s" very own Wi Ha Jun for an upcoming Korean series called "Bad and Crazy." "Bad and Crazy"...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Last week, we overheard some broadcast journalists commenting in celebratory tone on the country’s major gains in our efforts to combat the COVID-19 virus. We understand the upbeat mood which seemed to have affected the public at a rate faster than the deadly...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Filipinos who live and work overseas often find themselves in a great quandary whenever the subject of public governance crops up in discussions with compatriots and with nationals of different countries. In Hong Kong, a small China city with a population of less than eight...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “How do we deal with black propaganda which our political adversaries use against us?” “Should we use black propaganda against our political rivals?” These are the questions we have been getting recently from some of our friends who have joined the May 22...
“Jirisan,” iQiyi Original Korean drama series starring Jun Ji-hyun and Ju Ji-hoon , is getting more intense. In episode 6, which was streamed last Nov. 7, Ju Ji-hoon barely survived death from threading on an explosive trap, as Jung Ji-hyun Jun jumped to his rescue. Ju Ji-hoon (left) and Jun...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion On paper, the country’s 10.2 million plus overseas Filipino community as per Commission on Overseas Filipinos (CFO) data looks formidable. In theory, they can significantly influence or even alter the outcome of the country’s national elections in 2022. However,...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Nothing but promises – that’s all we hear from candidates in a campaign season.” That is the gist of one of the most common remarks we have been hearing from people from all walks of life since the Commission on Elections accepted Certificates of...
SMART Hallyu Hangouts with Park Seo Jun Leading mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) will once again bring Filipino fans closer to their favorite Korean superstars through the Smart Hallyu Hangouts, a series of virtual events that enable fans to live their best K-life by...
“Jirisan,” the iQiyi Original Korean drama series starring Gianna Jun and Ju Ji-hoon, continued last weekend with episodes 3 and 4 following the victim rescues led by wheelchair-bound star ranger Jun Ji-hyun and comatosed rookie ranger Ju Ji-hoon--in spirit form. Signalling with rocks and twigs...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares We overheard the spokesperson of a private research organization make a bold prediction at an AM radio interview that the number of daily COVID 19 infections in the country could go down to as low as 2,000 by about the end of November this year. We do not know the...
