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...
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...
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...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares This coming Saturday, October 31st, Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo will mark his 66th birthday. On this coming special occasion, we join the INC and our countrymen in wishing Ka Eduardo well. We also wish to honor him for the...
'Will You Marry' and 'Ikaw' showing on SKY PPV SKYcable brings a heartwarming movie set to make families at home laugh and cry with the premiere of Mavx Productions' film shot in Denmark entitled "Will You Marry," starring K Brosas and Elisse Joson, on SKY Pay-Per-View starting Oct. 22 (Friday)....
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The most recent announcement from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) brought much hope even if the mood of optimism that followed it may have appeared muted. Yesterday, the National Capital Region (NCR) started to...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Last week, President Duterte announced that he is bowing out of politics, a move that elicited mixed emotions and reactions. “It is time to give way to a new set of leaders who will hopefully continue the reforms, programs and projects that this administration...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares We laud the initiative by our legislators to pass a law compelling the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to extend deadline for the registration of voters in the 2022 national elections for another 30 days from the signing of that law. As we write this column, it...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The sad news is that we may still be voting using the pre-pandemic onsite voting methods in next year’s national elections. The good news is that our countrymen appear determined to exercise their sacred right to choose their leaders no matter what the odds may...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares For reasons unknown to non-social media habitués, Baguio had all of a sudden emerged as the unofficial “Friendship Capital of the Philippines.” We were told that Baguio City earned the title after a couple of celebrities decided to take a day trip to what is...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Last week, the Department of Health (DOH) reported the highest ever number of new cases of COVID-19 infections in a single day. The count hit a record-high 22,300-plus new cases in August 30, up from the recent peak of 19,000-plus in August 28. The report was...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Readers have been asking us what our “reaction” is to the announcement of the PDP-Laban that President Duterte has acceded to their call for him to run as their party’s vice-presidential candidate in the 2022 elections. According to media reports, the...
