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 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 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...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Last week, a land transportation sector aspiration took a small but important step towards its realization. In a meeting held in Antipolo City, last April 18, foreign consultants of the Department of Transportation briefed us on the progress of their work in the pre-feasibility...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Thursday of last week, millions of devotees joined the annual trek to Antipolo City and to the International Shrine of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage called “Alay Lakad.” Philippine National Police (PNP) officials estimated the number of pilgrims-on-foot at 4.8...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL We heard encouraging news from some of our medical experts manning the forefront in our battle against Covid-19. Last week, their pronouncements tend to indicate that the scourge appears to be over – at least for our country – and that the erstwhile pandemic is now about to...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL DR. JUN YNARES February is the month of love, so we decided to digress from the pressing issues of the day and write a piece about matters of the heart – or is it of the brain? Loving and being loved is at the top of most – if not all – people’s list of the things that...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL DR. JUN YNARES There have been major tragedies in various parts of the world recently. Some were caused by nature and some were caused by men with evil intentions. Each of these tragedies has caused us a lot of emotional pain. In a way, we are all “victims” of these recent...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL DR. JUN YNARES Education Secretary and Vice President Sara Duterte did the unexpected recently: give the nation an agency report that showed the true picture of the state of the country’s education system rather than do the standard practice of heaping platitudes on supposed...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL DR. JUN YNARES This year’s Miss Universe pageant was perhaps one of the most talked-about editions of the annual search for the world’s “most beautiful woman.” Global chatrooms and online news highlighted the sale of the pageant’s franchise, noting that for the first...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL DR. JUN YNARES The World Health Organization (WHO) will make an important decision on Friday this week which will affect the lives of billions of people around the globe. According to the spokesperson of the international body, its emergency committee is set to hold the gab and...
House Senior Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gave an idea of how the attendees at the World Economic Forum (WEF) view the Philippines, which was represented in the event by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo "Ibibigay...
