THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares A few weeks ago, we wrote about the importance of “adaptability” – the ability to adjust to changes in the environment and circumstances. We echoed the view of experts that adaptability is the special quality seen among various species of creatures who have...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Who do you think would make for the most powerful political tandem in the 2022 presidential elections?” This has been one of the most frequently asked questions and most discussed topics in local government circles these days. It appears that, next to the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares An author who was known for his intensive study of small businesses once said in a speech delivered before university students: “It is not the strongest who will survive, but the most adaptable.” This professor who went by the name of Leon C. Megginson was...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Has the political pot started to boil?” A colleague in the local government sector asked me that question last week when we met at the inauguration of the LRT Line 2 extension project. He said he felt that politics in the country “has started heating up,”...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares When Ms. Pinky Aquino-Abelleda read the Aquino family statement on the death of former President Noynoy Aquino Thursday of last week, she thanked the various constituents of the late Head of State. Pinky first mentioned the late President’s constituents from the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Last week, the local government of Antipolo City received an invitation to the inauguration of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2 extension project. The inauguration is scheduled for this coming Tuesday, June 22. The news that the LRT Line 2 extension project is...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Every year, Rizaleños celebrate two successive “Independence Days.” Every 12 th of June, they mark the Nation’s Independence Day together with the rest of our countrymen. A day before that, June 11, Rizaleños celebrate another “Independence Day” –...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “What should we do with China?” Most of the messages we got last week through text and private chat had to do with the controversy surrounding the presence of Chinese boats and ships in waters claimed by our government as part of the West Philippine Sea. The...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares This past week, President Duterte announced an all-important decision to extend the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) status for the National Capital Region (NCR) and a number of surrounding provinces and cities. The extension, according to the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Expectation is the root of all heartache.” No, we did not invent that quote. That was a famous line attributed by many – including social media habitues – to the famous English playwright William Shakespeare. It appears that this famous quotation triggers...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Are we dealing with a seriously disappointed public?” That was the question asked me last week by a colleague in the local government sector. He had engaged me in a social media chat to find out how I was doing. He had learned that I had tested positive with...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Friday last week, I received the news that my laboratory test results had shown that I am positive with the COVID 19 virus. I had recently decided to take the Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test for two reasons. First, just as a matter of...
