THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Today, the faithful will gather in limited numbers in certain Churches for the celebration of the Lord’s resurrection. Others will mark this important event in the Church’s calendar using the online platform. All of them will hear once again the timeless...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares A number of young people usually approach me about a year before elections. They come to ask for advice. Some want counsel on whether or not they should aspire for an elective post. Others ask me how they can win in an election. I never give a direct, on-point...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Are we at a worse situation today than where we were a year ago?” This was the worried message I got from a relative recently. She said she heard the news that the country registered a staggering 7,000-plus new cases of COVID-19 infection. This, according to...
TNT guard Jayson Castro handles the ball as Nard Pinto of Meralco closes in during their game at Ynares Center in Antipolo City last December 23, 2019. (Photo from PBA) Antipolo City could play host to the PBA’s 46th season which now has a new target date of April 18 as a surge in COVID-19 cases...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL We would like to thank our readers for the steady stream of emails we get from you every week in response to our Sunday column. We will make sure that your comments are duly acknowledged and – when possible – reprinted in our weekly piece. Last week we received an email from...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “How did it feel?” That was the question a lot of excited people asked a health front-liner last Thursday. Her name is Dr. Concepcion Lat – an Antipoleña and Antipolo City’s chief city health officer. Dr. Lat recently made history by being the first...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares As we go to press, President Duterte and the Cabinet are set to meet and discuss proposals from the country’s economic managers to put the entire country under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) status starting the first of March this year. This...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Several years ago, I shared in our column a concern brought to me by a lady-friend. I recall that she appeared to be in distress when she asked me this question: “What if I no longer feel that ‘in love’ with my husband?” At first, I thought that the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “What happens if some countries would really hostage the anti-COVID-19 vaccine?” This was the question I got from a number of friends who reacted to our column last Sunday. It will be recalled that, in that piece, we echoed the worry among some of our...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Are you worried over the raging controversies regarding anti-COVID 19 vaccines?” Colleagues in the local government sector have been asking me this question via text over the past few weeks. They said they are worried that the issues supposedly hounding...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The implementation of a truck ban by the Province of Rizal commenced this past week. As we explained in one of our recent columns, the ban covers trucks and other vehicles hauling products from the province’s large mining and quarrying entities. Nearly 200 such...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The proverbial “light at the end of the tunnel” seems to be shining brighter as we entered the first month of 2021. That light has inspired much hope and has strengthened our faith in the possibility that 2021 shall be the year of our economic and social...
