THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The past week was definitely a “first quarter storm.” News reports confirmed our fear that we are headed for another surge, perhaps more deadly than the previous spikes in COVID-19 daily infection rates. Amid this January “storm,” an American-Filipino...
PH Embassy in Japan promotes Dr. Jose Rizal’s life, work, and values through a Japanese graphic novel To commemorate the 125th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal, the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo unveiled a special addition to its Sentro Rizal Library—copies of the first manga...
Due to rising cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a street in Angono, Rizal was placed under granular lockdown by the municipal government. The lockdown on Acle Street in Barangay San Vicente took effect on January 5, the same day that Rizal Province was placed under Alert Level 3. Richard...
The entire National Capital Region (NCR)-plus is now practically under alert level 3. (Fusion Medical Animation/ Unsplash) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles announced in a statement late Wednesday night, Jan. 5 the impending escalation of Laguna from alert level...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta With Secretary Fortunato de la Peña at the helm, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) commemorated the 125th anniversary of Jose Rizal’s execution in a profound and meaningful manner. It all began in 2019, during the Rizal Day breakfast at the National...
Philippine consulate retraces the footsteps of Jose Rizal in Barcelona RIZAL IN SPAIN Personnel of Barcelona Philippine Consulate General and members of the Filipino community commemorate the 125th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal In commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the...
Bulacan, Cavite, and Rizal have joined the National Capital Region (NCR) in the heightened classification of alert level 3 in connection with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was announced Tuesday morning, Jan. 4, by Cabinet Secretary and...
Neighboring areas of the National Capital Region (NCR) are now being monitored as Metro Manila was placed under alert level 3 from Jan. 3 to 15 after the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) uptick during the Holiday season. DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said that the national government is...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares No matter how hard life becomes, life will always get better. That appears to be one of the best lessons taught to us by our experiences in 2021. This past year, we emerged from the dark period marked by rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus in the country and the...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid When we commemorated our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal’s 125th death anniversary last Thursday, we remembered as one of the most notable, last four years – 1892-96 of his life which were spent in exile in Dapitan. This is because what he did during those...
GENERAL MARIANO ALVAREZ, Cavite – An 18-year-old college student created a unique masterpiece featuring Dr. Jose Rizal in commemoration of Rizal Day on Thursday (Dec. 30). Caster Throi P. Plantilla, a first-year BS Mechanical Engineering student at the Technological University of the...
FB_IMG_1640856660307 A three-dimensional (3D) monument of Dr. Jose Rizal was unveiled by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Thursday in Taguig City as the country marked the 125th anniversary of his martyrdom. The DOST said that this is "the first and largest 3D-printed monument" of...
