THE VIEWS FROM RIZAL A question I asked my teacher at grade school allowed me to learn one of the best lessons in social studies. I remember asking one of the teachers at Marist School this question: “Why do we celebrate an embarrassing defeat in the hands of an enemy?” The question had to do...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, April 4, extended its congratulations to the Rizal Medical Center’s (RMC) Dermatology Department for clinching the coveted Specialty Clinic of the Year title at the Healthcare Asia Awards 2024. Photo from DOH DOH said RMC’s Dermatology Department...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.” As Antipolo marks the 26th anniversary of its conversion into a component city of the Province of Rizal tomorrow, April 4, we take inspiration from an excerpt from the Bible, the 14th verse of the fifth...
The Yuchengco Group’s Rizal Commercial Commercial Banking Corporation has declared cash dividends amounting to P2.45 billionn to shareholders as of the record date of April 12, 2024. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said the cash dividend is equivalent to P1.014 per...
Unlike other people who observed the end of Holy Week in resorts, the locals of Rizal Province ended Holy Week by celebrating Easter Sunday in their unique traditions. In a community in Antipolo City, homeowners at Pines City Royale in Barangay San Roque held the traditional “Salubong”...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Last Sunday, as my family and I joined the Palm Sunday celebration, I asked myself what the significance of the occasion was for me, personally. As I pondered on the events of the very first Palm Sunday, I realized that the particular moment being celebrated by the Church on...
Nature lovers have found a serene place to spend their vacation, in a village in Tanay, Rizal, ahead of the Lenten break. The office of Tanay Mayor Rafael “Lito” Tanjuatco announced that the influx of the tourists to the campsites in Barangay San Andres, Tanay, Rizal has made...
Churchgoers filled two major churches that were recently recognized by Pope Francis -- the Minor Basilica and Parish of Saint John the Baptist in Taytay and the International Shrine of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in Antipolo City in Rizal. Devotees held fronds made of young coconut...
Various activities have been scheduled to start in Binangonan, Rizal this week ahead of the March 29 celebration of the town’s 124th founding anniversary. The office of Binangonan Mayor Cesar Ynares announced that this coming Saturday, March 23, the local officials will lead two...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL During my brief stint as assistant secretary in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, I was asked this question by a colleague. The question was: “Is nature a ‘woman’? Why do we refer to ‘her’ as ‘Mother Nature’?” I was sure the question was...
The Lopez Group’s Rockwell Land Corporation has recently obtained P10 billion in financing from the Philippine National Bank (PNB) and Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said it has secured a P5-billion term loan facility of up...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL I used to ask some of our elders in Rizal province how it was to watch professional basketball games during their time. I discovered that this question would surely make them travel back in time to an era when basketball was a national passion, and the Philippines was...
