THE VIEW FROM RIZAL This coming Saturday, Aug. 19, the nation will honor the second president of the Philippines, Manuel Luis Quezon, as he marks his 145th birthday. The nation has recognized the late MLQ as the “Ama ng Wikang Pambansa,” having pushed for and signed the presidential...
A total of 175 kilos of garbage collected by more than 400 students of the San Juan Elementary School in San Miguel, Bulacan and Pinugay Elementary School in Baras, Rizal were exchanged for much-needed school supplies in time for the opening of classes on Aug. 29. School supplies-for-garbage...
Residents of Talim Island in Binangonan, Rizal are asking for the opening of additional boat trips going to the island. In a Facebook post by Taga Isla Ako-Talim Island, the villagers are hoping that the boat operators would open a new schedule at night time to accommodate residents coming from...
Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) reported that its net income improved slightly to P6.2 billion for the first half of 2023 from the P6.14 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said growth was supported by a...
“That’s absurd.” Motorbanca Princess Aya capsizes off Binangonan, Rizal on July 27, 2023, killing 27 passengers. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) This was how Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reacted to the claims of the captain of the ill-fated motorbanca (MBCA) Princess Aya that coast...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL We are celebrating the “Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa.” During the remaining days of August, we will witness special organized events designed to reawaken our consciousness of and love for the mother tongue which, in this case, is the Filipino language based on the Tagalog...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has vowed to hold the officials responsible for the boat mishap in Binangonan, Rizal last July 2. "We will demand responsibility from the officials responsible for this Laguna Lake tragedy," Padilla promised after sending help to families of the fatalities in...
Local musicians and several groups of video bloggers and content creators based in Talim Island are holding a concert for-a-cause for all the victims of the recent boat tragedy off the shore of the island in Binangonan, Rizal. Several island-based musicians and brass bands are joining the...
Antipolo Bishop Ruperto Santos officiated in the funeral mass for some of the fatalities of the Binangonan boat sinking incident in Binangonan on Tuesday, August 1. Bishop Santos led the requiem mass at Santo Domingo Parish Church in Barangay Janosa, Talim Island, Binangonan for some of the victims...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL “What’s the obsession with water?” That was the question I recently got from one of our readers who emailed me to ask why I have devoted some of our past few columns to expressing our shared concern regarding the current state of our country’s water supply and to air our...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Monday, July 31, has filed a separate resolution seeking an investigation into the Rizal boat tragedy. Sen. Raffy Tulfo (Senate PRIB Photo) Tulfo also said he would seek the filing of appropriate charges against concerned...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office IV-A gave P10,000 cash assistance to the bereaved families of passengers who perished in the recent motorbanca mishap in Binangonan, Rizal. Photo courtesy of DSWD A total of 18 families from Talim Island received the assistance,...
