THE VIEW FROM RIZAL We woke up Monday of this week to several pieces of good news. First, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) announced that it is “scrapping” the requirement for “periodic medical examination” for those who have been given five-year and 10-year driver's licenses. Second,...
Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala ended his two-day visit to the Philippines by laying a wreath to honor national hero Dr. Jose Rizal at the Luneta Park in Manila. Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Rizal Park in Manila. (Photo by Noel...
Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala took pride in being the first European prime minister to visit the Philippines under the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala signs the official guest book of Malacañang during his official...
Classes in all levels in both public and private schools in the entire province resumed on Friday, April 14. The announcement was made by Rizal Governor Nina Ynares in her official Facebook page. Several local government units in Rizal, except for Antipolo City, suspended classes from kindergarten...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Thursday of last week, millions of devotees joined the annual trek to Antipolo City and to the International Shrine of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage called “Alay Lakad.” Philippine National Police (PNP) officials estimated the number of pilgrims-on-foot at 4.8...
The provincial government of Rizal and the local government unit of Taytay have assured continuing assistance to the victims of two recent fire incidents. The office of Mayor Allan de Leon said the provincial government and the municipal government of Taytay are now processing the financial and...
Seven persons died, including two kids, and more than 60 families were left homeless in a fire incident in Barangay San Juan in Taytay, Rizal on Saturday night, April 8. A report from the Office of Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) Director Col. Dominic Baccay showed that at least seven...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Yesterday, the fourth of April, Antipolo marked the silver anniversary of its conversion to a component city of the province of Rizal. Last Saturday – three days before the anniversary date – Antipoleños marked one of the biggest celebrations of this important milestone...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL We heard encouraging news from some of our medical experts manning the forefront in our battle against Covid-19. Last week, their pronouncements tend to indicate that the scourge appears to be over – at least for our country – and that the erstwhile pandemic is now about to...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Last week, concerns were raised over the reported slide in the ranking of our country in terms of the average “intelligence” of our population based on the metrics called “intelligence quotient” or IQ. This was apparently triggered by some posts on social media which...
Manila Water customers in some parts of Cainta, Antipolo City, Binangonan, and Angono in Rizal Province will experience water service interruption for six to eight hours beginning on Wednesday, March 22. In its advisory, the water concessionaire announced that the loss of water service in...
As the deadline for the SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) registration nears, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in Region 4-A will start making the rounds of areas in Rizal Province this week to help residents with their registration. From March 22 up to March 24, the NTC will...
