THE VIEWS FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Before we honor the great Filipino whose birthday, life and heroism we celebrate today, we would like to pay tribute first to another standout Filipino who gave us “Bonifacio Day.” That Filipino was the late Lope K. Santos – novelist, poet, champion of the...
It's full steam ahead for the 11th hospital under the Rizal Provincial Hospital System (RPHS), which is expected to further boost the province’s health care services. Photo from Governor Nina Ynares' Facebook In a set of photos posted on her Facebook page, Rizal Governor Nina Ynares presented the...
Jose Rizal University pummeled a lethargic Letran side, 87-71, to end the NCAA Season 98 men’s basketball tournament with a bang at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City Wednesday, Nov. 23. JRU finished the NCAA Season 98 men's basketball season with a 7-11 record. (NCAA Images) The Heavy...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Social media and the collegiate sports sector continue to be abuzz with talks on the fate of a young varsity basketball player who was recently involved in an on-court melee. Last we heard, the young college cager has been taken off the team by his school’s...
After being paraded through the streets of Angono, Rizal, the town’s “higantes” will soon be seen in Davao City festivals. This is after Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio expressed her willingness to bring to Davao the giant papier-mâché puppets that amazed her during the Higantes Festival...
RIZAL, Kalinga – Police arrested three suspects in the rape of a minor in 2011 in Barangay Liwan West here on Saturday, Nov. 19. The suspects – John Ray Baggas Balunggay, 24, miner; Justin Salabao Wandaga, 24, WiFi installer, and Jonel Baggas Balunggay, 23, miner, all residents of...
The Masungi Georeserve Foundation, Inc. (MGFI) released on Monday, Nov. 21, a statement denouncing the claims made by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) during the Senate hearing last Nov. 16 regarding the legality and integrity of the georeserve, citing them as "libelous,...
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio graced on Sunday, Nov. 20, the Higantes Festival 2022, the most colorful annual festival in Angono, Rizal that showcases the town’s ‘higantes’ or the local version of mascots dressed in colorful costumes. In her speech during the program, Duterte said it was...
The Philippine Navy (PN) has unveiled a lifetime support service center (LSSC) for its Jose Rizal-class frigates, a newly-built facility that will ensure the proper maintenance of their modern ships. Courtesy of Philippine Navy — Philippine Fleet The LSSC was blessed and turned over to the PN's...
Products of micro and small businesses based in Angono, Rizal took centerstage in the local government-initiated Entrepreneur Fair 2022 which is ongoing at the municipal gymnasium. (Photo from Angono Tourism Office) Food products, from snacks to preserved meals and cold cuts, pickled vegetables,...
Enoch Valdez took charge anew as Lyceum exacted revenge over the embattled Jose Rizal University, 79-62, in the second round of the NCAA Season 98 men's basketball tournament Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City. Enoch Valdez of the Lyceum Pirates (NCAA/GMA) Valdez...
John Amores of Jose Rizal University (NCAA/GMA) By NIKOLE JAVIER John Amores has been officially removed from the Jose Rizal University men’s basketball team following his rampage during their second round game against College of St. Benilde in the NCAA Season 98 last Nov. 8. The...
