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...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco joined the entire country in celebrating the life and works of our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, today, December 30. ‘’We honor his legacy of patriotism, bravery, passion and excellence. His courage in working for the betterment of his nation and countrymen, despite...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on Thursday, Dec. 30, announced that it has remained on alert status to ensure peace and order during the city’s celebration of the 125th Rizal Day. Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN “Sa kasalukuyan, wala po kaming na mo-monitor na banta o panganib sa...
Vice President Leni Robredo encouraged the citizenry on Rizal Day to live by the "true meaning of being Filipinos" by responding to the needs of their countrymen" with compassion. Vice President Leni Robredo during her visit in Dinagat Islands after the onslaught of typhoon Odette (Photo courtesy...
President Duterte hailed the "modern-day heroes at the frontlines" during the commemoration of Rizal Day Thursday, Dec. 30. The Philippine flag at Rizal Park is hoisted during the commemoration of Rizal Day on Dec. 30, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) In his message during the annual occasion that...
The Department of National Defense (DND) paid tribute to national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, as the country commemorated the 125th anniversary of his martyrdom on Thursday, Dec. 30. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE) In a statement, DND Secretary Delfin Lorenzana expressed admiration on Rizal’s...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged Filipinos to emulate Dr. Jose Rizal and practice self-discipline especially in times of great danger and challenges as the country observed the 125th year martyrdom of the national hero on Thursday, December 30. Secretary Eduardo Año...
Editorial Jose Rizal was born with a head too large for his body that his mother, Teodora Alonso, could have died giving birth to him. In Rizal in Saga, a biography that has been reissued early this month just in time for Rizal Day, his biographer, National Artist Nick Joaquin, wrote of Doña...
