Despite poor internet service in their areas, some elementary pupils in the province of Rizal were able to take part in the simultaneous virtual third quarter earthquake drill initiated by the national government on Thursday, Sept. 16. (Students of Teofila Z. Rovero Memorial Elementary School in...
Park-goers can now visit three popular sites in the historic Walled City of Intramuros and Rizal Park in Manila starting Thursday, Sept. 16, as they reopen their doors to the public but at a limited capacity and shortened operating hours. Fort Santiago, Intramuros (Photo from Department of Tourism)...
The entire municipal government building in Baras, Rizal is on a 14-day lockdown after 15 of its employees were found positive for COVID-19 following a recent antigen test conducted on the workers. 32549 The office of Mayor Kathrine Robles, in a Facebook post, announced the temporary closure of the...
Volunteers and staff of Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday, Sept. 14, boarded boats to reach Talim Island in Rizal to vaccinate individuals who are under coronavirus disease (COVID-19) priority groups. Vaccination at Talim Island, Rizal on Sept. 14, 2021 (Photo from Philippine Red Cross)...
RCBC RCBC Bankard Services Corporation, the credit card arm of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) has snatched the Mobile Banking and Payment Initiative of the Year at the Asian Banking and Finance’ (ABF) 2021 Wholesale Banking Awards and Retail Banking Awards. In giving the award, ABF,...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Last week, the Department of Health (DOH) reported the highest ever number of new cases of COVID-19 infections in a single day. The count hit a record-high 22,300-plus new cases in August 30, up from the recent peak of 19,000-plus in August 28. The report was...
The Marikina City local government started vaccinating residents from the province of Rizal on Monday (August 30) against COVID-19. (Photo from Location:Marikina) The LGU (local government unit) said that it has vaccinated a total of 1,200 residents of Rizal at the Marikina Sports Complex as part...
Instead of flowers that easily decay, seedlings and fruit bearing plants took the center stage in today’s National Heroes’ Day ceremony in Angono, Rizal. Unlike in other towns, Angono marked the day of the country’s heroes with plant offering at the foot of Dr. Jose P. Rizal monument at the...
The shortfall of 250,000 doses in daily vaccination target in Metro Manila should prompt government to extend the reach of COVID-19 immunization to immediately include localities adjoining the National Capital Region (NCR). Vaccine COVID 19 Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said instead of...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Readers have been asking us what our “reaction” is to the announcement of the PDP-Laban that President Duterte has acceded to their call for him to run as their party’s vice-presidential candidate in the 2022 elections. According to media reports, the...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has defended the supposed celebration of "milestones" in connection with the national government’s anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) efforts. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (center, standing) during the 30 millionth vaccination event on August 23,...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Audit” is an emotion-laden word. We can only commiserate with the leadership of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Commission on Audit (COA). They now appear to be caught in the maelstrom of emotion triggered by this volatile word. The recent audit report...
