The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) will once again breathe life into Filipino folk tales through an online storytelling event in time with the celebration of this year’s “Buwan ng Wika.” (Photo from National Commission for Culture and the Arts) The program, dubbed “Sa...
ANGONO, Rizal -- At least three streets in three different villages here are on “road lockdown” following a spike in the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. The streets on lockdown are: E. Rodriguez in Barangay Sto. Niño, Doña Aurora Street in Barangay San Roque, and Tiamson Street in...
Parts of Cainta and Antipolo City will experience six to eight hours of water interruption starting Thursday, August 19, until Friday, August 20. Manila Water announced on its Facebook page that beginning Thursday, August 19, at 10 p.m., parts of Barangay San Isidro in Filinvest Homes in Cainta,...
The municipal government of Baras, Rizal are locating for the persons who were close contacts of the municipality's first Delta and Beta variant cases. (Photo from the Municipality of Baras, Rizal's Facebook page) In its official Facebook page, the Municipal Epidemiological and Surveillance Unit...
East Luzon’s well-known twisties and scenic spots will serve as the latest home for independent oil company, Cleanfuel , as the company recently inaugurated the latest addition to its retail network branch in the municipality of Tanay in Rizal province. In social distancing fashion, Cleanfuel...
The municipal government of Angono, Rizal reported two cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19. Vaccination at SM Center-Angono from Jeri Mae Calderon’s Facebook page) In her virtual message through Facebook live, Angono Mayor Jeri Mae Calderon said one of the two Delta variant cases is a 25-year...
Unless Filipinos stop believing in fake news about vaccines, the likelihood that the COVID-19 situation in the country will turn for the worse will be greater. Vaccine image 2 Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said people should take heed of the recent disclosure of the Food and Drug...
Truth to tell, I like Filipinas. There’s elegance to it, not to mention nostalgia. But I’ve never used it to refer to my country. I’d hear it in old, rare, trilingual Filipino movies, in which the characters would speak in Filipino, American English, and a smattering of Spanish. I was born...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares A number of readers and friends have expressed their opinion that the apparent rampant and collective “woes” and difficulties facing the nation at this point is due to August being the “Ghost Month.” They pointed to the surge in COVID-19 infections due to...
Twelve out of 17 villages on Talim Island in Binangonan, Rizal have recorded zero death due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). PHOTO VIA NEL ANDRADE/ MANILA BULLETIN Data from the Binangonan Municipal Health Office (BMHO) which was posted by the Municipal Government on its Facebook page, also...
An administration lawmaker on Tuesday, August 3 called on government to relax restrictions on public transport and the installation of checkpoints within Metro Manila and its neighboring localities in Rizal, Bulacan, Cavite and Laguna during the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has welcomed the opening of a drive-through vaccination site at Rizal Park, saying it will help hasten the government's inoculation program against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and bring the country closer to herd immunity. The City of...
