THE VIEW FROM RIZAL It was something many of us prayed for – the advent of the day we wished would come soon. The prayers were answered and the wish seemed to have been granted. Friday of last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) director-general made the formal announcement that the...
The Rizal Monument and the Musical Dancing Fountain in Rizal Park on Sunday, May 7, lit up in the blue and yellow colors of the European Union flag for the celebration of Europe Day 2023. (Photo from the European Union in the Philippines via Facebook) European Union (EU) Ambassador to the...
BRP Antonio Luna (FF151) has hosted Filipino visitors and foreign delegates while she was in Singapore for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – India Maritime Exercise (AIME) 2023, the Philippine Navy (PN) said on Sunday, May 7. (A Philippine Navy personnel engages with...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL “We have an annual ‘ritual’ regarding our water supply situation,” a colleague in the local government sector told me recently. I asked him what he meant, and we found his explanation both sad and funny. He said: During the wet season, we worry about our dams overflowing...
Hundreds of jobs are being offered to applicants in the upcoming Labor Day job fair organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in partnership with the Rizal Provincial Government and the Antipolo City government on May 1, 2023. The Rizal Provincial Government and the Antipolo City...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Last week, a land transportation sector aspiration took a small but important step towards its realization. In a meeting held in Antipolo City, last April 18, foreign consultants of the Department of Transportation briefed us on the progress of their work in the pre-feasibility...
As part of its efforts to further improve its disaster and emergency preparedness and response, the municipality of Morong in Rizal inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Next Generation Advanced 911 (NGA 911) for the launching of its advanced emergency communication services in the town. The...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (left), and Dr. Jose Rizal (Facebook, Wikipedia) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan wants Filipino students to emulate national hero Dr. Jose Rizal in terms of the latter's mastery of foreign languages. For...
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...
