THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Several years ago, I shared in our column a concern brought to me by a lady-friend. I recall that she appeared to be in distress when she asked me this question: “What if I no longer feel that ‘in love’ with my husband?” At first, I thought that the...
Valentine season is also the season for broken hearts. After all, does one ever fall in love without having one’s heart broken? As our National Hero Jose Rizal put it, “He who would love much has also much to suffer.” No wonder, falling in love is an event likened to a drop from a certain...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “What happens if some countries would really hostage the anti-COVID-19 vaccine?” This was the question I got from a number of friends who reacted to our column last Sunday. It will be recalled that, in that piece, we echoed the worry among some of our...
It is always a challenge to find the "perfect" venue for a Valentine's date, more so this year, when it is Valentine's--the pandemic edition. So where to go to impress your better half? It is still not advisable to go to the malls or hotels. There are no movies or concerts to watch unlike...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Are you worried over the raging controversies regarding anti-COVID 19 vaccines?” Colleagues in the local government sector have been asking me this question via text over the past few weeks. They said they are worried that the issues supposedly hounding...
Don’t go chasing waterfalls, especially at this time when travel is not yet that “normal.” It would take us perhaps a year or two before we could safely and freely move around without any restrictions. But if you really want to see a waterfall this weekend, one of the nearest and most...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The implementation of a truck ban by the Province of Rizal commenced this past week. As we explained in one of our recent columns, the ban covers trucks and other vehicles hauling products from the province’s large mining and quarrying entities. Nearly 200 such...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The proverbial “light at the end of the tunnel” seems to be shining brighter as we entered the first month of 2021. That light has inspired much hope and has strengthened our faith in the possibility that 2021 shall be the year of our economic and social...
Dr. Jun Ynares THE VIEW FROM RIZAL “Why are you so strongly opposed to mining?” “If you stop mining, you will slow down economic development.” “You cannot void an action of a national government agency.” These are some of the text messages we have been getting over the past few weeks....
Dr. Jose P. Rizal The country commemorates today, Dec. 30, the 124th death anniversary of our National Hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal. And as much as we wanted to know more and relive the life he lived, the closest thing we could get in achieving that is by watching these actors and their refined...
Photos by Andy Cayna For the fifth year in a row, popular swimsuit designer Domz Ramos played Santa Claus to street children nationwide via the Christmas gift-giving activity "Ma-Barbie Doll ang Pasko Caravan." This year, the gift-giving activity took his group to Taytay, Rizal and in the Bicol...
Some parts of Rizal that got submerged in flood three weeks ago due to typhoon Ulysses are still covered in mud. If residents of these areas who find the gluey dirt filthy, best friends Banjo Magnaye and Arnold Gonzales , on the other hand, found inspiration from the mud to help typhoon victims....
