HIGHER LOVE The author at 5,000 meters (15,000 ft.) above sea level, raising a DIY Philippine flag The other night, we had some friends over for dinner. School is out and many of our friends are going away on holiday so we decided to hold a final catch up with our kids with us before we go our own...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, Dec. 15, encouraged the Filipino youth to be “ambassadors” to their fellow youth to spread the importance of education and lure them away from the dangers of drugs and extremism as she also called them to be inspired by Dr. Jose...
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation is planning to spin-off its trust and investment business into a Stand-Alone Trust Corporation (SATC) as approved by the bank’s Board of Directors. In a statement, RCBC said its Head of Trust and Investments Group (TIG) Dr. Robert Ramos has announced to the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL DR. JUN YNARES An honored Christmas tradition in the Philippines will begin soon – tomorrow evening in a number of Catholic Churches and at dawn of the 16th for many others. The tradition is the “Simbang Gabi,” nine straight evenings or dawn masses culminating with the...
The municipal local government of Tanay, Rizal is preparing to give financial aid to the families of the eight individuals who died after the jeepney they rode in was toppled by rampaging water on Saturday night, Dec. 10. Photo courtesy of Tanay LGU/ MANILA BULLETIN Joicee Gapido from the Office of...
Eight individuals died after the passenger jeepney that they were riding while crossing a river got swept away by a flashflood in Tanay, Rizal on Saturday night, Dec. 10. Contributed photo / Tanay, Rizal MDRRMO According to the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) of...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) announced that it has entered into agreement with Union Bank of the Philippines (UBP) and Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) for the issuance of Unified Multi-Purpose ID (UMID) ATM Pay Cards. In a statement, Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief...
The municipal government of Angono, Rizal is targeting a garbage-free municipality through the implementation of pro-environment programs such as reducing, reusing, and recycling garbage. To fulfill its goal, the local government has opened a Residual Containment Facility (RCF), where segregated...
Beleaguered former Jose Rizal University (JRU) basketball player John Amores has received some “words of encouragement” from Vice President Sara Duterte. (Photo from John Amores via Facebook) In a social media post on Monday, Dec. 6, the former JRU Heavy Bomber shared a photo of a letter from...
John Amores of Jose Rizal University (NCAA/GMA) By NIKOLE JAVIER Ex-Jose Rizal University player John Amores revealed that he received some “words of encouragement” from Vice President Sara Duterte. Amores, who has seemingly started to face the consequences of his actions following his...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL DR. JUN YNARES The City of Antipolo – the Pilgrimage Capital of the Philippines – had a special “pilgrim” come and visit the country’s only international Catholic religious shrine: The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The special “pilgrim” is the...
A unique “Belen” or Nativity scene in Baras, Rizal, has been attracting people, both residents and visitors, day and night. Photo from Carika Dolls This is because the life-size Belen characters -- the Holy Family (Mary, Joseph and infant Jesus) together with The Three Wise Men -- are all...
