THE VIEW FROM RIZAL There is an ongoing public debate concerning bills passed in both houses of Congress regarding so-called “comprehensive sexuality education” (CSE). The discussion is healthy, even if it seems contentious and bitter at times. We would have chosen to watch the...
A 67-year-old man was arrested for allegedly making and selling unlicensed homemade firearms in Baras, Rizal. The arrested suspect during a media interview. Authorities confiscate alleged homemade firearms from a senior citizen in Baras, Rizal. (Photo from Rizal PPO) The Rizal Police Provincial...
Authorities arrested five individuals, including a high-value drug pusher, in two separate buy-bust operations in Rizal, and seized P1,230,800 worth of shabu and firearms. High-value drug pusher arrested during a buy-bust operation in Antipolo City on January 29. (Photo from Rizal PPO) In Antipolo...
Two high-value individuals (HVIs) on illegal drugs were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mayamot, Antipolo City on Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said. Rizal PPO director Col. Felipe Maraggun identified the suspects as "Ry" and "Urqia." Ry is a resident...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Early this week, I overheard conversations by my staff members and even among friends and colleagues. Their conversations centered on what they planned to do to celebrate the occasion we are marking today, the Lunar – or Chinese – New Year. It appears most of them will head...
A 26-year-old father who is now detained after taking his one-year-old child hostage during a shocking standoff in Taytay, Rizal on Saturday, Jan. 25, is seeking forgiveness from his family. Authorities negotiate with a man who took a child hostage in Taytay, Rizal. (Photos from Mayor Allan De...
A lot of us knew Firaxis Games was cooking something up for Civilization VII. What we did not expect was Dr. Jose Rizal showing up in one of the game’s newest trailer. From the game’s own website, they describe Dr. Jose Rizal as: “Long regarded as a hero of the Philippines,...
A cyclist was shot to death during a heated street argument with an e-trike driver in Rodriguez, Rizal on Monday, Jan. 27. A man points a gun at another following a street altercation in Rodriguez, Rizal. (Screen grab from Facebook/Lee) In a dash cam footage, the suspect was seen holding a gun and...
The simulation of the 2025 national and local elections in Rizal Province went well, with a turnout of 90 to 95 percent. Rizal Provincial Election Supervisor, Atty. Arnulfo Pioquinto told Manila Bulletin that the mock polls held in four schools in Antipolo City and Jalajala in Rizal Province were...
A one-year-old child was rescued by police after being taken hostage by her own father along C6 Road in Taytay, Rizal, on Saturday evening, Jan. 25. Authorities negotiate with a man who took a child hostage in Taytay, Rizal. The child is successfully rescued, and the man is now in police custody....
The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) announced on Friday, Jan. 24, the arrest of the top 1 most wanted person, who was allegedly involved in a shooting incident on Lakandula Tulip Street, Barangay 31, Zone 3, in Tondo, Manila, on April 2, 2024. Authorities arrest an alleged suspect in the...
The Binangonan municipal government, through a Sangguniang Bayan resolution, has extended the deadline for the payment of all local government-imposed taxes up to the office hours on March 28, 2025. In an announcement on its social media page, the Binangonan municipal government is giving taxpayers...
