THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Before the end of December 2023, the research organization Social Weather Station released the results of a survey that said that almost all Filipinos are hopeful that 2024 is going to be a better year. According to the survey results, some 96 percent of the respondents said...
Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) is planning to offer a benchmark-sized USD Senior Unsecured Sustainability Notes via a drawdown under its $3-billion Medium Term Note Program. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said it has prepared a note offering...
A couple in Tanay, Rizal, both retirees from their respective jobs in the private sector, is seeing the continuing growth of the cacao industry in the province this year. Romeo and Nancy Casco, who are both hands-on in their cacao farm located at Sitio Sampiro in Barangay Plaza Aldea, told Manila...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Last Dec. 30, 2023, the nation marked the 127th anniversary of the execution of Dr. Jose Rizal at what was then called “Bagumbayan.” At this time of the year, those among us who remain interested in and fascinated by his life and character usually reflect on two things....
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go Senator Christopher "Bong" Go called on the Philippines on Saturday, Dec. 30 to embody the "Bayanihan" spirit as they honor the legacy of Dr. Jose Rizal. Rizal Day, observed every 30th of December, commemorates the life and martyrdom...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 paid tribute to national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal during the 127th anniversary of his martyrdom on December 30 at the police regional headquarters here. PRO-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Kirby John B. Kraft lauded the heroism of...
Dr. Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines, stands as an icon of intellectual brilliance, patriotism, and resilience. Beyond his indelible mark on the nation's history, Rizal's Chinese immigrant ancestral roots unveil a remarkable tale of perseverance, economic success, and cultural...
"Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan (The youth is the hope of the motherland). " This is one of the immortalized lines of Dr. Jose Rizal from the 1879 Spanish poem "A la Juventud Filipina" (To the Filipino Youth). To 33-year-old radio broadcaster Hajji Kaamiño, the youth can be an achiever like...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) joins in the flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremony at the Rizal Monument, Rizal Park in Manila on Dec. 30, 2023 to commemorate the 127th death anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal. (Photo courtesy of AFP) The Department of National Defense (DND) encouraged...
Vice President Sara Duterte has urged the Filipino youth to nurture their hunger for knowledge and become the leaders who will carry the Philippines forward, like our national hero, Jose Rizal, did for the love of country. In her Rizal Day message, Duterte said the values left by Rizal are "an...
President Marcos has called on the Filipino people to live life with purpose, passion and nationalism, the way Philippine national hero Jose Rizal did, to be able to overcome challenges and achieve a brighter tomorrow. During the commemoration of Rizal's martyrdom on Saturday, Dec....
EXILED TO ISOLATION Hoping to silence Rizal, the Spanish Government had Rizal exiled to the isolated City of Dapitan in 1892 In fear of Dr. José Rizal’s growing influence among the people due to his calls for social reform, the Spanish colonial government hoped to extinguish Rizal’s reach by...
