THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The official campaign period of elective national positions in the May 2022 elections is now nearly two-weeks old. The official campaign period for elective positions at the local level will begin in just a little over a month. Since the political pot started to...
There’s forever in the works of Balagtas, Rizal, and Corazon de Jesus By Dr. Pablo S. Trillana III Literature expresses through words the splendor and pathos of living and dying. By recreating our world, it gives freedom. By possessing power over time, it grants immortality. Balagtas, Rizal, and...
Sentro Rizal Toronto launches Children’s Corner in celebration of PH’s Nat’l. Children’s Week Sentro Rizal Toronto of the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto celebrated Philippine National Children’s Week with the launch of Children’s Corner on its official website recently....
Local tourists from nearby towns flocked to Tanay, Rizal to visit its natural sceneries, campsites, and restaurants during the weekend prior to Valentine’s Day. Located in the upland Barangays Cuyambay and Sampaloc in Tanay, the various camping sites and dining areas that also offer day tours and...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Is “loving” the same as “being in love”? Do we really love “from the bottom of our heart”? I have been asked these questions many times. On the eve of Valentine’s Day, let me share how I would answer them. Our first understanding of love is that it...
The municipal government of Binangonan joined the Rizal provincial government’s pro-environment program by planting bamboo in various parts of the town. The office of Mayor Cesar Ynares said more vacant spaces are now greener with the bamboo trees planted by various groups, both private and...
Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation’s (RCBC) unique innovations and synergized collaborations have successfully pushed financial inclusion as it notes a five-digit growth in both transaction volume and value, through its digital platforms as of end-2021. DiskarTech, touted as the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Is what they are saying true? Is the worst really over?” That was the tone of the questions we got from readers and friends last week. This kind of question appears to have been fueled by certain developments last week which seemed to have brought about a...
Police and anti-narcotics agents seized some P7.4 million worth of shabu from three men during a buy-bust operation in San Mateo, Rizal on Thursday, Feb. 3. The Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) of Rizal Provincial Police (PPO) identified the suspects as Dierick dela Cruz, 24, a resident of...
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), one of the largest banks in the Philippines, has started its public offer for P3-billion worth of Fixed Rate ASEAN Sustainability Bonds. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said the bonds will form part of its P100-billion bond and...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Who do you think emerged the winner in the interviews of presidential aspirants last week?” That was the question we got from a number of readers and friends last week. The interviews done by two of the country’s best-known television hosts were “talk of...
The Municipality of Binangonan has urged its residents to get their COVID booster shots as an added protection against Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). According to a Facebook post of the office of Mayor Cesar Ynares, it said that residents who are fully vaccinated for the past three months are...
