THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Has the political pot started to boil?” A colleague in the local government sector asked me that question last week when we met at the inauguration of the LRT Line 2 extension project. He said he felt that politics in the country “has started heating up,”...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is set to build a station in Laguna de Bay to strengthen community engagement and expansion of command in the area. PCG Commodore Leovigildo Panopio, district commander of National Capital Region (NCR) Central Luzon, and Jalajala Mayor Elmer Pillas have signed the...
A total of 133 houses were destroyed by a huge fire in Barangay San Andres, Cainta, Rizal on Tuesday afternoon (June 29), according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). In a report of BFP, the blaze on West Bank Road, Floodway in Barangay San Andres, Cainta was raised to the first alarm at 4:38...
The government pandemic task force has allowed certain establishments such as gyms and indoor tourist attractions located in Metro Manila and two nearby provinces to operate at higher capacity. National Museum of the Philippines (National Museum of the Philippines Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN)...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares When Ms. Pinky Aquino-Abelleda read the Aquino family statement on the death of former President Noynoy Aquino Thursday of last week, she thanked the various constituents of the late Head of State. Pinky first mentioned the late President’s constituents from the...
PasigPass, Pasig City's contact tracing application, as well as the contact tracing applications of three other cities, can now be used in the province of Taytay, Rizal, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Friday. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto This after the contact tracing application of...
Parts of Taytay, Cainta, and Rodriguez in Rizal Province will experience water service interruption for at least seven hours starting 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 24. In an announcement posted on Manila Water's Facebook page, the East Zone water concessionaire said the service interruption will be...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced Wednesday, June 23, that the manual distribution of the emergency cash subsidy under the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) has already started in San Mateo, Rizal. Manual SAP payout in San Mateo, Rizal. A SAP...
In an apparent reaction to President Rodrigo Duterte’s warning on jab rejection, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles urged the Department of Health to further boost government’s pro-vaccination messaging by lifting stringent safety protocols for vaccinated people by allowing them to play...
A 10-foot tall monument of Philippine national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal will soon be installed at the Nose Creek Regional Park in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada. Philippine Consul General to Calgary Zaldy Patron (center), Airdrie City Mayor Peter Brown (L) and Filipino in Airdrie Association President Jun...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Last week, the local government of Antipolo City received an invitation to the inauguration of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2 extension project. The inauguration is scheduled for this coming Tuesday, June 22. The news that the LRT Line 2 extension project is...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista visited Saturday, June 19, Taytay, Rizal to personally oversee the manual payout of the emergency cash subsidy under the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP). Department of Social Welfare...
