The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force (AILTF) on Wednesday, July 14, to file criminal and administrative charges against government officials and private entities involved...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares An author who was known for his intensive study of small businesses once said in a speech delivered before university students: “It is not the strongest who will survive, but the most adaptable.” This professor who went by the name of Leon C. Megginson was...
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Friday, July 9 called on government to move for the adoption of the US State Department’s recommendations to eliminate human trafficking in the Philippines notwithstanding improving its efforts towards this end. Human Trafficking image Nograles, vice...
Young gymnasts representing Rizal province bagged a total of 32 medals, 31 of which are gold and one bronze in the recently concluded International Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition organized by Club Heymo Mexico in Mexico. (Photo by Amihan Reyes Fenis) Around 1,200 gymnasts representing 86 gymnastic...
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...
