Or the question is: Do you do your country proud? Love of country is a two-way street. Most of us aren’t given a chance to do our country proud, like Lea Salonga or Juan Luna or Yuka Saso, but that’s what we think. This country is made up of you and me and, in more ways than one, in a way often...
It is a charming and, in its own way, fascinating correspondence... the letters they exchanged also illustrate something that is very rare, the evolution of a purely intellectual friendship. —Leon Ma. Guerrero THESE CZECHS LOVE THE PH Jaroslav Olsa Jr., former Czech ambassador of the...
Residents and workers in Rizal province are in for a long weekend break, starting Friday, June 11, due to the twin holidays preceding Sunday. Proclamation No. 1150, signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, by the authority of President Duterte, had earlier declared June 11, 2021, as a...
President Duterte is considered a hero and a giant slayer like David after making a huge difference in the country, according to religious leader Apollo Quiboloy. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares There has been a string of some positive developments lately, giving us a breather from the steady stream of disappointing news in the past few months. First is the good news that the long-delayed opening of the additional stations comprising the Light Rail...
The Jose Rizal Memorial University (JRMSU) in Zamboanga del Norte said it is currently investigating students behind the viral "BTS Biot (gay)" photoshoot which drew flak from netizens. (Photo from Facebook) The photoshoot, conducted by two of its senior high school students, made the rounds on...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “How are you addressing the problem of vaccine hesitancy?” That was the raging question of the past week. It appears to have been triggered by a controversy involving the top two officials of the land over the issue of an advertising campaign to “convince”...
More than a hundred households have been placed under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) and Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) due to the clustering of COVID-19 cases in a barangay in Baras, Rizal. The Baras Municipal Government, in a Facebook post, said that having five confirmed...
Some customers of Manila Water in Quezon City, Pasig City, Makati City, and the province of Rizal will experience water service interruption starting May 25 until May 28. In an advisory, Manila Water said the water service interruption is due to the scheduled maintenance activities. The following...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The word “choosy” seems to have acquired a negative meaning these days. It is being used to describe people who impose standards that are difficult to meet on those who want to be their special someone. Because the standards are rather high, they usually end...
The local government of Angono, Rizal is implementing again the one-passenger per tricycle policy after President Duterte placed the National Capital Region and the provinces of Laguna, Cavite, Bulacan and Rizal (NCR Plus) under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions....
About 300,000 workers are expected to go back to their jobs following Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan, and Rizal's recent switch to a more relaxed quarantine status. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Trade and Industry) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary Ireneo Vizmonte...
