THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Last week, we saw the escalation of an already-heated discussion on what some experts believe is a looming major rice shortage and a similarly sizzling debate on whether or not the national government should resort to the importation of basic food items to fill the gap of an...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL This coming Saturday, Aug. 19, the nation will honor the second president of the Philippines, Manuel Luis Quezon, as he marks his 145th birthday. The nation has recognized the late MLQ as the “Ama ng Wikang Pambansa,” having pushed for and signed the presidential...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL We are celebrating the “Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa.” During the remaining days of August, we will witness special organized events designed to reawaken our consciousness of and love for the mother tongue which, in this case, is the Filipino language based on the Tagalog...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL “What’s the obsession with water?” That was the question I recently got from one of our readers who emailed me to ask why I have devoted some of our past few columns to expressing our shared concern regarding the current state of our country’s water supply and to air our...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL In his most recent State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Bongbong Marcos announced that he is now “coordinating” with Congress for the creation of the Department of Water Resources (DWR). That was, perhaps, one of the most important highlights of his second SONA, and...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL The past two weeks have been both punishing and confusing for the residents of Metro Manila and its surrounding provinces. The hardship has been caused by the erratic and sudden changes in the weather. The changes are so drastic that we could hardly tell if reports of an...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Our column last week was published amid a full-blown controversy regarding the tourism slogan recently launched by the Department of Tourism and the alleged use of videos of tourist destinations in other countries by a production house in the video which accompanied the launch....
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL We wish to congratulate the Department of Tourism (DOT) and our Tourism Secretary, the Honorable Christina Frasco, for the recent launch of the country’s new tourism slogan, “Love the Philippines.” The launch was graced by the presence of President Bongbong Marcos, Jr....
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL It is graduation season, and we have been making the rounds of schools delivering commencement addresses and congratulatory messages. During this time, graduating college students would approach us and ask, “What does the future hold for us?” When we are asked that question,...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL We have to admit it: We were among the throngs of television viewers who got hooked to the telenovela “Maria Clara at Ibarra,” a material which won the hearts of many. In this telenovela, the lead character “Klay Infantes” – played by young actress Barbie Forteza –...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Daily noontime shows are as Filipino as adobo and sinigang. At least that is what our elders in Rizal province say. They point out that the public’s emotional involvement in the controversy that is now hounding the country’s longest-running daily noontime show is expected....
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL On Monday next week, June 12, the nation will mark its 125th Independence Day. We join our fellow Filipinos as we celebrate this important date in our history with the theme “Kalayaan, Kinabukasan, Kasaysayan” (Freedom, Future, History.) We laud the National Historical...
