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THE VIEW FROM RIZAL (Part 2) Two Sundays ago, we shared with our readers the first part of our piece on Finding Joy. In that column, we wrote about the sentiment of some of our friends and colleagues. They expressed what they described as the difficulty of “finding joy” in these times. “There...

THE VIEW FROM RIZAL “Let us not despair.” Those were words from President Duterte’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA). This was one of the shortest sentences in his speech – and which attracted much media attention and made it to the headlines. That this particular remark caught...

THE VIEW FROM RIZAL (Part 1) “These days, it seems difficult to be happy.” That was a remark followed by a deep sigh coming from a fellow Antipoleño. He had given me a quick call and I managed to squeeze in an honest “How are you?”. These days, people hardly mask what they feel. I believe...

THE VIEW FROM RIZAL “How do we cope with the many uncertainties we face today?” That was the text message I got from a friend from my college days. I had earlier texted him to ask how he and his family are doing. He was honest enough to say that he and his wife were “experiencing major...

THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “So, what do you plan to accomplish this year?” This is the question I usually get – we all usually get – at the start of each year. As a matter of practice, we give canned answers. Canned answers could range from “quit smoking” and “lose weight”...