Devotees of Antipolo City’s Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage or the Nuestra Señora Dela Paz Y Buenviaje, most popularly referred to as the ‘Virgin of Antipolo’, will once again be able to join the traditional procession of the venerated Marian image on Tuesday, July 5. Photo via Nel Andrade...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Pilgrims and local folks who attended mass at the cathedral of Antipolo City last Sunday were among the first to hear a piece of joyful news. In his homily, Antipolo Bishop Francisco de Leon announced that the Holy See has approved the diocese’s petition to have...
Needs a break from the busy streets of Manila, and just breathe with nature? DOMES VILLAGE Found along the River Park, it is a series of dome-like structures linked by suspended bridges. Created by artist Bernardo Pacquing, it's a large-scale outdoor art installation and a playground, made...
The latest Sentro Rizal, a repository of all things Filipino, launches in Hanoi Ambassador Meynardo LB Montealegre with NCCA executive director Oscar G. Casaysay at the facade of the new Sentro Rizal Hanoi The Philippine Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam in partnership with the National Commission for...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “What do you wish the new administration would give priority to?” This is the question I have been getting from friends and colleagues in the local government sector. In a few days, we will be sworn into office as the next mayor of Antipolo City. We will...
Water service interruption that will last for six to seven hours will hit portions of Antipolo City and Angono on the night of June 20 until the following morning. Manila Water Inc. announced on social media that it will be implementing a six-hour disruption of its service in the following areas in...
Just in time for the 161st birth anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in partnership with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), launched a special exhibit in Museo de Calamba at the Rizal Shrine in Calamba, Laguna on Sunday, June...
Vice President-elect Sara Duterte believes that it is by God’s design that she was elected as the country’s 15th vice president as she gets inaugurated in a simple ceremony on Sunday, June 19, at the San Pedro Square in Davao City. Vice President-elect Sara Duterte delivers her inaugural...
Officials of the Municipality of Angono, Rizal laid flower wreaths in front of Dr. Jose Rizal's statue situated at the town plaza in a ceremony on Sunday, June 19, celebrating the national hero's 161st birthday anniversary. Photo from Nel Andrade As residents offered flowers to Rizal, a...
Today we honor what would have been the 161st birth anniversary of José Rizal, if he himself had not seen that he would “have a short life,” as he said, snapping back at his sisters, who were teasing him for being such a small boy “eating as if every meal was for his entire lifetime.”...
Sentro Rizal launched online to connect OFWs to PH cultural, historical, media resources The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa launched the Sentro Rizal Ottawa online portal on Independence Day, to connect people, especially Overseas Filipinos, to cultural, historical, media, and other related resources...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Jose Rizal, who would have turned 161 on June 19, was a sociologist by instinct, an irrepressible observer of human nature. He could not resist conjuring scenes and creating incredible characters from the frenetic tumble of events that marked his life. He wrote a short...
