THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Why do you have to campaign; why can’t you just be mayor right away?” That was the question my eldest daughter asked me several years back. I was set to run for the position of Antipolo City mayor for the first time. I told her it would be a busy season,...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares A good number of young people will be running for elective posts at the local level in the May 9, 2022 elections. Come March 25, these young candidates will be courting the votes, many of them doing this for the first time. Most, if not all, of them will be...
The municipal government of Binangonan in Rizal is targeting to inoculate the remaining 29 percent of its target population in the vaccination program against Covid-19. (Photo courtesy of the Pamahalaang Bayan ng Binangonan Rizal’s Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) The office of Mayor Cesar Ynares...
The provincial government of Rizal congratulated former Rizal Vice Governor Frisco “Popoy” San Juan, Jr. for his appointment as the new general manager of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). (Photo courtesy of the Lalawigan ng Rizal (Official)’s Facebook page / MANILA...
The Rizal Mega Testing Facility at the Ynares Event Center will temporarily cease operations starting on Monday, March 7. In a post on it’s official Facebook page, the provincial government said the decision was made to enable the medical frontliners and health workers to return to their original...
(LOTTO / MANILA BULLETIN) A ticket bought in Rizal bagged the P12.5-million jackpot prize for Lotto 6/42, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Sunday, March 6, announced. PCSO, in an advisory posted on its Facebook page, congratulated the lone bettor of the winning ticket bought in...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “How does it feel to get older?” That was the question a number of friends and peers in the local government sector asked me a few days ago as I celebrated another birthday last week. They said they wanted to know how it felt for me to be getting closer to the...
IT'S A WRAP Fresh spring rolls Ever since the pandemic hit us, any chance I get to go out of town and release from the confines of my home, I look to the province. I make sure though that travel requirements are not so strict to avoid all the inconveniences of filling out all sorts of forms. I...
The Rizal Provincial Government started posting images of the province’s various tourist destinations with Bible verses in its social media pages in preparation for the upcoming Holy Week and summer vacation. In its Facebook page on Saturday, Feb. 26, an image of the Ang Nuno Artists Foundation...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Many were elated by the statement made by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III last weekend. According to the Secretary, the crisis is “over”, at least as far as the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus is concerned. The Secretary based his assessment on...
Representatives from various sectors in Rizal Province signed a covenant for the orderly and peaceful conduct of the May 9, 2022 elections in an event initiated by the Philippine National Police, held Friday, Feb. 25, in Taytay, Rizal. (Photo courtesy of Nel Andrade / MANILA BULLETIN) The event,...
Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation has successfully listed its P14.76 billion Series E ASEAN Sustainability Bonds due 2024 on the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corporation. Carrying a coupon of 3.00 percent per annum, the bonds saw strong demand from investors which resulted in an...
