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...
Tanay, Rizal will retain its curfew hours at 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. even with the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus easing to general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions. (Photo by Nel Andrade/ MANILA BULLETIN) The office of Mayor Rex Manuel Tanjuatco also announced over the weekend...
Nearly P6 million worth of suspected shabu was seized from an alleged drug peddler and a minor during a buy-bust operation in Rodriguez, Rizal on Saturday afternoon (May 15). Photo courtesy of Marikina Police Police identified the suspect as Raona “Ate Rao” G. Ala, 37, of Rodriguez, Rizal. The...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares We laud the move by the Inter-agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to put the so-called NCR-plus bubble out of the MECQ status to the current “GCQ with heightened restrictions.” The move will now allow economic activities...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is crossing its fingers for the gradual revival of the country's tourism industry as it welcomes the decision of the government's pandemic task force to ease travel restrictions in the national capital region (NCR)-plus bubble. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "The...
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation reported a 30 percent drop in unaudited consolidated net income to P1.6 billion for the first quarter of 2021 from the P2.3 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said it sustained core business...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “What should we do with China?” Most of the messages we got last week through text and private chat had to do with the controversy surrounding the presence of Chinese boats and ships in waters claimed by our government as part of the West Philippine Sea. The...
