THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares We overheard the spokesperson of a private research organization make a bold prediction at an AM radio interview that the number of daily COVID 19 infections in the country could go down to as low as 2,000 by about the end of November this year. We do not know the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares This coming Saturday, October 31st, Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo will mark his 66th birthday. On this coming special occasion, we join the INC and our countrymen in wishing Ka Eduardo well. We also wish to honor him for the...
Local government units were called upon to further intensify their COVID-19 vaccination drive amid the admission by the national government that the country’s vaccination rate has slowed down. Vaccine certificate Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said that LGUs and national government...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The most recent announcement from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) brought much hope even if the mood of optimism that followed it may have appeared muted. Yesterday, the National Capital Region (NCR) started to...
Police killed on Thursday, Oct. 14, six suspected robbers in a brief gun battle that stemmed when lawmen tried to catch them after being spotted near a gasoline station in Antipolo City in Rizal. Brig. Gen. Alexander Tagum, director of the police's Highway Patrol Group (HPG), said his men and...
Its iconic building is set for decommissioning Where a galaxy closes, another universe opens. Well, it is not to be taken literally in the case of the National Planetarium. On Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) announced the temporary closure of the National...
The two brand new Jose Rizal-class frigates of the Philippine Navy (PN) will now be armed with surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), bolstering the military's anti-air warfare capability, a Navy officer confirmed Sunday, Aug. 10. A computer-generated image (CGI) of the MBDA Simbad-RC firing a...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Last week, President Duterte announced that he is bowing out of politics, a move that elicited mixed emotions and reactions. “It is time to give way to a new set of leaders who will hopefully continue the reforms, programs and projects that this administration...
Recalibrated tourism products focusing on faith, food, art, adventure, and nature are set to be developed in Rizal as part of efforts to revive the tourism industry in the province and in the entire CALABARZON region. Campsite and farm in Antipolo, Rizal. (Photo from When In Rizal Facebook Page)...
Former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Jojo Garcia said Tuesday he was already planning to retire from public service, but he still filed for candidacy as San Mateo, Rizal's congressional representative anyway. Garcia, who resigned from his MMDA post effective Oct....
Commuters would not have to wait until 2028 to enjoy the convenience of the Metro Rail Transit Line 4 (MRT-4) as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will implement a partial operability scheme for the project. Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade during the contract signing between the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares We laud the initiative by our legislators to pass a law compelling the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to extend deadline for the registration of voters in the 2022 national elections for another 30 days from the signing of that law. As we write this column, it...
