THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The sad news is that we may still be voting using the pre-pandemic onsite voting methods in next year’s national elections. The good news is that our countrymen appear determined to exercise their sacred right to choose their leaders no matter what the odds may...
Tanay town in Rizal has logged 78 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, including nine minors aged four to 15 years old, as of Sept. 24. The youngest COVID-19 patient is a four-year-old boy from Barangay Tandang Kutyo, who like the eight other minors, has experienced mild symptoms. Some of them...
The municipal government of Baras, Rizal has placed two areas under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) and Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) respectively following the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases among its residents. Baras, Rizal seal Mayor Kathrine Robles issued...
More than 64 percent of Antipolo City's eligible population had been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) bringing the city closer to achieving herd immunity. (NEL ANDRADE/MANILA BULLETIN) The office of Mayor Andrea Bautista Ynares released the city’s Vaccination Progress...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares For reasons unknown to non-social media habitués, Baguio had all of a sudden emerged as the unofficial “Friendship Capital of the Philippines.” We were told that Baguio City earned the title after a couple of celebrities decided to take a day trip to what is...
REMEMBRANCES OF BLUMENTRITT From Left: Military host Captain Junjie Tabuada, National Parks Development Committee’s Reina B. Jara, deputy head of mission Dalibor Mička, National Historical Commission of the Philippines’ Carminda R. Arevalo, and NHCP’s Gina C. Batuhanposed in front of the...
The local government of Angono, Rizal urged the residents to strictly follow the health protocols as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the art capital of the country. (From Public Safety and Order office’s Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) The office of Mayor Jeri Mae Calderon said 93 curfew...
Despite poor internet service in their areas, some elementary pupils in the province of Rizal were able to take part in the simultaneous virtual third quarter earthquake drill initiated by the national government on Thursday, Sept. 16. (Students of Teofila Z. Rovero Memorial Elementary School in...
Park-goers can now visit three popular sites in the historic Walled City of Intramuros and Rizal Park in Manila starting Thursday, Sept. 16, as they reopen their doors to the public but at a limited capacity and shortened operating hours. Fort Santiago, Intramuros (Photo from Department of Tourism)...
The entire municipal government building in Baras, Rizal is on a 14-day lockdown after 15 of its employees were found positive for COVID-19 following a recent antigen test conducted on the workers. 32549 The office of Mayor Kathrine Robles, in a Facebook post, announced the temporary closure of the...
Volunteers and staff of Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday, Sept. 14, boarded boats to reach Talim Island in Rizal to vaccinate individuals who are under coronavirus disease (COVID-19) priority groups. Vaccination at Talim Island, Rizal on Sept. 14, 2021 (Photo from Philippine Red Cross)...
RCBC RCBC Bankard Services Corporation, the credit card arm of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) has snatched the Mobile Banking and Payment Initiative of the Year at the Asian Banking and Finance’ (ABF) 2021 Wholesale Banking Awards and Retail Banking Awards. In giving the award, ABF,...
