THE VIEW FROM RIZAL
“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 half-century m
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL
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 various statistics t
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The official campaign period of elective national positions in the May 2022 elections is now nearly two-weeks old. The official campaign period for elective positions at the local level will begin in just a little over a month.
Since the political pot started to heat up, it b
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL
Is “loving” the same as “being in love”?
Do we really love “from the bottom of our heart”?
I have been asked these questions many times. On the eve of Valentine’s Day, let me share how I would answer them.
Our first understanding of love is that it is a “sensation.” We le
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“Is what they are saying true? Is the worst really over?”
That was the tone of the questions we got from readers and friends last week. This kind of question appears to have been fueled by certain developments last week which seemed to have brought about a sense of “guarded o