Tag: Rizal Park

Iglesia Ni Cristo invites public to avail of free medical, dental services on July 15 “Lingap Laban sa Kahirapan” in Manila

  The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) is inviting the public to avail of its free medical and dental services being offered for free during its “Lingap Laban sa Kahirapan” (Aid to Fight Poverty) on Sunday, July 15, 2018 to be held at the Quirino Grandstand grounds in Manila. The charity mission, planned to be the biggest so far in Manila, will be conducted by the INC in commemoration of the Church’s 104th anniversary […]

Miss Universe beauties take a tour of historic Manila tourist spots

  (Eagle News) – Miss Universe beauties, including 2017 Miss Universe Demi Leigh Nel-Peters and Miss 2016 winner Iris Mittenaere, had a tour of Manila’s tourist spots and had a taste of what the Philippine capital had to offer on Wednesday, December 6, shortly after their arrival at the airport. The Miss Universe beauties visited historic Intramuros and Rizal Park where they also took time to see the monument of the country’s national hero, Dr. […]

VP Robredo leads 119th PHL Independence Day rites, as President Duterte issues statement urging preservation of PHL sovereignty

(Eagle News) — Vice-President Leni Robredo led the 119th Philippine Independence day rites at the Jose Rizal monument in Rizal Park, along with Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, in the absence of President Rodrigo Duterte. Malacanang did not immediately say why President Duterte was not able to attend the Philippine Independence Day rites, but Cayetano said the President was not feeling well after his successive trips to various military camps in Mindanao.  Duterte also […]

Critics of VP Robredo converge in “Palit Bise” rally in Luneta

  (Eagle News) – Filipinos who are dissatisfied with Vice-President Leni Robredo have set a “Palit Bise” indignation rally at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park at 4 p.m. today, Sunday (April 2) to express their dissatisfaction with Robredo, particularly on her recent video message sent to a United Nations conference on narcotic drugs where she hit the government’s drug war. The rally was dubbed, Palit Bise, in apparent reference to the “Palit Ulo” scheme […]

Crowds gather to watch a partial solar eclipse in Manila

  (Reuters) — Crowds in Manila gathered to watch the partial solar eclipse seen from the Philippines on Wednesday (March 9). Nearly 50 percent of the sun was covered when the eclipse reached its maximum in Manila, the state meteorology department said. Tourists in Rizal Park witnessed the partial eclipse as they used simple solar filters distributed by the local planetarium. Astronomers projected the shadow caused by the eclipse onto a cardboard. “I had a […]