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A boy carrying a plastic bag with bread and eggs, rides his bike through a flooded road after heavy rains brought by Tropical storm Yagi, locally known as Enteng, in Baras, Rizal province ...
On the night of August 2, 1999, a massive landslide occurred in Cherry Hills subdivision in Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines that resulted to about 60 deaths and 378 houses buried. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The landslide was primarily caused by the heavy rains associated with Typhoon Ising (Olga) and neglect by the developers and government officials in ...
The cathedral in Antipolo, Rizal, becomes the eleventh international shrine in the world, the third in Asia, and the first in the Philippines. [ 49 ] March 29 – Passenger ferry MV Lady Mary Joy 3 catches fire near Baluk-Baluk Island, Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan while on its way to Jolo, Sulu ; thirty-three die.
Claimed to be a legitimate operation by the military, the "gunfight" between the soldiers and alleged armed groups lasted for about 45 minutes at dawn. Resulted in the death of 7 peasants, including a pregnant woman, 11 were wounded, 8 were arrested but only 6 were detained, and 2 were still missing. [175] [176] Calbayog massacre: 2 June 2007
Rizal Day (Spanish: Día de Rizal, Filipino: Araw ni Rizal; Tagalog:) is a Philippine national holiday commemorating life and works of José Rizal, a national hero of the Philippines. It is celebrated every December 30, the anniversary of Rizal's 1896 execution at Bagumbayan (present-day Rizal Park ) in Manila .
November 11: . In the nationwide general elections held, incumbents Pres. Marcos and Vice Pres. Lopez are reelected in their respective positions, with the former as the first (and the last in electoral history) to win for a second full term as president [1] in the presidential elections and the latter elected to a third full term as Vice President of the Philippines.
As Antipolo transitioned from a municipality to a component city of Rizal, Gatlabayan was elected as its first city mayor on May 15, 1998 and was re-elected in a landslide victory to a second term on May 14, 2001. [citation needed] Mayor Gatlabayan was responsible for handling Antipolo's ₱800-million budget and served its 500,000 residents.
Casimiro "Jun" Alcantara Ynares III (born March 4, 1973) is a Filipino physician and politician who is the mayor of Antipolo from 2013 to 2019 and since 2022. [1] He previously served as the Public Information Officer of the city under his wife, former Mayor Andrea Bautista-Ynares, and the governor of Rizal from 2007 to 2013.