LANDSCAPE As early as I can remember, it was Dr. Leoncio Lopez-Rizal, Lolo Leoncio to my generation, who was the “Cap-tain of the Guard.” His mother, Narcisa Mercado (married to Antonio Lopez) was the third child of Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso y Realonda. Because he was a sickly child,...
The Philippines' Best Employer Brand Awards 2023 awarded Araneta Hotels Inc., the award 'Dream Employer of the Year' at the 18th Employer Branding Awards last June 7, 2023. The hotel has been doing business as Novotel Manila Araneta City with the support of Araneta Group and Accor Hotels. Receiving...
Filipino heritage and artistry are once again under the spotlight as Likha makes a comeback this June. In celebration of the 125th anniversary of Philippine Independence, the second leg of the Filipino exhibit and convention dedicated to celebrating local traditional crafts finds a new home and...
The Philippine national women’s football team is seeking financial support as it begins its buildup for the nearing FIFA Women's World Cup set next month. *PFF President Nonong Araneta, Filipinas members Hali Long and Inna Palacios, and PFF General Secretary Atty. Ed Gastanes attend New Zealand...
LANDSCAPE Very few know that one of our declared National Cultural Treasures, the mural “Filipino Struggles Through History” by Carlos V. Francisco, a worthy recipient of the Order of Filipino National Artist, was saved by the Department of Tourism when the late Ramon Jimenez, Jr. was...
LANDSCAPE There was a time when I used to visit out-of-the loop towns in search of potential domestic tourist destina-tions. Many were dense with cultural and heritage capital, a wealth of apocrypha, historical minutiae written off as mere footnotes. Curiously, the local government rep assigned to...
Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Rep. Arroyo's office) Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo slammed on Sunday, May 28 reports linking First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos to the alleged House coup that had been designed against Speaker Martin...
LANDSCAPE Eminent Filipino historian, Dr. Floro Quibuyen, shared two ChatGPT stories about Marx and Batman. The first one was from a blogger who prompted, “write a story of Marx and Batman.” ChatGPT made Marx and Batman fight and the latter won. With titanic imagination, Dr. Quibuyen asked...
As access to health facilities and doctors become more inaccessible to Filipinos, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos hopes to address this deep-rooted problem through the mobilization of her “Lab For All Konsulta Caravan” program. (Photo from First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos' Facebook page) This...
LANDSCAPE During a Mothers’ Day dinner, I told my son and daughter-in-law that their only child had asked me to write my memoirs. My son immediately accessed ChatGPT to ask for a Gemma Cruz memoir. At warp speed, ChatGPT presented a table of contents (with errors): I. Introduction – early life...
It seems that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has struck a chord with fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders in Indonesia. (Photo from First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos via Facebook) Marcos wrapped the first day of his visit to Labuan Bajo in the company of First...
LANDSCAPE Last Sunday, I had lunch with my youngest granddaughter, Uma Leona, who will turn 19 at the end of the year and will probably be taller than I am by then. As we crossed the street to her home, she said that for history homework, she had to paint three scenes from El Filibusterismo. I was...
