LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta The spokesman of Filipino farmers, Ka Rene Cerilla of PAKISAMA, lamented that farmers are never consulted, much less invited to significant policy-making meetings. He was one of the panelist-reactors at the “21st Jaime V. Ongpin memorial lecture on Public Service in...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta “What is the dead body saying?” That was how Dr. Raquel Fortun answered when I asked about her profession. What is it like to be a forensic pathologist, and be with cadavers most of the time? She had just returned to the Philippines after giving up a successful...
Expectations and excitement build up as the Philippine women's national football team braces to know its future opponents in the World Cup when the official draw kicks off at the Aotea Center in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday, Oct 22. The Philippine women's national football team, simply the...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta In 1959, while Antonio Araneta, Jr. ( my husband) was polishing his undergrad thesis (‘Elites and Economic Development in Underdeveloped Countries’) at the Notre Dame University, a be-medalled sergeant of the Philippine Army, survivor of World War II was applying...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos has "no vested interests" and merely wants to protect her husband, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. From left to right: President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos, and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (Lakas-CMD)...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta The phrase “red tagging,” which sends a chill up my spine, did not exist when Antonio S. Araneta (my husband) was writing his undergrad thesis in 1959, titled “Elites and Economic Development in Underdeveloped Countries.” Way back then, he called red-tagging a...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos admits that he's a "mama's boy", although he describes himself now as a fully independent 28-year-old. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (PIA Ilocos Norte) Rep. Marcos, the senior deputy majority leader in the House of Representatives, made...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta “Elites and Economic Development in Underdeveloped Countries” was the complete title of Antonio S. Araneta, Jr.’s (my husband) thesis for a Bachelor of Arts degree at the Notre Dame University (Indiana, USA) in 1959. Since then, terminologies have changed even as...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Historians, chroniclers, social scientists, political analysts and the general public continue debating about the Revolution. Whether finished or unfinished, the mere mention of the R word provokes staggering controversies, especially during heightened moments of...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Two eminent lawyers, Saul and Daniel Hofileña, father and son, authored an elucidating monograph, “Turmoil at the South China Sea” which to me is a veritable dictionary of basic yet misapplied terms. Let us review a few: Archipelago. A group of islands...
NEW JERSEY, USA — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. became emotional as he reminisced about his life in the United States, noting that this was the first time in 25 years that he had set foot in New York, a place that he holds dear in his heart. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Does the Republic of the Philippines have any State secrets? If we do have classified, restricted, confidential and top secret files, where are they kept? Are these in a vault of the Department of National Defense (DND), under lock and key in the President’s study in...
