LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Jose Rizal, who would have turned 161 on June 19, was a sociologist by instinct, an irrepressible observer of human nature. He could not resist conjuring scenes and creating incredible characters from the frenetic tumble of events that marked his life. He wrote a short...
The Makati Medical Center Care Access Araneta City offers outpatient consultation, outpatient diagnostic services, and has a hemodialysis unit One of the top hospitals in the Philippines, Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) recently opened its newest outpatient care center, the Makati Medical Center...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta On June 12, there will be a “Heritage Cannon” on the dolomite beach and it will most probably fire a deafening shot (sans projectile) to celebrate the 124th anniversary of our Independence. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) aims “to...
Korean artists NCT Dream, SHINee’s Key, WEi and Alice brought joy to fans as they performed at the “Begin Again: K-pop Edition” concert held on May 29 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. After more than two years since the pandemic, concerts have been allowed in the country and Pinoy fans were...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Elvis Presley, then the indisputable “King of Rock” was the icon of all my female contemporaries, to the chagrin of the Maryknoll nuns (our teachers) who denounced him as an “occasion of sin.” Until Elvis came into the picture, no one sang with such a sexually...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta At this writing, 22:16 hours, May 9, I am seized by dread as election results from various sources appear online. From Regions 1 and 2, the solid North, the BBM-Duterte tandem has emerged the winner, as expected. But, there are 15 more regions in the Republic of the...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Throughout his life, Jose Rizal constantly argued with himself. In his mind, political thoughts contended vigorously, endlessly. He expressed his convictions and beliefs in his letters to his family and contemporaries, in travel journals, essays for “La...
Some of the brightest players in the country headline “Angatleta sa Araneta”, a campaign sortie of athletes supporting Presidential aspirant Leni Robredo. Photo from @solidtropavmt Twitter account The event will be held Tuesday, May 3, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum where athletes and fans...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Jose Rizal must have wanted his two novels to be read as one book, that is why on the title page of the hand-written original of “El Filibusterismo” (1891) these words appear in parenthesis – (II parte del Noli Me Tangere). But, Rizal crossed it out before...
Maye Araneta Gutierrez is the owner of Edible Blooms by Maye. People came up with all sorts of innovations during the COVID-19 pandemic. What could have been a complete tragedy was turned into business opportunities by some. Maye Araneta Gutierrez is one such person. Though she initially had her...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial was glad that the fire which took place Wednesday, April 20 didn’t happen during the scheduled Game 6 of the Governors’ Cup Finals which was later postponed. Photo from JONAS TERRADO Marcial thanked his lucky stars after the incident that occurred during the...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta When I first read “El Filibusterismo,” I was too young to understand why it is “profound and perfect” (Rizal’s own words), so I was appalled that Maria Clara jumped off the convent roof before Simoun could rescue her and that his revolution failed. Two decades...
