LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Let us get a handle on Biac-na-Bato, that tangled network of caves and rivers in San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan, 42 kilometers away from the Barasoain Church of Malolos. President Manuel Quezon declared it a national park in 1937 because of historic events that unfolded...
Members of the PH women's football team paid a courtesy call to PSC chairman Butch Ramirez Monday at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex The Philippine women’s football team paid a courtesy call to Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez Monday following their stint at the 2022...
The 4th Gawad Lasallieneta Manila Bulletin, the nation's leading newspaper, continues to receive recognition on its various platforms after it was named the Most Outstanding Broadsheet at the De La Salle Araneta University’s 4th Gawad Lasallianeta Awards. The Gawad Lasallianeta Award was given to...
Ferdinand 'Bongbong Marcos Jr., Liza Araneta-Marcos, and their kids Sandro, Simon and Vincent (Instagram) The three sons of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his wife lawyer Liza Araneta-Marcos are all grown up now! The First Couple said they are simply proud of their kids who have good...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta If you are among those who still have not heard of the First Republic of the Philippines, this column was humbly written with you in mind, so kindly read on. While members of the Malolos Congress gathered in Barasoain church in 1898, to debate on the 101 articles of the...
Tunnel of Chinese Lanterns This February, we are welcoming the dawn of another year in the lunar calendar with the Water Tiger. With water symbolizing wealth, this Chinese sign promises a year that is defined by abundance, prosperity, and varying levels of transformation in our lives. To start off...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Last Jan. 23, we should have celebrated the 123rd anniversary of the First Philippine Republic with fireworks, parades, platitudes and flowered wreaths. You may have noticed that we have never done that, not even in Manila, the seat of government. Bulakeños call their...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Mariano Ponce always kept a low profile probably because he was the tallest among the Filipino expats in Europe. In that iconic Gomburza-like “triumvirate” studio photo with Jose Rizal and Marcelo del Pilar, Mariano Ponce had to sit down sideways on a stool with...
'Ang Batang Hesus' exhibit at Araneta City Araneta City opens to the public the “Ang Batang Hesus” exhibit in Ali Mall in partnership with Santo Niño devotees to honor the Child Jesus. In time for the feast of Santo Niño, the faithful are invited to visit the solemn display of the different...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta With Secretary Fortunato de la Peña at the helm, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) commemorated the 125th anniversary of Jose Rizal’s execution in a profound and meaningful manner. It all began in 2019, during the Rizal Day breakfast at the National...
From left: Philippine Red Cross Secretary General Elizabeth Zavalla, Binibining Pilipinas International 2021 Hannah Arnold, PRC Chairman Senator Richard Gordon, Miss Intercontinental 2021 Cinderella Obenita, and PRC Board of Governors Ernesto Isla The Araneta Group partners with the Philippine Red...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta The “Protocol of Agreement” signed by Spain and the USA in Washington in August 1898 brought about a lull. But, the USA kept sending troops to the Philippines. The USS Arizona arrived with four companies of the 18th Infantry, detachments of the 1st Nebraska, 1st...
