GEMMA CRUZ ARANETA LANDSCAPE “Enigmatic objects: Notes towards a history of the museum in the Philippines,” Dr. Resil Mojares’ monumental opus should not (and cannot) be read in one sitting. I am still very attentively mining its 500 pages, rereading chapters for nuggets of wisdom I may...
HOTSPOT While many appear to be worried or panicking about prospects for change in the 2025 midterm elections and even the 2028 presidential elections, we’re not seeing any concerted effort around the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) happening on Oct. 30, 2023. Each of our...
LANDSCAPE Dr. Resil Mojares’ latest book – Enigmatic Objects: Notes towards a History of the Museum in the Philippines – is a fountainhead of knowledge. I dare say, this historian par excellence truly deserves the National Artist Award for Literature. I have begun to read this 500-page...
HOTSPOT The recently-released “Digital 2023 July Global Statshot Report,” published by global agencies We Are Social and Meltwater and with help from scores of 10 partners, reveal how fast and how deep the media landscape has changed. Many of the report’s findings should be interesting to...
LANDSCAPE Many years ago, I hosted “Krus na daan” (Crossroads), a daily radio program for DZRJ; Wednesdays were dedi-cated to Philippine history and Dr. Jaime Veneracion, an eminent Filipino historian from Bulacan was the regular guest. Every January, with the Sinulog Festival in mind, we...
CAMP GEN. PACIANO RIZAL, Laguna – Police seized suspected shabu worth P188,000 in a buy-bust operation in Santa Cruz, this province, on Sunday, August 13. Police Col. Harold Depositar, Laguna police chief, identified the suspect as “Edward,” a resident of the municipality. Edward, who was in...
Seasoned actor John Lloyd Cruz bagged the Boccalino d'Oro prize (Golden Jug Award) for Best Actor at the 76th Locarno Film Festival for his remarkable performance in Lav Diaz's "Essential Truths of the Lake," the country's representative in the main competition of the festival. View this post on...
HOTSPOT A big downpour might have marred and shortened the University of the Philippines Diliman’s commencement exercises last July 30, but nothing can detract from the sheer achievement of the Class of 2023. A record 2,243 out of UP Diliman’s 3,359 baccalaureate graduates received Latin...
Visitors to the world-famous Santa Cruz Island in Zamboanga City can now enjoy free Wi-Fi. The Department of Information and Communications Technology on Wednesday, August 9, put up free Wi-Fi sites in the island under its Free Wi-Fi for All public internet access program. The free Wi-Fi program...
LANDSCAPE She grew up in Argentina and has traveled extensively in Spain and Latin America where there are statues and images of the Blessed Mother, Jesus Christ and the saints, not only in churches and homes but also in secular spaces. No wonder Prof. Cristina H. Lee, Ph.D., had...
HOTSPOT Decades ago, the terms were “payola” and “attack-collect, defend-collect.” Now, there are new, more powerful players in the shaping of public opinion who researchers say use the terms “retainer” and “pay per post.” Hats off to researchers Fatima Gaw, Jon Benedik A. Bunquin,...
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – A Laguna Provincial Jail guard was gunned down by an inmate on Wednesday morning, August 2. Police identified the victim as Jonathan Buenviaje, 50. Investigation said the victim was working at Dormitory 1 when the suspect, Romnick Estadilla, 32, approached him from behind...
