LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Time to foray into history: 31 May 1890, in the lead story of “La Solidaridad,” editor Marcelo. H. del Pilar (a.k.a. Plaridel ) argued the obvious. How can the Cortés (Spanish parliament) legislate in favor or against the Philippines without first-hand knowledge of...
Kicking his old habit leads him to his first lead role in 'To The North' Soliman Cruz with the production team of 'To The North' We first encountered Soliman “Sol” Cruz in grade school. He was the theater consultant at St. Scholastica’s College for the school play, Ora et Labora , where all...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Last February 15, Filipinos woke up to news that the police violently raided the Lumad Bakwit School in Cebu, and arrested seven teachers and students. Resorting to red-tagging, authorities claimed that the students and teachers there had all been “kidnapped” by communist...
Maja Salvador and John Lloyd Cruz Is actor John Lloyd Cruz ready to return to the entertainment scene full-time? This was the question of some netizens after Maja Salvador teased about the newest addition to her talent management agency. "#TheCAMbackIsReal @crownartistmgmt," Maja wrote along with a...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta The first electoral law of the Spanish empire, contained in the Decree of 29 January 1810, called for representatives from Las Islas Filipinas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Chile, Venezuela, in short, from all of Spain’s colonies in America and Asia to join the...
Jericho Cruz poses a photo with Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder during Guam's training camp at The Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, California. (Photo from Jericho Cruz) NLEX guard Jericho Cruz is currently in the United States to take part in Guam’s training camp for next month’s...
To say that social media is toxic is underplaying it. Surprisingly, it doesn't stop celebrities from using various platforms to further their agenda. As such, the thing just goes on and on and on... Recently, singer-actress Geneva Cruz was the subject of harsh criticism courtesy of a fan who deemed...
That’s a happy, loving, responsible, fulfilled child, so we ask mothers and mentors what values they teach their children Robina Gokongwei-Pe, Retail president of Robinson To let her/him learn to be a follower first. *** Alice T. Liu, chief retail officer, Golden ABC As a mother, I hope to...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz For the past few weeks, Facebook has become a sea of black-and-white photos, plain black profile pics, eulogies and announcements of deaths of relatives and friends due to COVID-19. The pandemic has reached our inner circles, and can no longer be denied as a deadly threat to our...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Who was Pi y Margall? There is a street in Sampaloc named after him and when last I saw the sign, the name was misspelled. Not even the City Administrator could tell whether Margall wasa famous or an obscure Spanish colonial official, or someone’s birth place in...
GMA shows could now be seen on the leading global entertainment streaming service. During a recent press conference, GMA Network announced that it has sealed a multi-year partnership with iQiyi International, making Kapuso dramas the first Filipino content to be available on the said OTT...
A family home, whether it is old or new, is a tricky project to do when it comes to renovation. You renovate it too much then it feels like a “stranger,” but if you do it right, good memories linger on and allows the house to cater to the needs of the next generation. This is what happened to...
