Weaving is an integral part of the Philippines’ culture. Every indigenous group in the country has its own unique weaving heritage that immortalizes its vibrant traditions and stories. These hand-loomed textiles aren’t just testaments to the wonders Filipino hands can make but also to the...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Recently, the phrase “Unidentified Flying Objects” a.k.a. UFOs has acquired a different meaning, it no longer refers to enormous flying saucers of unknown origins, manned by extraterrestrials who plan to invade the planet Earth or to capture homo sapiens specimens...
Araneta City resumed its P20-billion Cyberpark development with the ceremonial first concrete pouring at Cyberpark 3, which is expected to be completed by first quarter, 2025. This is the third office building to rise in Araneta City's 8-hectare Cyberpark Office district, a 30-storey tower with...
How, in such short time, the Palace was made more functional and conducive for people who work there More than just a physical structure made of steel, stone, and wood, Malacañan Palace, officially the President’s residence and workplace, is the face of the nation. It is the primus domus , where...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Those acquainted with infrastructure say that there are two types, the horizontal consisting of roads, bridges, waterworks, sewerage systems, flood control, land traffic, and the vertical which are structures above ground like houses, schools, hospitals, markets, public...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta The unfortunate Jullebee Ranara, a Filipina domestic helper or kasambahay, could not afford to raise her four children so at age 35, she went abroad to seek greener pastures. (Where is the father of her children?) Jullebee ended up in Kuwait, perhaps she was inveigled...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Does Miss Universe, R’Bonney Gabriel, know that Texas was once Nuevas Filipinas? Don’t you think it is serendipitous that a half- Filipino Miss Texas should win the Miss USA and Miss Universe titles? It was the eminent Bicolano historian, Dr. Domingo Abella, who...
First Lady Araneta-Marcos has "zero" involvement in the appointment process of the present administration, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos arrive from Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21, 2023. (Noel Pabalate) In...
ILOILO CITY -- First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos was one of the special guests of Mayor Jerry Treñas for the main event of the 2023 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City on Sunday, Jan. 22. “Maayong adlaw sa inyo nga tanan (Good day, everyone),” the First Lady said as she greeted a huge crowd at the...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta “Gone with the wind,” a movie based on a novel by Margaret Mitchell was produced in 1939, before I was born. The protagonist, Scarlett O’Hara, was the headstrong daughter of a wealthy plantation owner and slave holder who survived the American Civil War. Some...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta “David Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier,” was the title of a movie produced by Walt Disney in 1951. No, I did not get to see it. My mother assiduously protected her children from Hollywood’s harmful influence, unlike an aunt who bought Crockett coon caps for my...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos has had enough of allegations of her involvement in the appointment process of the present administration, warning that those using her name may not get the position they desire if they continue doing so. First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (Liza Marcos Facebook page) In a...
