First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos has taken a museum trip with Chinese President Xi Jinping's wife, Peng Liyuan, to learn about China's culture as she accompanied President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in a state visit. According to Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, Araneta-Marcos...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta In 1880, Jose Rizal wrote a play in verse, “Junto al Pasig,” which no one thought subversive because he was a 19-year-old, diligent student of the Ateneo Municipal in Intramuros. The play seemed innocent enough, if not pious. A group of students were waiting by the...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Yet another year is about to end and here I am with unanswered messages of good cheer, thoughtful gifts unacknowledged. I am glued to this book (a Christmas gift from a dear friend) by Nancy Isenberg, titled White Trash, The 400-year Untold History of Class in America...
After ordering the opening of the Malacañang grounds for the public to view its Christmas display, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. made a surprise visit to some families visiting the Palace. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (PBBM Media Bureau) The families, who came from nearby cities...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Most of you already know that in 1888, Marcelo del Pilar asked Jose Rizal to write an encouraging letter to 20 of his lady townmates who wanted to open an evening school, in a private home, where they could learn proper Spanish and other subjects. They had already hired...
From special seafood grills to the best of Italian cuisine, a great dining experience awaits in Araneta City Apart from being the prime venue of the country’s top-notch entertainment, Araneta City is also a melting pot of local and international flavors making it a true foodie’s paradise. For...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Pinky Concha Colmenares Have all the CCTVs monitoring major streets and intersections in Quezon City been deactivated? If those are still on, then no one must be viewing the traffic problem along Quezon Avenue – specifically around the area entering the underpass at Araneta...
The kings of P-Pop SB19 perform to adoring fans at Araneta Coliseum on Dec. 18 (Rogielyn Calderon) They are kings! That’s how Asia’s songbird Regine Velasquez described P-Pop royalty SB19 who had a sold-out homecoming concert dubbed “Where You At (WYAT)” at the Araneta Coliseum on Dec. 18....
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta They wanted to open their own night school and hire a professor to teach them Spanish. To the Agustinian parish priest it was an act of defiance; to Marcelo del Pilar, Graceano Lopez Jaena and Jose Rizal, Filipino women were throwing off colonial shackles. Rizal was...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Early on, towards the end of the 16th century, Spanish ministers had nagging doubts about keeping the archipelago named after King Felipe II. Although the Capitanía-General de Filipinas was in the vicinity of Maluco, Ternate, Tidore, Ambon – the fabled spice islands...
In recognition of their contributions to the country's economic growth, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has awarded P200,000 to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) deemed as "inspiring OFWs" by the non-profit Go Negosyo. First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos (Go Negosyo screenshot) This was...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Last week, we were intrigued by reports about a 30-meter deep and 300-meter-wide tunnel, with a 1.72-meter-high cave, totally man-made, “discovered” in the New Bilibid Prison Reservation in Muntinlupa City. Was someone looking for gold? Towards the end of the year,...
