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...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Today, I mark my ninth year as a Manila Bulletin columnist. Since I started writing columns on Jan. 4, 2014, I may have already written about 500 columns. Exactly how many pieces I’ve written and got published, I don’t know. What I’m sure about is that I’m grateful for...
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...
From left: Socorro Kath Angeles, Cesar Montano, Angelina Cruz, Sam Cruz, Angel Francheska, Sunshine Cruz, and Diego Loyzaga. Second row (from left): Cesar Montano's children from Kath - Liam, Samuel and Kristen Montano While hosting for the New Year’s Countdown at Hennan Resort Bohol, I told my...
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...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) highlighted the importance of having collaborations as well as partnerships with private institutions towards delivering high-quality and relevant tech-voc training to Filipinos. TESDA During the recent 21st Human Resource and Skills...
Bea Alonzo disproved Ogie Diaz's report about her and John Lloyd Cruz's upcoming reunion project being "fake news." Bea cleared this in a recent interview with Nelson Canlas. She said: "May lumalabas na sinabi daw ni John Lloyd na fake news yung movie namin. Siyempre tinawagan ko siya agad. Sabi...
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...
A soon-to-rise innovation center of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Davao City will offer more opportunities and skills training programs in the region once it is completed, the agency's top official assured on Wednesday, Dec. 21. (Photo courtesy of TESDA) On his...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) received the highest approval and trust ratings among government agencies, results of the PAHAYAG 2022 End of the Year (P-EOY 2022) survey conducted by PUBLiCUS Asia showed. TESDA According to TESDA, the survey showed that the agency...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz The SIM card registration law’s implementing rules and regulations have been released, and the Department of Information Communication Technology (DICT) has wasted no time pressing the public and telcos to immediately register. Perhaps the DICT head and the President should...
IMAGE from DOT-Davao region FB DAVAO CITY – The municipality of Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur will host the Mount Apo Sky and Vertical Race from Dec. 16 to 18 where around 300 runners from 20 countries are expected to scale the country’s highest peak. Municipal tourism officer Julius Paner said...
