Volume 3, Issue No. 62
OPINION/COMMENTARY
/ News That Fears None, Views That Favor Nobody /
. . . . . A community service of The Filipino Web Channel (TheFilipinoWebChannel@gmail. com) and the Philippine Village Voice (PhilVoiceNews@gmail.com) for the information and understanding of Filipinos and the diverse communities in North America . . . . . .
Our latest as of Tuesday, June 21, 2022
~ The podcaster is pissed, and so is his woman partner. Perhaps out of frustration, he delivers a scathing attack against the editor of The Filipino Web Channel but in the process, he hits unintended targets, those who may well be considered collateral damage. Is Mondee the promdi running berserk? Maybe. He has just issued a veiled threat in defense of his associate who, he implies, might be a wealthy matron we never knew about.
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IS CECILLE ARANETA A SCION OF THE ARANETAS?
Mon Datol Shields ToM Colleague
In his usual rant, the podcaster issues a veiled threat
By ROMEO P. MARQUEZ
Editor, The Filipino Web Channel
“If people keep stepping on you, wear a pointy hat.”―
TORONTO - The podcaster Mon Datol, alias Mondee the promdi, has unleashed a silly-sounding barrage of words and phrases that almost choked him to kingdom come.
He delivers them the same way a shotgun fires, discharging small shells which in his case, are pellets of poisonous rubbish intended to injure the unfortunate targets.
He shoots aimlessly from his wide mouth and hits the following: 1. Philip Beloso, 2. Pete Torralba, 3. Rolly Mangante, and 4. Tess Cusipag of Balita. Details of this story will come later in another article.
All the while he was doing it, he defends his partner, Cecille O. Araneta, famed for her statement that the jeepney is "the national car" of the Philippines and president of a purported not-for-profit International Entertainment Company (IEC) which Canada Revenue Agency says is not on its list of charities.
First off, Mondee alludes that she belongs to the clan that owns Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City, where one can find what was once the world's largest covered stadium - the Araneta Coliseum. (Video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdTnX700_a8).
I have queried the owner, Progressive Development Corporation, if Mondee's insinuation that Cecille O. Araneta holds some kind of ownership, or is a part of a group that has proprietary rights over that landmark. As of this writing, there has not been any response.
Araneta Coliseum came up when Mondee mentioned it in his usual rant against this reporter for writing a series of articles questioning IEC and the Taste of Manila (ToM) festival that it is trying to organize this year. (Video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd02DO503DU).
Mondee appeared irritated by the constant flow of articles. And so was Cecille O. Araneta, according to him.
Says Mondee: "Hindi marunong kumampi yan (meaning Cecille O. Araneta) pero nagsabi nga sa akin na nabubwisit na siya sa sinasabi mong puro kasinungalingan".
The alleged "kasinungalingan" (lies) notwithstanding, nobody in IEC and ToM would go on the record and tell the truth. They muddy the issue with personal attacks, rumors, and fabrications. (Related story at: https://filwebchannelmagazine.blogspot.com/2022/06/toronto-tabloid-quietly-hits-back-at.html).
Well, if Cecille O. Araneta's image had not been spliced into a video stolen by ToM from The Filipino Web Channel, there would have been no dispute in the first place. But she knew very well it was her face (and her friend's - Nieves Mangante) that was manipulated and plastered over people dancing in the street. (Video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_398v7dDQhQ).
"Araneta yan x x x Pag hindi ka siguro tumigil Mr. Romeo P. Marquez, editor ng Filipino Web Channel, baka isuklob sa 'yo ni Cecille Araneta yung Araneta Coliseum sa Pilipinas," he said in his heavily-accented Tagalog typical in Nueva Ecija province in the Philippines.
There seems to be no exact English translation for isuklob. The closest meaning I could think of would be to encase, shut-in, box, or crate. In that sense, here's an example in a sentence: "Kung hindi ka ba naman gunggong, baka isuklob ko sa ulo mo ang kaldero ng lugaw at magkalaman naman yan".
Not that I'm frightened, or he scares me, but Mondee just issued a threat, a veiled threat.
Isuklob could be fatal. If a structure as monumental as the Araneta Coliseum would be bowled over people, it's possible nobody would survive the impact. The very act of isuklob could inflict pain and serious injury, if not death. That's how menacing it is.
His statement is a rude display of worth, if true that Cecille O. Araneta is indeed an Araneta. It's likewise a statement of familial relationship with a wealthy family, if true again. Perhaps she can help us understand her provenance. If indeed she's up there in the food chain as Mondee implies, why does she associate herself with lowlives?
How knowledgeable is Mondee about her beyond being "mabait" and a business partner in the exploitive "Anghel ng Tahanan" beauty pageant that focuses on Filipino caregivers?
It also raises questions about the person carrying the name Araneta, a prominent clan heavily invested in a number of industries including real estate. Which of the Aranetas is she descended from? Is her name her real name or a stage name?
I have no interest in Cecille O. Araneta, or in her partnership with Mondee in IEC and "Anghel ng Tahanan". But when it became known that IEC is organizing ToM, her identity and her reported business activities have become a public concern.
Moreover, her cameo appearance in stolen footage only deepens my curiosity. Why would somebody moneyed like her allow her picture to be inserted in a stolen material to promote ToM?
It's not so difficult to create a video if you knew how. I can teach her for free, just don't steal my videos. And if you do steal, give credit to the original source. And if you want to continue using the stolen material, pay up. Better still, acknowledge the misdeed and apologize. (Copyright 2022. All Rights Reserved).
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