Maria Lourdes “Baby” Araneta Fores, mother of renowned Filipino chef, Margarita “Gaita” Fores, died on Saturday, March 25. She was 84. Rest in peace.
She was the sister of Judy Roxas, mother of former Cabinet member and 2016 presidential candidate, Mar Roxas, and tycoon Jorge Araneta. She was stepsister to Jorge’s wife, the former beauty queen Stella Marquez. , the ancestral home of the Araneta clan in Cubao, Quezon City.
“Tita Baby was an icon, we’ll miss her. My love and prayers,” wrote businesswoman Alice Eduardo, CEO of real estate firm Sta. Elena Construction and Development Corporation. Others who condoled were former Vice President Leni Robredo, celebrities Charo Santos, Edu Manzano, Agot Isidro, and Aga and Charlene Mulach, restaurateur Happy Ongpauco, and movie producer Roselle Monteverde.Among the properties and businesses of the Araneta Group are the 35-hectare Araneta City in Cubao; Smart Araneta Coliseum; Farmers Market; Novotel Manila; Manhattan Residences; New Frontier Theater. It is also the franchisee of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Dairy Queen.
Her stepsister, Stella, chairs the Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated, which holds the annual Binibining Pilipinas pageant, the country’s premier beauty contest.
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