BIZ BUZZ: UP alumni association honors Jorge Araneta

MANILA, Philippines — For embodying “the highest ideals of excellence and civic duty,” Jorge Araneta, 90, chair of the Araneta Group of Companies, was given the “2026 Most Distinguished Alumnus Award” by the University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) over the weekend. Graduating in 1958 with a degree in business administration, Araneta has not forgotten