Rosemarie Arenas
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Honorable Representative Rosemarie Arenas |
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Pangasinan's 3rd District | |
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Assumed office June 30, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Ma. Rachel J. Arenas |
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| Born |
Rosemarie Bosch Jimenez August 8, 1938 Malasiqui, Pangasinan, Philippine Islands |
| Political party |
PDP-Laban (2016-present) Nationalist People's Coalition (2015-2016) Liberal (2012-2015) |
| Spouse(s) | Ramon Arenas |
| Children | Ma. Rachel J. Arenas |
| Residence | Malasiqui, Pangasinan and Dasmariñas Village, Makati |
| Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Rosemarie "Baby" Arenas is a Manila society figure who featured prominently in the political scene of the Philippines in the 1990s. She was a relatively unknown socialite until 1993, when the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that she had a past intimate relationship with the then-Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos. The scandal grew when within days after the revelation, the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission ruled against the owners of the Philippine Daily Inquirer in a dispute involving one-third of the stock ownership of the newspaper. It was widely reported that the adverse ruling came about due to presidential displeasure over the report, although no concrete proof of such ever emerged.
President Fidel Ramos never publicly acknowledged a past relationship with Ms. Arenas, although neither did he emphatically deny the report. The scandal, though widely reported at that time, had no visible impact on the Ramos presidency, and quickly passed. For her part, Ms. Arenas attempted to parlay her unexpected fame into electoral victory, running for the Philippine Senate in 1995 and for the House of Representatives in 1998.
Ms. Arenas is also known for her considerable philanthropic efforts and support for the arts. She famously convinced the legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti to perform in Manila for the first time.
Arenas' daughter, Maria Rachel, was the incumbent representative of Pangasinan's third district. She was set to run unopposed in the 2013 elections but gave way to her mother.
Arenas was born Rosemarie Bosch Jimenez in 1938 in Malasiqui, Pangasinan. Her parents were Alfredo Jimenez, an accountant at the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and a member of a modestly rich family from Makati; and Remedios Bosch, an opera singer and a music professor at the University of the East (UE). Her father was known as the disciplinarian in the family while her mother influenced her love for charity work, culture, and the performing arts. Due in part to her well-connected mother who sang in the prestigious opera galas in Manila and abroad, Arenas was exposed early to Manila's high society.
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