It’s past midnight. Girlie and I have just walked back to our place from the Claret chapel where we attended the wake of Lota Encio.
Tonight was the first time I knew that her baptismal name is Lota. I have known her only as “Elma” of Sarilaya, an organization of grassroots and activist women.
There were other [...]
Tonight, Galing Pook executive director Dok Eddie Dorotan invited Gerry Bulatao and myself to a great dinner treat. I was slightly late, and apologized to our three dinner guests - Mayor Jessie Robredo of Naga City, Governor Grace Padaca of Isabela, and Governor Among Ed Panlilio of Pampanga.
The food was excellent; the company and conversation [...]
A week ago on June 3, I took the 7 am Victory bus to Botolan Zambales. Letty Gomez, president of PBAZ - Paaralang Bayan ng Ayta sa Zambales, had invited me to join their delegation for their dialogue and negotiations with Mayor Roger Yap of Botolan.
It was a long five-hour trip, with stops in Lubao, [...]
Saturday May 10, I was invited to speak at the first assembly of PAX - Philippine Association of Ex-Seminarians. We met under the shade of the trees at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Memorial Center.
It was a chance to get in touch with some friends I knew in the SVD seminary, including Fr. Mike Padua who was [...]
No, this does not refer to the TV series, just a recent quick trip to Baguio.
Wednesday at 12:15 am, I took the Victory de luxe bus from Quezon City to Baguio City. The non-stop trip on a solo reclining seat was worth the 600 pesos fare. Twenty-four hours later, on Thursday at 12:15 am, I [...]
Just got back from a too-short visit to Sorsogon. Oyen Dorotan invited me to speak at a strategic planning workshop of VCI - the Veritas College of Irosin; we were joined at the airport by a young lawyer who was with the team that had done “due diligence” - legal, financial, and operational.
When our plane [...]
This weekend was a rare one for me - no meetings or appointments ( I begged off from one on Saturday morning ), and I had time to be with my small “nuclear family.” Girlie and Ayen traveled with me to Mindoro for an overnight visit to Inay and to celebrate my sister Yen’s birthday; [...]
Last night, just after the sun had set, I sat at the corner table of an eatery on the Mekong riverbank. It was too early for the other diners, and I had a silent last supper in Vientiane. To have virtual company, I tried sending a text message to Girlie, but couldn’t connect.
I asked the [...]
I missed watching today’s Senate hearings on the testimony of Jun Lozada, the man of the hour. Friends who did watch the hearings told me they felt that some senators were trying to wear down Jun Lozada with their questions, but that he weathered it with aplomb.
I spent the morning with Girlie at Sulo Hotel [...]
The waves were quite high between Calapan and Batangas, and the Supercat ride was a bit rough, but I hardly noticed. I had just come from the forum of the Saint Augustine Seminary “Alumni-in-Public Service,” and my mind was still stimulated by the encounter.
I didn’t realize that of the 14 towns and one city of [...]
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