Monthly Archives: October 1996

Hala Bira! Apec na! (Special for MEGA Magazine)

Hala Bira! Apec na! by Manuel L. Quezon III (Special for MEGA Magazine) YES! The Filipino can. If you ever doubted that we’re well on the way to becoming a tiger cub economy, the preparations for Apec should convince you that, indeed, we’re world-class. Imagine. We’ve told people like Desmond Tutu and Jose Ramos-Horta (Nobel [...]

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The beers of our lives

The beers of our lives by Manuel L. Quezon III As American soldiers reached the outskirts of Manila in 1945, they came across the Balintawak Brewery, now the San Miguel brewery near Malabon. They promptly liberated the building -and it’s contents. Thirsty G.I.’s swarmed in and emerged, beaming, holding helemts filled to the brim with [...]

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