It don’t mean a thing By Manuel L. Quezon III IT must have been around May or June, 1941. My father, who was mayor of our town, danced one tango too many at the Casa Mañana while he was in Manila “on official business,” had a heart attack, and died. I got the news a [...]
Philippine Columbian Speech The Hon. Salvador H. Laurel, dear officers and members of the Philippine Columbian, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen: Upon the invitation of Tio Vic Buencamino, I am here to say a few words to you about Manuel L. Quezon, as we celebrate Quezon Night, a Columbiano tradition of long standing. As I [...]
Raul Manglapus: Pied Piper of Democracy By Manuel L. Quezon III NO one sings “Blue Eagle the King” anymore, and no Atenean belonging to the martial law baby generation knows his music at all; but of the many songs he composed, one lives on: “Mambo Magsaysay,” the anthem of the Age of the Bakya and [...]
The First Gentleman of Cebu By Manuel L. Quezon III IN many respects, he was a modern-day Jose Yulo. A gentle, self-effacing and accomplished man, privileged to have served in all three branches of government, and in two of them with distinction. For like Jose Yulo, Marcelo Fernan had the distinction of not only heading [...]
That old Mambo feeling by Manuel L. Quezon III (special for Bond Magazine) POOR Joe De Venecia. He could have been fairly successful playing Dopey the Dwarf at Disneyland (hasnt he the cute big ole ears for it?). But instead, he sacrificed what could have been a glorious career as one the Seven Little Dwarfs [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
National Symposium on the Greatness of Marcelo H. Del Pilar In observance of his Hundredth Death Anniversary 1896-1996 July 3, 1996 PlazaSan Agustin, Intramuros, Manila Marcelo H. Del Pilar and the Filipino Youth by Manuel L. Quezon III Mr. Marcelo del Pilar Marasigan, Dr. Serafin Quiason, descendants of Marcelo H. Del Pilar, distinguished panelists and [...]
Living History through Heightened Literacy Reading History Critically by Manuel L. Quezon III Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Morning. First of all, I would like to thank Mrs. Elena Cutiongco, President of the Reading Association of the Philippines for having honored me with an invitation, on behalf of this association, to address you today. I would [...]
Plagiarized from EMC by Manuel L. Quezon III Addenda on the Exodus 11:7 issue. I’d like to quote (alas, without their permission; hopefully they won’t mind), two responses -and one reply, from me- I received through e-mail at The E-Mail Company. Readers might remember that I wrote something to the effect that, “I was talking [...]
