THE VIEW FROM RIZAL
I inherited my devotion to reading the Manila Bulletin from my dad. The nation’s most trusted newspaper was part of his morning ritual. I have vivid recollections of mornings at the breakfast table, watching him read the paper, wondering why he would be glued to it during that part of the day.
Once, I dared ask him why. His answer: “I need a laugh.”
At first, I wondered what he meant. I later found out that part of his morning routine was reading a column at the Manila Bulletin’s opinion section – “Point of Order.” Yes, the one written by the inimitable, legendary columnist Jose “Joe” Guevarra.
For my dad and perhaps millions of Filipinos of his generation and those prior to them, Joe Guevarra was like the paper he wrote for – an in
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