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filipino globe
the city June 2008
A journalist and a gentleman
ANGBANSA
Tarlac
The first anti-tuberculosis
David Roads was hear his still vigorous voice on the
specialty clinic will soon be set
known to Filipinos
other end of the phone line when he
up in Tarlac to help eradicate
called to comment favorably on an
the disease in the province
in his own right, not
article I had written for the Hong
within the next 25 years.
just because he was
Kong correspondents’ club magazine
The provincial government of
about Burma’s beleaguered female
Tarlac and the Rotary Clubs of
Central Tarlac and Kamojima in
married to a Filipina
leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Japan signed an agreement for
Small acts of kindness like these
the construction of the specialty
Isabel T Escoda in Hong Kong
were hallmarks of a gentleman like
clinic in the province.
Dave.
Governor Victor Yap said that
E
ven as the burdens of illness Known to the Filipino community the initiative of facility province
and old age took its toll on in his own right, not just because he is a welcome relief as the
him physically, American was married to the vivacious Pacita, provincial government alone
journalist and historian David Roads Dave was an acknowledged scholar
will have a difficult time in the
stayed mentally fit and personally on certain aspects of Philippine
disease.
amiable till the very end. history.
“The trip you are here for is
By the time he was 80 and He had met Pacita in 1955
significant because TB is one
suffering from a host of medical when he was an Associated Press
of the top killer-disease in the
problems, he nevertheless kept up a correspondent assigned to cover
Philippines,” he told Rotary
daily routine of leaving his Central a social event sponsored by Hong
delegates from Japan.
“We are very grateful and
flat to fetch his mail at the General Kong’s Lions Club.
lucky to have members in the
Post Office, and then do a spot of She came representing her country,
community and a government
supermarket shopping and perhaps as did other beauties from around
willing to solve the health
grab a bite for lunch before heading Asia. She relates that when Dave
problems in the country.”
home. It was a laborious exercise for interviewed her, it was love at first
someone his age, but he managed it sight. Small wonder, as Pacita, who
on most days, which was a testimony had been crowned Miss Luzon and
Davao
to his strong spirit.
starred in the film “Ang Vengador”
Since retiring from journalism,
with heartthrob Rogelio dela Rosa
A “riceless day” is being planned
Dave had been working, off and
in 1948, is a sweet and charming
by consumers in Davao City to
on, on a book about famous Asian
woman. Her marriage to Dave lasted
put across a message.
leaders who had spent part of their
51 years.
City Councilor Leo Avila III
exiles in Hong Kong.
Born in Nebraska, Dave saw action
said they had been talking with
These included China’s Sun Yat
non-government organizations
as a marine during World War II and
Sen, Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh, and
to mobilize a “riceless day” in
was wounded in Okinawa, which
Davao City.
Philippine national hero Jose Rizal.
earned him a Purple Heart.
“If only we could reduce about
As a practising Mason, Dave had
Back home, he finished his
2,000 bags out of the campaign
done research on Rizal’s involvement
education at the University of
for a riceless day in the city is
with Masonry and was an authority
Colorado, after which he gained good enough to call the attention
on the subject.
a scholarship to study abroad. He of rice retailers,” Avila said.
Along with his wife, the former
David and Pacita Roads celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary just ended up in Hong Kong University
Pacita Francisco, Dave travelled
before he died, aged 87. They met in 1955 when he was a correspondent and where he obtained his political
occasionally to the US to visit
she was a newly crowned beauty queen.
science degree. Soon after, he was
his relatives and her twin sister in
hired by the news agency Associated
California. Although they have a
Dave wasn’t
in Spanish for long spells, not just Press, for whom he worked for 13
home in Marikina, they had been
recalling old days in Manila but years. He was one of five people
spending most of their time in Hong
the kind to let commenting on present-day political
who founded Hong Kong’s Foreign
Kong.
the world go by
shenanigans. Correspondents Club and later served
Pacita has long been one of the
Dave may have been waning as president for a term. Among his
moving spirits behind the Catholic
without comment
physically over the past few years, memorable accomplishments was his
Women’s League and has a large
“With the increasing cost of
but he wasn’t the kind to let the hosting of a popular public affairs
number of friends. She and I would
rice, eating without rice in a day
world go by without comment. Just TVB program called “Meet the
will do no harm to people. In fact
sometimes banter over the telephone
two months ago, I was surprised to Press” which lasted over a decade. he said this would be good for
our health, he said.
He said the 9,000 bags daily
Labatt Nida staying put after Macau appointment stalls
consumption of rice in Davao
City, once people will be used to
eating less rice, would definitely
Assistant labor attaché Nida the Macau labor office is integrated labor officials who they want to with the Macau labor situation.
be reduced. He said we had
Romulo is staying put in the Hong into a full-fledged consulate late entrust the job to,” Romulo said. Aside from her regular trips to
been assured of enough rice
Kong post after her reported move this year. The post, sources said, is now the enclave since taking over from
supply.
to Macau failed to push through. However, Romulo has confirmed expected to go to Pol de Jesus, Labatt Carlos Sta Ana, Romulo has
Romulo has been acting labor that she has received word from who has served as labor attaché twice served as officer in charge of
attaché in the former Portuguese the Manila office that someone else to Kuwait. the Macau labor office during the Pangasinan
colony since March 29 and had has been tapped for the job. Romulo, who has served in Hong term of former Hong Kong labor
been recommended to assume the Romulo took the news in stride. Kong for the past three years, has attaché Bernie Julve.
The city of Alaminos has
post in a permanent capacity when “It’s the prerogative of our top had extensive experience dealing Jose Marcelo
adopted the bayanihan system
in undertaking reconstruction
PINOYPATROL
and rehabilitation in the whole
city.
pinoypatrol@filglobe.com
Mayor Hernani A. Braganza
Antonio Cuevas in Hong Kong pa rin si Betty dahil napamahal dahil hindi ka naman maaaring mundo, papayag ka ba? Maaring
created Task Force Bayanihan
na sa kanya ang binatang alam pakasalan ng iyong nobyo. Kung may magsabing ‘oo mayroong
in dealing with all the problems
NAIIBA SI BETTY naman niyang hindi siya pwedeng ipagpapatuloy mo ito, nandiyan ganon’, subalit hindi man natin
brought about by last typhoon
Naiiba si Betty sa mga katulad pakasalan. Ito’y sa dahilang ang ang peligrong ikaw ay mabuntis aminin, mas mabigat pa rin ang
Cosme.
niyang domestic helper. Hindi siya
Task Force Bayanihan is
gustong mapangasawa ng pamilya at magsisi sa bandang huli. Oo obligasyon na iniwan natin sa
hirap sa pera, bagkus, sunod pa ang
composed of city’s departments
ng lalaki para rito ay isa ring nga’t naibibigay niya sayo ang kanila,lalung-lalo na kung may
including the Alaminos City
layaw niya sa katawan tulad ng mga Intsik tulad na nakagawian ng mga mga materyal na bagay nguni’t iniwan kang tatlo hanggang limang
Police Office, the 106th Police
damit at mamahaling sapatos. Hindi sinaunang tao sa Tsina. Alam ni alalahanin mo Betty na kailanman anak.
Mobile Group, Public Order
niya naging problema ang pera Betty na mahal din siya ng lalaki ay di siya maaaring maging iyo. Sa ganitong situwasyon na
and Safety Office, reservists,
kailanman. nguni’t nauunawaan nito na hindi Luluha ka lamang. wala ang asawa, si mister ang
radio communication group and
Ito’y sa dahilang may boyfriend pwedeng suwayin ng boyfriend tumatayong ama at ina sa kanila.
others.
si Betty na local Chinese. At di ang kanyang mga magulang, kung
BAYANI SI TATAY
Madalas nating marinig mula sa It also covers livelihood
rin tulad ng iba na matatanda ang hindi ay mawawalan ito ng mana.
Para kay Zyrel ng Sha Tin, bayani
mga DH dito na ‘napaka swerte initiatives, other basic
mga boyfriend, ang syota ni Betty Dapat bang putulin na ni Betty ang
ang mga naiiwang mister ng mga
ng asawa ko,dahil tumatanggap
services, policy review, info-
ay bata pa, 30 anyos lamang at kanilang relasyon habang maaga?
Filipina domestic helper. Narito
siya ng pera kada buwan.’ Subalit
dissemination, food for work
halos kasing-edad niya. Sasabihin
ang kanyang e-mail:
naisip ba natin kung gaano kahirap
program and fund-raising
mong masuwerte si Betty dahil sa Ikaw pa rin ang makakapag- magpalaki at sumubaybay sa ating
drives.
bukod sa binata pa ang boyfriend desisyon niyan Betty. Isipin mo
Kung may magsasabing ang iyong
mga anak?
Braganza said when the
ay galante pa raw ito sa kanya. na lamang na sa bandang huli ay
typhoon left the city, Alaminians
napiling maging kabiyak ay isa sa
Ang mga mister na ating iniwan
Mali. Sa kabila ng lahat, malungkot ikaw pa rin ang magiging kawawa
right away revived the true spirit
mga weakest na lalaki sa buong
sa Pilipinas ay matatawag nating
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