NIGHT OWL Photos by Erika Libago Dioceldo Sy Dioceldo Sy was 21 years old when he decided to stop school. At that time, he was a senior student taking a management program. He performed well in class but always thought it was not his cup of tea. He preferred doing business — a thing he was...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo Alice Eduardo has started working at age 16. She would wake up at 4 a.m. everyday and help on their rice mill business before going to school. Up until today — when Sta. Elena Construction and Development has already evolved as one of the biggest...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang witnessed the signing of 14 bilateral agreements on November 15 following the expanded bilateral meeting between the two countries. Included is the exchange of letters on the Binondo-Intramuros and...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo In 2012, a few months before my graduation — I decided to visit the indigenous people of Tagbanua in Sitio Calauit. They had no electricity, no cellphone signal, and barely enough water. On our way to Palawan, at about 10 p.m., our boat capsized. There were 12...
Night Owl Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo For 21 years, Manuel wanted to marry Elnora but it wasn’t until he was 47 years old that they were finally able to walk down the aisle. Manuel and Elnora first met in 1964. To him, it was love at first sight. At 79, he could still recall how she looked and the...