Last night, I took a cab in Quiapo. The driver was fluent in English. How much do you know about Ninoy? We were neighbors in Arlegui, he said. Then, he started sharing his memories and impressions of Ninoy. He claimed that his cousin was related to the husband of Maur (a sister of Ninoy). I listened to him and I noticed that the facts he related did not contradict Nick Joaquins The Aquinos of Tarlac. He enjoyed listening to my stories about Ninoys student life in San Beda. After that, we talked about the second world war, the immediate postwar years, and Martial Law. He said he was imprisoned by the Marcos regime for eight months. Nobody knew where he was. He pleaded to a fellow prisoner, who was about to be released, to call his wife and tell her he was being kept in Bagong Diwa. He gave the man a small piece of paper containing their telephone number - which the man hid in his anus. Immediately, former senator Rene Saguisag and his wife arrived in the camp. The guards denied that he was there; they said his name was not in their records. When he heard his wifes voice, he shouted, Mama! Mama! Nandito ako. He was found. He said he was working for the Ortigases when he was arrested and that he did not even know the reason for his detention. When I reached my destination, I thanked him for the great conversation and politely asked his name. He told me to forget his surname. Just call me Tito. He said he is a Sigma Rhoan, a Political Science graduate of U.P., and a former instructor in the University of Manila. It seems that up to this day he wants to conceal his real identity. I said okay, I respect that, ingat po kayo sa pagmamaneho. Why did we meet on August 21?
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 08:38:28 +0000
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