They may not have made the Dutertesque sound bites that made headlines and hooked social media, but the Filipinos who made it to the Palace last Thursday deserved the attention and admiration (click “Like”) of every Filipino—they who so quietly yet exceptionally devoted a lifetime to creating works that helped define our race and serve as beacon to the next generation.
I've never been to any “roasting,” literary or journalistic. I have no idea what goes on at occasions of that kind.
There are those who have yet to get a life again after Nora Aunor was bypassed as National Artist. They simply can’t move on.
Malacañang released the list of the new National Artists late Friday night but one name was conspicuously missing.