Mar Roxas

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Mar Roxas, MRT? Di nga?(22)

Yes, he does take the MRT.

I mean, bakit hindi, di ba. Doesn’t matter if he’s a multi-millionaire, or if he’s a senator. Walang kinikilala ang trapik– not unless willing kang mag-helicopter araw-araw galing Cubao papuntang Senado, sa CCP. Pero di naman ganu’n si Boss, e, wala siyang ganu’ng star complex. E kung ‘yung wang-wang nga [...]

Typhoon Frank’s Devastation(2)

“Daw natangis ako sa makaluluoy nga sitwasyon nga nakita ko.” This was Senator Mar Roxas speaking in his native Ilonggo. I don’t speak Ilonggo, but to see him like this– grim and visibly in pain and from time to time shaking his head at the sights before us– I feel like I know exactly what [...]