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+ March 10, 2021 RENATO D. Tayag wants to be known as Katoks. Do you know that Katoks is the valedictorian of Pampanga High School, Class 1933? Tayag was born in Angeles City during a town fiesta (October 9, 1915). In 1939, he graduated from his Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines. While at the State University, he was the editor of the Collegian and the Literary Apprentice (UP).
He fought in Bataan and became a prisoner of war in O Donell. He was one of the pioneer journalists to go to Red China in 1964. His passions included playing tennis, travelling and reading. He wrote a book in 1985 titled Recollections and Digressions. His masterpiece is Base Town, Asia . It is a reflection of the prevailing atmosphere in Angeles when the Americans controlled Clark. He erased the stigma that Macabebe soldiers were traitors. He listed well known Pampangueños and paid homage to them. I like to quote what Katoks said:
Philippines marks 35th People Power Revolution anniversary
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Philippines marks 35th People Power Revolution anniversary
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Philippines marks 35th People Power Revolution anniversary
Well-known priests stage Way of the Cross protest against extrajudicial killings 35 years after fall of Marcos
From left, Fathers Villanueva, Reyes and Alejo lead the Way of the Cross in Manila on Feb. 24 to condemn extrajudicial killings and to mark the 35th anniversary of the People Power Revolution. (Photo supplied)
Churchmen in the Philippines, including the papal nuncio, have commemorated the 35th anniversary of the People Power Revolution that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986.
Millions of Catholics spearheaded by then Manila archbishop, Jaime Cardinal Sin, flocked to Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue (ESDA) in the capital between Feb. 22-25 of that year calling for the removal of the strongman.