My Take 3

MY TAKE 3

Published in USA in June 2023 by

TATAY JOBO ELIZES,

Self-Publisher, under the permission and authorization of

RAFAEL E. EVANGELISTA

author and copyright owner.

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AUTHOR

Rafael E. Evangelista is a retired capital partner of Baker McKenzie, the largest international law firm in the world.

Lawyer, banker, diplomat.

Co-founder, Task Force Good Governance;

Board member, Bank of Commerce (former vice-

chairman and executive committee member);

Various memberships in corporate boards

including the Rizal Chapter and the Makati branch

of the Philippine National Red Cross;

Board chairman of the NOVA Foundation for the

Less Abled;

National Commander, Defenders of Bataan and

Corregidor; (MORE INSIDE)

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CONTENTS (PARTIAL)

1-- Sharing More Haikus With You - p

2-- Searching Among Spring Rainbows - p

3-- Federalism and Political Dynasties - p

4-- Roe v Wade - p

5-- The Smartmatic Fiasco - p

6-- Some of the things to watch out for

at the voting precincts - p

7-- Tale of Courage and Commitment of

Evelyn Nazareno - p

8-Governance From The Top - p

9-- True Leadership and Sovereignty - p

10-- To all populists - p

11-Spread The Truth! - p

12-- Leni, Kiko And Beyond - p

13-- A Message from the Lord - p

14-Vicente Diego Locsin - p

15-- Sharing something cultural - p

16-- A Call For Change In Mindset - p

17-- Joseph Hunt Francia - p

18-- Not Political - p

19-- Gago, Jokes And The Four Way Test, The Worst

Joker Leader We Have Ever Had - p

20-Love's Sunlight - p

21-- You Walked Into My Life - p

22-- A Mother's Lament For Her Fur Baby

Of Gold: - p

23-- Love's Slipstreams - p

24-- Romeo Taruc and Nini Quezon Avancena - A

Story of a Closure - p

25-Haikus - p

26-Now - p

27-- A TESTIMONIAL about my father, and also

about other Filipino prisoners of war of WW II

on the occasion of Linggo Ng Kagitingan: - p

28-- A Prayer of Love and Acknowledgement - p

29- Haiku Questions on Love - p

30-- Cory and Noynoy - Democracy By Public

Servanthood - p

31-- THE SACRIFICE OF LOVE (A Poem Honoring

Filipino veterans who served in WW II in the

Philippines) - p

32-- Configurations of a Democracy - Vision of

Manny Valdehuesa - p

33-Trust - p

34-- I AM WHO AM THIS CHRISTMAS AND

THE NEW YEAR - p

35-- An Ode to a Loved One: - p

36-- Living With Joy, And Being A Man

For Others - p

37-THANK YOU, LORD - p

38-The Value of the Gift - p

39-My Prayer Today - p

40-When - p

41-The Wedding of Miguel and Mela Jayme - p

42-Accountability and Empathy - p

43-- After The Pandemic And Beyond Politics

- ONE! - p

44-I Am Your Brother, We Are kin - p

45-- Make A Stand Now (On The Occasion of

National Heroes' Day). - p

46-- Truth, and not Vox Populi, is the Voice

of God. - p

47-The Pillars of the Family - p

48-I Love You - p

49-Time Passing - p

50-Barangay Governance - p

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