My Take 4

My Take 4

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

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;

and Honorary Consul of the Republic of Lithuania

to the the Philippines.

Retired Capital Partner, Baker & Mckenzie

(international law practice),

and Member, Board of Trustees, Ateneo de Manila

University.

Attended Ateneo de Manila University (A.B., Ll.B.),

Georgetown University (Master of Laws), with an

honorary Ph.D. from St. Louis University. Recipient

of the Lithuanian Congressional Gold Medal of Honor.

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Partial Content-

1-Sinagtala Ng Bayan - p9

2-- Maharlika, What's In A Name? - p10

3-- Excerpts from the Wikipedia article on

Bongbong Marcos - p13

4-Red or Black - p15

5-Lux in Domino - p16

6-- Weaponizing Politics In Religion - p17

7-Francis Burton Harrison - p19

8-- Catholics and Evangelicals, Brothers or Foes?

Oneness in Christ - p20

9-MMDA Regulation 2020 - p22

10-WE ARE ONE - p23

11-- A Call For Change In Mindset - p25

12-Haiku Compilation - p27

13-A Poem For Pet Lovers - p44

14-A Proposal - p45

15-I Walked Into Your Life - p46

16-- WE ARE SPINNING (In the maelstrom of bad

politics) - p48

17-Zarzuela - p49

18-Ako Ang Bagyo - p51

19-Hidden Message - p52

20-Kaibigan - p53

21-World War II / Bataan and Corregidor - p55

22-THANK YOU, LORD - p60

23-The Value of the Gift - p61

24-Love's Sunlight - p61

25-Again and Again - p62

26-FLY, FLY, FLY - p63

27-The Sun God - p84

28-Opening Remarks - p66

29- A Love Poem (for Tatty Bear, our fur baby) -

p67

30-- From your furry son, Bear: -p68

31-- To Bear and Chelsea, My Two Fur Siblings Who

Have Gone On To Rainbow Heaven: - p69

32-At The Shaking - p70

33-Maybe, Again, Finally - p70

34-Summer Solstice - p73

35-Among Spring Rainbows - p74

36-A Smile in your Heart - p75

37-FLY, My Friend, FLY - p76

38-My Song Is For You - p77

39-The Echo of the Spoken Word - p78

40-- THE SACRIFICE OF LOVE (A Poem Honoring

Filipino US Congressional Gold Medal

Awardees and Other Veterans) - p79

41-Broken Crayons - p81

42-The First and Last Times - p82

43-The Power of Kindness - p83

44-The Golden Buddah - p84

45-Holes Fit For Roses - p85

46-The New Suzeraintly - p86

47-- When A Gold Butterfly Is Born - p88

48-Poems - p90

49-Haiku Selection - p91

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