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The Veteran:
Director Max Sangil
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and CEO and the other directors that without them,
the expressway may not be open to motorists until
now.”
And he ends this with a bold statement: “If all
government agencies were like BCDA, baka mas
maayos ang ating bansa. Di ko sinasabing hindi
maayos….baka mas maayos.”
THE GREATEST FATHER IN THE WORLD
Indeed, it was obvious that Mr. Sangil felt extra joy as
he revealed how brilliant his children are, as he spoke
in a louder tone.
“If I showed you their text messages, you would read
that my children call me the ‘greatest father in the
world,” he beams.
When asked if any of his children followed his footsteps?
Mr. Sangil answers, “No.” His eldest daughter is now
Vice President of Citibank. His second daughter
is managing the family business—their pawnshop
and jewelry shop. His only son manages the two
restaurants and publishes a magazine called In Flight
which is distributed among local airlines. His youngest
daughter owns a bakeshop—having extensive
culinary knowledge.
“Yan ang ROI (Return of Investment) ko eh. I sent them
to the best schools—UP and Ateneo.” he declares
with pride.
He reveals that he has five grandsons and prides
himself in the fact that they are all musically-inclined.
He confirms later on that he did play a little guitar in
the past and was actually one of the singers “of a
local combo which preceded RJ and the Riots and
the Electromaniacs.”
“As a husband? If you rate me from one to 10, I am
only a seven, di ako papasa.” he admits.
He acknowledges that he rates himself seven because
he can no longer come home at 5:30 in the afternoon
to water the plants and join the cooking. He often
comes home at nine o’ clock in the evening.
ORA ET LABORA
Work and pray.
Mr. Sangil acknowledges that he was raised in a Godfearing
family, where one must be home when it is
time to say The Angelus.
He shares his life’s motto—St. Benedict’s rule—to BCDA
employees:
“Ora et Labora. Discharge your function to the best
of your ability but remember that there is one Director
upstairs. Learn to help yourself and He will help
you.”
Thus, amidst all that needs to be
done, at the end of the day, Mr.
Sangil, a veteran of all trades,
traces back each day to the Lord.
Going back to his book
Somewhere In Central Luzon
(1994), which he dedicates to
his parents—Pedro and Beatriz—
and his grandsons, the fearless
Mr. Sangil leaves a note for his
readers:
“I have attempted
here a serviceable
sketch of my life,
Somewhere in Central Luzon is a cryptic
nameplace indicating dateline of exclusive
mostly confidential stories dispatched by
a national newspaper through its staff and
correspondents.
certain events,
and some people
involved in a drama which is a slice of life in Central
Luzon….The purpose of this book is to share with the
reader the experience of a young and struggling
newsman in the province as he travels in the maze
of social conflict, ideological struggle, and the
unpredictable conduct of fellow human beings.”
Achievements mark 2010...
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to facilitate travel from the airport to Metro Manila,
Northern and Southern Luzon. These are on top of
the bus lines and taxis already operating at the DMIA
terminal.
The DMIA is host to foreign and local carriers
operating flights to various domestic and international
destinations. These include Asiana Airlines of South
Korea that flies the Clark-Incheon route daily; Seair
that flies to Singapore five times a week as well as to
Caticlan; Air Asia of Malaysia that has flights to Kuala
Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu daily; Pacific Flier with
chartered flights via the Clark-Palau route; and, the
Spirit of Manila Airlines (SOMA) that flies to Taipei while
Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific Air flies to Hong Kong,
Singapore, Macau and Bangkok in South East Asia as
well as domestically to Cebu.
“All these developments, along with several notable
activities undertaken to improve facilities and activities
at the DMIA, are indications that CIAC is raising the
bar of service at the DMIA to meet the growing
demand of the continuously developing aviation
industry in the country. These are all groundwork for
major developments that we foresee for 2011 that
include the entry of more airlines that would spur
advancement for the DMIA and CIAC,” Luciano
stressed.
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