Rising early is not one of my virtues. Nine years with the National Historical Commission meant sunrise flag raising and floral offerings at national historical sites and landmarks. Waking up at dawn wasn't the real penance, it was having to endure a succession of speeches that all began with acknowledgment of everyone of importance in attendance from the barangay captain to the highest national official. I used to imagine this as one of the special rings of hell. Last Monday, I found myself at the Rizal Shrine in Dapitan, laying a bouquet at the foot of Rizal's statue with Mayor Seth Frederick 'Bullet' Jalosjos.

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