My Take 4

by Rafael E. Evangelista

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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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C6BXW94G
• ISBN13: 9798396518964
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"