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May 28, 2021
THE first time I heard RJ Manulid sing was in college as we attended the same university together. If my memory serves me right, he used to play in a band with a keyboard. They would be playing in one of those battles of the bands that last until the wee hours of the night, or just a regular school program, that yes, still ends until the wee hours of the night.
After college, when everyone separated ways, I would see his musical career blossom every now and then -- the biggest maybe his participation in the Philpop Songwriting Bootcamp. After that, he continued to write songs until in 2018 when he released his first album Reassurance.