I would have titled this piece “Babalik Ka Rin” but decided against it, lest that I be accused of copyright infringement. Still, this song which debuted in 1994, written and sung by Gary Valenciano, dedicated to the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) keeps ringing in my ear as I said before like a last song syndrome.
“Saan ka man naroroon ngayon, Saudi, Japan, o Hong Kong
Babalik ka rin, babalik ka rin, babalik ka rin.
Ano mang layo ang narating, Singapore, Australia,
Europe, o Amerika, babalik at babalik ka rin”
The “Babalik Ka Rin” phrase came springing up in the course of my conversion with a market observer, who said he thinsk that the longest 501 resident, former Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Amando “Say” Tetangco,will return to the banking scene. The two-year prohibition imposed on former BSP officials to join any banks or financial institutions lapsed in July last year.