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+ March 10, 2021 RENATO D. Tayag wants to be known as Katoks. Do you know that Katoks is the valedictorian of Pampanga High School, Class 1933? Tayag was born in Angeles City during a town fiesta (October 9, 1915). In 1939, he graduated from his Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines. While at the State University, he was the editor of the Collegian and the Literary Apprentice (UP).
He fought in Bataan and became a prisoner of war in O Donell. He was one of the pioneer journalists to go to Red China in 1964. His passions included playing tennis, travelling and reading. He wrote a book in 1985 titled Recollections and Digressions. His masterpiece is Base Town, Asia . It is a reflection of the prevailing atmosphere in Angeles when the Americans controlled Clark. He erased the stigma that Macabebe soldiers were traitors. He listed well known Pampangueños and paid homage to them. I like to quote what Katoks said: