Ali Sangalang
Linya-Linya Corp.
“We have come some way from the toilet humor of the 80s…That said, our humor is still unique because we relate it to what we experience every day.”
In September 2010, Ali Sangalang found himself working at the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) in Malacañang as senior speechwriter to then-president Benigno Aquino 3rd. “I was practically fresh out of college, having worked briefly as an accounts executive of a small ad agency,” he recalls. There he was, he says, surrounded by other young writers, all fueled by their idealism and passion for public service, making sure that the president’s messages came out loud and clear.