Before US Ambassador MaryKay Carlson assumed her post in the Philippines, she was told by friends: “The Filipinos are a very warm and wonderful people. You will love them.”
There’s always a fairy godmother in every grand ball but for the glittering and star-studded Tatler Ball, the bearer of good fortune is a fairy godfather, no less than tycoon Ramon “RSA” Ang, dapper in a sleek suit and elegant tie and yes, with his trademark baseball cap.