Published April 8, 2021, 12:12 AM
Back when we were younger me with my waistline still there and Mr. Icban with a little bit more hair.
My grief over the passing of our Editor-in-Chief (EIC) par excellence Mr. Crispulo “Jun” Icban, Jr., is akin to that of losing your own family member.
While I am nursing a broken heart, I would still like to dwell on the happy times I had with him in the newsroom. You see, I am an orphan. I lost my parents 10 years ago. And as I spend most of my time in the newsroom, my co-workers in the Manila Bulletin (MB) have become my second family. Prior to Mr. Icban becoming the Central News Desk’s “father,” there were two other “fathers” that I looked up to in MB Mr. Ben Rodriguez (+) or “Mang Ben,” our former EIC, and our late Chairman Don Emilio Yap.