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Article: The selfless, worthy 'Kapampangans' we breed.(Opinion/Editorial)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- September 11, 2001
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THE entire Kapampangan community has two reasons to celebrate this week. We are paying tribute to Gen. Maximiano Hizon, one of our heroes in a manner most fitting because I am sure it will be done with depth and context. We are also holding the 1st International Conference on Kapampangan Studies -- which I hope will just be the start of a real effort to generate national and even global awareness on the richness of the Kapampangan's creative and intellectual output.
I am a true believer in the Pampango genius, even with my egalitarian bent. There is something in the race and about our people that makes the quest for excellence commonplace. In every memorable ...