Sunday column: A letter to my father

A letter to my father By Susan V. Ople Dearest Amang, Not a day passes that I don’t think of you. When I open the morning paper, I’d skim over news items and think, “How would you have reacted to this and that issue?” You see it’s not just you as my father that I miss, but you as a national leader as well. But today, on Father’s Day, I miss having you as my father to talk and listen to. Every time I entered a room to consult you about something, I’d leave more enlightened and assured of what needs to be done. Despite your busy schedule, I never ever heard you snap at your children: “Not now. I’m too busy!” Your patience was simply remarkable. Even today, I would always hear your former associates and staff say, “Si Ka Blas, kahit...