My Take 3

By Rafael E. Evangelista

MY TAKE 3
Published in USA in June 2023 by
TATAY JOBO ELIZES,
Self-Publisher, under the permission and authorization of
RAFAEL E. EVANGELISTA
author and copyright owner.
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AUTHOR
Rafael E. Evangelista is a retired capital partner of Baker McKenzie, the largest international law firm in the world.
Lawyer, banker, diplomat.
Co-founder, Task Force Good Governance;
Board member, Bank of Commerce (former vice-
chairman and executive committee member);
Various memberships in corporate boards
including the Rizal Chapter and the Makati branch
of the Philippine National Red Cross;
Board chairman of the NOVA Foundation for the
Less Abled;
National Commander, Defenders of Bataan and
Corregidor; (MORE INSIDE)
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CONTENTS (PARTIAL)

1-- Sharing More Haikus With You - p
2-- Searching Among Spring Rainbows - p
3-- Federalism and Political Dynasties - p
4-- Roe v Wade - p
5-- The Smartmatic Fiasco - p

6-- Some of the things to watch out for
at the voting precincts - p
7-- Tale of Courage and Commitment of
Evelyn Nazareno - p
8-Governance From The Top - p
9-- True Leadership and Sovereignty - p
10-- To all populists - p

11-Spread The Truth - p
12-- Leni, Kiko And Beyond - p
13-- A Message from the Lord - p
14-Vicente Diego Locsin - p
15-- Sharing something cultural - p

16-- A Call For Change In Mindset - p
17-- Joseph Hunt Francia - p
18-- Not Political - p
19-- Gago, Jokes And The Four Way Test, The Worst
Joker Leader We Have Ever Had - p
20-Love's Sunlight - p

21-- You Walked Into My Life - p
22-- A Mother's Lament For Her Fur Baby
Of Gold: - p

23-- Love's Slipstreams - p
24-- Romeo Taruc and Nini Quezon Avancena - A
Story of a Closure - p
25-Haikus - p

26-Now - p
27-- A TESTIMONIAL about my father, and also
about other Filipino prisoners of war of WW II
on the occasion of Linggo Ng Kagitingan: - p
28-- A Prayer of Love and Acknowledgement - p
29- Haiku Questions on Love - p
30-- Cory and Noynoy - Democracy By Public
Servanthood - p

31-- THE SACRIFICE OF LOVE (A Poem Honoring
Filipino veterans who served in WW II in the
Philippines) - p
32-- Configurations of a Democracy - Vision of
Manny Valdehuesa - p
33-Trust - p
34-- I AM WHO AM THIS CHRISTMAS AND
THE NEW YEAR - p
35-- An Ode to a Loved One: - p

36-- Living With Joy, And Being A Man
For Others - p
37-THANK YOU, LORD - p
38-The Value of the Gift - p
39-My Prayer Today - p
40-When - p

41-The Wedding of Miguel and Mela Jayme - p
42-Accountability and Empathy - p
43-- After The Pandemic And Beyond Politics
- ONE - p
44-I Am Your Brother, We Are kin - p
45-- Make A Stand Now (On The Occasion of
National Heroes' Day). - p
46-- Truth, and not Vox Populi, is the Voice
of God. - p
47-The Pillars of the Family - p
48-I Love You - p
49-Time Passing - p
50-Barangay Governance - p

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C6BQTYSM
• ISBN13: 9798396082205
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"