The Wily Filipino

Five Questions.

Answers will be posted a week from today.

1. This California-based light jazz pianist dedicated one of his compositions on a 1985 album to Ninoy Aquino. Who is he?

2. In a Marcos-era rumor, the president allegedly had the borders of a province redrawn so that its shape would look like his profile. What was this province?

3. Aside from their showbiz backgrounds, what do Rogelio de la Rosa and Eddie Ilarde have in common?

4. Six people were killed here in January 1970; seventeen years later, in January 1987, thirteen people also lost their lives in the same location. What place is being referred to?

5. In this controversial 1989 film, actor Daniel Fernando goes to Manila to do two things: to look for a job, and to look for his sister, played by Princess Punzalan, whom he unexpectedly discovers working at a brothel. What job does he end up getting?

Posted by the wily filipino at January 11, 2004 08:38 AM