The Dante Ang I knew

By Letters to the Editor

May 29, 2026 12:01 am

I KNEW Sir Dante Arevalo Ang (DAA) for more than 45 years, since the days when he was a struggling radio talent in the top-rated radio drama “Kahapon Lamang” in the mid-1960s at dzXL, Chronicle Broadcasting System, later known as ABS-CBN, starting in 1967.

DAA had a passion for work, creativity and respect for the workers under him. Unknowingly, he was also a good English teacher.

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