If we got it right, the first issue of the column LLamado Tayo came out in Tumbok on Dec. 20, 2006.
After only two years, the column succeeded not only in winning thousands of readership but also in the organization of Masang Nagmamanok (MANA). A check with the records, showed that to date, MANA has a registered membership of 7862 from all over the country.
If the trend continues MANA will easily achieve the targetted 100,000 members by next year.
For this MANA should be thankful to both the author of the column and the paper.
I suggest that Dec. 20 be made the official MANA Day and also an occasion for expressing our gratitude to Tumbok.(Frank Ong,Oct. 5 2008)