A visit from the royalty of good causes: Three generations of fine Filipinas dropped by to see the Letizia: A Life in Letters exhibit. It was a pleasure to guide Teresita Ang See, her daughter Meah, and Meah’s daughter, Mayim, around the Constantino Foundation’s Linangan Gallery.

Tessy, as the academic and civic leader is known to friends, and Meah, are family friends. Meah is also a writer and, like her mother, is actively involved in countless social causes.

Renato and Letizia knew Tessy. Past foundation president, the late RC Constantino, his wife, Dudi (seen in the picture with her son, Red) and their children are good friends with both Tessy and Meah. It was thus a delight in Panay Ave. to receive Mayim as well, now a young woman pursuing a career in the arts.

Tessy and Meah are behind the celebrated Bahay Tsinoy, museum of Chinese in Philippine Life in Manila and for decades have been running Kaisa Para sa Kaunlaran, which was established in the early 80s to support the full integration of the Chinese and Filipino community. Kaisa is certainly still making a difference.

The Constantino Foundation takes pride in working with Kaisa to elevate in the public’s mind the memory, life, and works of the world-renowned people’s botanist Leonard Co, who was slain by elements of the armed forces in November 2010 as he worked with a scientific team doing field research in Leyte on behalf of the Energy Development Corporation.