Remembering a dear friend of the Foundation, Roberto Verzola
A lot happened on May 7 many years ago. We remember a dear friend of the Foundation, cherished in particular by one of our founders, Letizia Roxas Constantino.
Renato Redentor Constantino, 7 May 2020
As we step through the portal created by the pandemic, connecting us to an array of potential new worlds, some of which are nasty and brutish and others gentle and just, it is troubling to realize we will not have the likes of Roberto “Obet” Verzola around to guide us through this uncertain period. Obet passed away peacefully early evening yesterday from complications arising from surgery. He was 67.
Obet, [READ]

Mula sa premyadong manunulat na si John Iremil Teodoro, tubong Antique, tumanggap ng S.E.A. WRITE Award noong 2019 mula sa Kaharian ng Thailand, Full Professor ng malikhaing pagsulat, literatura, at pagpapahalaga sa sining sa De La Salle University-Manila. Siya ay Direktor ng Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center at kasalukuyang direktor nh IYAS National Writers Workshop. Nagsilbi siya bilang Sekretaryo Heneral ng Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL) noong 2016-2023.
