Wow, school memories, a real blast from the past. I am not as old as you, but when I look back at school photos I often don't remember the clothes I was wearing, and I can't even remember the names of many old school friends. I didn't realize you used to live in Mindanao.
Is Abu-Sayaf still a big problem in this part of the country or have they been pushed out to the smaller islands?
It's because we've known each other since first year hisch and some were my buddies since our elementary days and we attended Sunday school together. Our school were once run by presbyterian father's so we were often visited by Peace corps from the US. It's a non-sectarian school where Muslims & Christians were educated without prejudice hence we've developed a close tie till now at our age.🙂
Insurgency is still a problem but the government is heavily working on it. Well, they seems to be everywhere.. here and across the border. I pray this will stop for the next generation to live peacefully.