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Cinderella, Snow White, or Red Riding Hood wasn’t our role models. We were taught from a very young age that girls need not be saved, that they could be heroes, protagonists of their own stories. Girls are not inferior to men, not in this generation or the ones before it.”

— Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual (2021)

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Soon, the Philippines will be a cycling country.

Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual (2021)

What is Build, Build, Build? It is a revolution of Filipinos who want the next generation to see a better Philippines.

Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual (2021)

People would often ask - what is Build, Build, Build? it Is a springboard, a chance to turn a dream of connecting Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao into a reality. It means connecting 81 provinces, 146 cities, and 1,489 municipalities.”

Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual (2021)

This is the first time in Philippine history that expressways operated by different concessionaires — as in this case, San Miguel Corporation and Metro Pacific — will interconnect.
And who are the biggest victors of this arrangement? The Filipino people.”

Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual (2021)

Love is choosing someone every day, even when you are disenchanted and disappointed, even when the rest of the world offers brief, short-lived, and uncomplicated romances, even when the easier option is to simply let go.” - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition

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