'Culture' unites

One day before “all roads lead to Rome” for the conclave of cardinals to choose the next pope, friends of Imelda R. Marcos from way back were invited to commemorate the 71st anniversary of her betrothal to Ferdinand E. Marcos last Tuesday, May 6.

- JULLIE Y. DAZA

No one at our table brought up the topic of the conclave, but most of us were eager to know what keeps Mrs. Marcos busy these days — “I have two presidents,” as she is fond of saying, one from the past, one of the present and into the future, until 2028. Her memories of Malacañang took a back seat as, between bites of dinner, the former First Lady spoke of the need to propagate and preserve culture as a means of uniting the people and showing the world what we are, who we are, what we are made of and what we make.