Last Monday, Art Montesa, who succeeded me as Bedan ed-in-chief in San Beda (I myself followed Raul Roco), emailed: “Hi All, Please offer prayers for Arturo Macapagal, HS’57, son of the late President Diosdado Macapagal who is confined at Makati Medical. . . . Arthur and I share the same birthdate and year.”

The Sandiganbayan granted her request to visit her brother from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. last Tuesday, August 11. Her lawyers said that Art had been confined in the intensive care unit in Makati Med since July 2 last. He passed on last Tuesday. The motion to visit came too late for shortly thereafter, Art left for his final journey home.