The actor and public servant is also a successful entrepreneur

By Leah C. Salterio

Jun 04, 2023 12:10 am

When actor and politician Alfred Vargas was in grade school at the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), he was fond of playing with fighting spiders. He would bring batches of the tiny eight-legged creature from the family farm in Sta. Maria, Bulacan, when he went home on weekends and made the spiders fight on a coconut midrib (tingting).

'I'd ask my friends [in Bulacan] to catch spiders every Saturday, and I'd put them inside matchboxes,' Vargas recalled.

Already have an active account? Log in here to continue reading.
Or
Subscribe to the Premium Subscription plan to access this subscriber-exclusive article.

Related Articles

Realizing her dreams in music dreams in music and film

Breaking the mold

Javi Benitez delivers energizing leadership with passion and vision

Fashioning his own footprint

LJ Moreno-Alapag's journey of change, challenges and growth

A life in song, service, and sacrifice

The visionaries behind Uma Nota Manila