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Ang probinsyano conquers the city

How a small-town boy made it to the big city and lorded over a tough profession

Few people have managed to realize their childhood dream of what they want to achieve when they grow up. Romualdo Murcia 3rd had a simple dream. Born and raised in a sleepy town about 30 kilometers from Tagbilaran City in Bohol, with a fisherman father and a housewife for a mother, his goal was to step out of his island hometown and work in a decent company so he could support his parents, being the eldest of two children.