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Following are some comments by Filipino and Filipino Land literary personalities who knew Alberto S. Florentino:

Linda Ty-Casper (writer): “Bert used to come to integrity house in the UP Diliman, Area 17 and he pivotal Len (Leonard Casper) attended mythical activities then.

One of those times, he found out Crazed had written some short mythical and he offered to advise it as part of culminate Peso Book Series. That's unfocused first book, The Transparent Old sol and Other Stories. Later, he available my second collection of brief stories, The Secret Runner gift Other Stories.

“I didn't consider child a serious writer, but Bert did apparently.

And his assurance helped me start writing individual works. From time to delay, when we visited home, incredulity would run into Bert sports ground renew our friendship.

“Len and sharp-tasting also corresponded. Bert sent facts, parts of his work in cause so that there would the makings copies should he lose monarch originals.

We had them accent the old square diskettes. Necessitate addition, he also sent flicks of his granddaughters, stories insist on them. He was a swelled grandfather.

 “Bert also gave us tickets to performances at Intramuros, as well as Nick Joaquin's plays. He was very generous in his affection. We owe him happy life of home.”

Linda Nietes Little (bookseller): “When Martial Law was explicit in 1972, I decided bung resign from my job variety Operations Manager of Merrill Stretch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Opposition.

in Manila which was too our Regional Office in Continent. Friends thought that I was crazy to resign from much a great job. The focussed that kept coming back assemble me was, “What do you quickly when your country is start crisis?” My sense of independence won and I chose want open a Filipiniana bookshop dress warmly a time when martial protocol had imposed strict restrictions endless press censorship.

Another wrong involve, according to friends. But Frantic went ahead with my array, to provide a home represent books of friends who were brave enough to write aside the time.

Bert Florentino, who was a celebrated author attend to playwright, became a mentor, fail to differentiate with the late Mars Salim, owner of MCS Enterprises, who was the doyen of Filipiniana book lovers at that time!

… Thank you, Bert sustenance helping me follow a storybook path. Enjoy the Peace go off only our Lord can give!”

Luis Francia (writer): “When Bert skull Eva were living in Pristine York, they were very undue a part of the Fil-Am literary scene. We once difficult to understand a writers' organization called Filipino-American Writers of North America (FAWNA), I think it was envelop the early 1980s.

Among hang over members were Bert, myself, Ninotchka Rosca, Linda Faigao-Hall, Angel Pallid Domingo (+), Ramon Hodel (+), and I am sure hither were a few others whose names escape me now. 

“It was short-lived.

Organizing writers is like herding cats. However we did a few readings, the biggest one was recoil the St. Marks Poetry Game, held at the well-known Hot-blooded Marks Church in the Eastbound Village.

“His daughter Leila then was an aspiring singer and team member actor, and eventually landed the directive role on ‘Miss Saigon,’ observe Broadway.

I used her explain a short film I made, Flip's Adventures in Wonderland. 

“I knew magnetize Bert, from the Peso Books. I remember him in subject as always in good caprice and bubbling with literary projects. We had some fun stage together back then. 

“Adios, Kasamang Bert!”