My dad, Leoncio “Leo” R. Parungao, Jr. served as Press Secretary of the first President Macapagal at the very young age of 31. The call of public service was difficult to resist, and despite having a high-paying public relations job then at the Central Bank, my dad took the plunge, much to the chagrin of my late mother who craved for financial stability and a peaceful and quiet life.
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