Echanova, Raf

In the late eighties, the late Maximo S. Soliven, then publisher of The Philippine Star, wrote in his column "By the Way" about Raf Echanova. That was a few days after Raf received his First runner-up award as one of the Most Outstanding Youth Leaders of the Philippines, sponsored by Magnolia Division of San Miguel Corporation. "I hope he never runs for congress and loses his soul," Mr. Soliven wrote, who seemed to be impressed the way Raf Echanova delivered his acceptance speech for the award in which the former himself was one of the judges. He yelled at Raf calling him "congressman!" on sta...