When I landed in Cagayan de Oro this late Thursday, the family and I were running over a day without sleep. It was possibly this that made me accept the request to write a eulogy for my late Lola (Filipino for 'grandmother'). Of all the cousins, I knew her the least, but I grew to learn she lived a busy life being an accomplished businesswoman, a shrewd politician, a fierce Mama Bear (well, that part wasn't news), and a tough act to follow.

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