FILIPINO EVERYMAN

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That is the image of Roland Ullah that came through in glimpses from film clips and stills of the hostages held by Abu Sayyaf bandits. In all the photos I recall, the man smiled nervously and went about the chores of captivity with a heart lighter than the rest.


But Roland is a man disdained by the Fates.


All of the Sipadan hostages were released save for him. Batch after batch, hostages came and went. Roland remained.


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Idiom

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | July 12, 2012 - 12:00am

The son of a seamstress and a mechanic, whose formal education was impaired by war, is dead.

Opinion

Leave him alone

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | June 14, 2003 - 12:00am

Powerless. Terrified. Captive. And yet constantly cheerful. That is the image of Roland Ullah that came through in glimpses from film clips and stills of the hostages held by Abu Sayyaf bandits. In all the photos...

Opinion