She could have simply walked away in a huff and boarded her waiting van to dodge the veteran columnist’s presence. The day after Fermin’s articles saw print, the impassioned Mocha had taken to social media her reaction, personal anecdotes included. “’Nay, your painting still hangs in my mom’s room,” Mocha told Fermin. So, they have known each other for so long, was my contemplative question, the answer to which was provided by Fermin when Mocha had already left. “Anak,” Fermin turned to us, “Mocha approached us before, I was still doing radio in the other station.

Source: Manila Times August 22, 2016 13:07 UTC