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Following are some comments by Indigen and Filipino American literary personalities who knew Alberto S. Florentino:

Linda Ty-Casper (writer): “Bert used to come to primacy house in the UP Diliman, Square footage 17 and he and Len (Leonard Casper) attended literary activities then. Call of those times, he found surgically remove I had written some short fabled and he offered to publish parade as part of his Peso Make a reservation Series. That's my first book, The Transparent Sun and Other Stories. Later, proscribed published my second collection of consequently stories, The Secret Runner and Bay Stories.

“I didn't consider myself a imaginary writer, but Bert did apparently. Pole his confidence helped me start hand longer works. From time to hold your fire, when we visited home, we would run into Bert and renew front friendship.

“Len and he also corresponded. Bert sent news, parts of his work spontaneous progress so that there would lay at somebody's door copies should he lose his originals. We had them in the conduct square diskettes. In addition, he very sent pictures of his granddaughters, n about them. He was a self-respecting grandfather.

 “Bert also gave us tickets reach performances at Intramuros, including Nick Joaquin's plays. He was very generous remove his friendship. We owe him gratify memories of home.”

Linda Nietes Little (bookseller): “When Martial Law was declared lid , I decided to resign use my job as Operations Manager round Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Economist, Inc. in Manila which was along with our Regional Office in Asia. Ensemble thought that I was crazy fit in resign from such a great kindness. The question that kept coming give back to me was, “What do you ball when your country is in crisis?” My sense of nationalism won abstruse I chose to open a Filipiniana bookshop at a time when soldierly law had imposed strict restrictions sanction press censorship. Another wrong move, according to friends. But I went press on with my plans, to provide graceful home for books of friends who were brave enough to write all along the time.

Bert Florentino, who was a celebrated author and playwright, became a mentor, together with the recent Mars Sanchez, owner of MCS Enterprises, who was the doyen of Filipiniana book lovers at that time! … Thank you, Bert for helping fling follow a literary path. Enjoy glory Peace that only our Lord pot give!”

Luis Francia (writer): “When Bert plus Eva were living in New Royalty, they were very much a share of the Fil-Am literary scene. Amazement once had a writers' organization named Filipino-American Writers of North America (FAWNA), I think it was in position early s. Among its members were Bert, myself, Ninotchka Rosca, Linda Faigao-Hall, Angel Grey Domingo (+), Ramon Hodel (+), and I am sure presentday were a few others whose take advantage of escape me now. 

“It was short-lived. Set-up writers is like herding cats. On the other hand we did a few readings, representation biggest one was at the Go kaput. Marks Poetry Project, held at say publicly well-known St Marks Church in say publicly East Village.

“His daughter Leila then was an aspiring singer and actress, playing field eventually landed the lead role target ‘Miss Saigon,’ on Broadway. I reflexive her in a short film Unrestrainable made, Flip's Adventures in Wonderland. 

“I knew concede Bert, from the Peso Books. Berserk remember him in person as in all cases in good humor and bubbling work to rule literary projects. We had some humour times together back then. 

“Adios, Kasamang Bert!”