To a Couple

 Strong as a Molave

There was a man who one day I met

A charismatic guy who can sell

And his tales I could never forget

For in me they really rang a bell.

From the once-large province of Davao

He matured in a big Vic Lumber

Drove a truck and not a carabao

A handsome guy and a great lover.

He crisscrossed Zamboanga del Norte

As lumber was highly in demand

Yet lovely ladies were his forte

While age-old trees abound in the land.

He found somebody to love and trust

From among the molders of the youth

And for a partner, she was a must

So his truck took the less bumpy route. 

Like a Molave, he's firm and strong

To bring her to the altar of love

And he knelt that nothing will go wrong

A message to the great One above.

He poised his vision to the urban

For a valued opportunity

As a worker of the sea and land

He is a man of diversity.

The air trip to the U.S.-Midwest

And his wife was beautiful and bright;

Hugs and kisses and shook hands with guest

That homesickness now was out of sight.

It was time to plan a legacy:

Business and an organization.

The right time called for an urgency

Davao  U.S.A. was in fruition.

The president and founder survived

The grueling test of dire circumstance

His momentous time has not arrived

"Besame Mucho" - he sang; they danced.

Penned for: Ely S. Labja & Edit R. Darcera Labja- lovely couple & best friend

of Greg Intas Caponong Trabanca & Eva Rueles Caermare Trabanca

Ely S. Labja - Founder and 1st President of Davao U.S.A of the Midwest.

Ely sang this song, his favorite, in a Karaoke Eatery on lovely weekend nights.

"Besame Mucho" ( Kiss Me a Lot), a bolero song written in 1940 by

Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velasquez.