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NAG-POST sa Facebook account ang aktres at direktor na si Bibeth Orteza ng black and white na litrato ng kanyang kaibigang si Ricky Davao at inalala ang pagiging gentleman nito noong nabubuhay pa.
Ang caption ni Bibeth sa kanyang post, “If I had to choose my favorite story about our dearly just departed, this would be it.
One night, in 1982, a group of ‘loveless’ women gathered at the Cafe Adriatico, to analyze why we could not find fulfilling relationships: Helen Vela (+), Coney Reyes, Susan Valdez, Chato Villanueva, and others I can’t recall as of now, in this emotional re-telling.
“There was only one man with us. A young student just about beginning to get acting jobs, and also joining acting workshops. He kept quiet while we talked, laughed and cried.
“Someone suggested: ‘Why don’t we just turn lesbian? After all, we’re independent women who’ve proven ourselves capable of taking care of a family, without just depending on men?’
“A beat. And, without meaning to cast aspersion on lesbian friends, another blurted out: ‘But can we seriously eat pussy?
“Silence.
“Our lone male companion quietly stood up and went outside. We thought he left to give us privacy. He returned shortly after, with a rose for each of us. He bought roses for women feeling unloved one Valentine’s Day, with his student’s allowance.
“Frederick Charles Caballes Dabao; Ricky Davao.
“May 30, 1961 – May 1, 2025.”
Sa FB post na ito ni Bibeth ay nag- comment si Connie Reyes since kasama siya that night. Sabi ng mommy ni Mayor Vico Sotto, “That’s my favorite story, too about our dearest Ricky! But Bibeth, if I remember right, he had no cash on him that night, so, he begged a young rose vendor outside the cafe to ‘lend’ him the red roses and promised to pay her back. That made his gesture even more touching!”
Komento rin ng aktor na si Ronnie Quizon, “He was one of the nicest and most decent men that I knew. Even when he was being naughty or funny, he was decent and respectful.”
