Thus, when the opportunity arose in March 2008, I went to Baguio City in the Philippines for a ten-day class in mediumship and spiritual healing with Rev. Jun Labo, a well-respected psychic surgeon. I had not seen him since 1995, when I went to his clinic for my personal healing. There were seven students from different parts of the world, and we met the tour guide and each other at a hotel in Manila. Our experiences in Baguio included daily sessions of psychic surgery; however, I have limited the discussion of these treatments and focused on the lectures and evening meditations. * * * Arriving in the Philippines Manila was the same as when I’d been there thirteen years before, but it was also different. The new airport was modern and air-conditioned—it could have been anywhere in the world. After clearing customs, I was picked up and driven to a hotel in the Ermita District, the same area of Manila where I’d stayed previously.
Kung hindi sa Foundation for Worldwide People Power sa pamumuno ni Eugenia Duran-Apostol na totoong pursigidong ilantad ang kototohanan tungkol sa panahong Marcos hanggang himagsikang EDSA, malamang ay inaamag pa rin ang aking manuskritong Chronology of a Revolution na inilathala ng Foundation noong 1996, matapos isantabi ni Fidel V. Ramos nang limang taon. At malamang ay inalikabok lang itong Himagsikan sa EDSA Walang Himala! sa bodega ng National Centennial Commission kahit nagawaran ito, isa sa apat na sanaysay, ng "Karangalang Banggit" o "Honorable Mention" sa Centennial Literary Contest noong Agosto 1998.