By Judge Soliman M. Santos, Jr. (Retd.), Naga City Co-editor of MGA DASO: Stories of Martial Law in Bikol (UP Press, 2025) [Opening Remarks at the MGA DASO book launch on 21 November 2025 at Bicol University, Legazpi City] Thank you, emcees. Thank you, Albay Arts Foundation and Bicol University for organizing and hosting this book launch. And thank you all for coming. Congratulations for surviving the recent super-damaging typhoons Opong, Pepito, Tino and Uwan, especially