SALVAGE!

About the Book

This is a fiction novel. Any similarities to real life, or imagined would be entirely coincidence.  None of the events here are based on real life events, news or stories. These are all imaginary tales from the author’s mind for drama and suspense. The events and time period of these events were portrayed from the Martial law period and shortly after that. The reader must realize that there are no Jueteng  numbers’ game anymore, thanks for the hardwork outstanding generals of PNP, two of which are my friends, the Philippines are making advances in Financial health even during the period of Financial “meltdown” in America and in Europe, and crime and murders  in the Philippines are lowest than it had ever been.  More, the local governments now have broader control on the police force.

About the Author

(Editor’s note:  Although Antonio M. Alonzo was born in Manila, he was raised in Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines and calls himself a solid Calambeño.  His father was a Lawyer and a town councilor, while his mother was a school teacher.  He had six siblings. He went through local public Elementary and the only other High School in their town.  He went to a clover leaf college in Manila (De La Salle College) until he had a total car crash with his uncle’s car with his girlfriend during his final exams and was broadcast on “Radio Patrol”. Many of his friends thought he was dead. His father ended funding his education for the third and fourth year in that expensive college. When Martial Law was declared in the Philippines and having been involved in Student Activitism, although not a communist himself but fearing for his life, he found an out, by joining the United States Navy.  Due to Bases Agreement, leaving the country for joining the US Navy required no passport.  This allowed Antonio (Tonette from hereon) to leave without the required passport. Tonette topped the navy’s entrance exam among 5,000 entrants and was allowed to pick whatever job he wants in the navy, except those that requires citizenship or secret clearance.  Having a paper pushing job, he elected to make it a career.  He completed his education by graduating from Texas A & M University where he was a member of the Dean’s list.  After retirement, he started teaching computers at City University of New York (New York City College of Technology and City College of New York).  He also taught as a consultant at Consortium for Workers Education, Manhattan and Transit Workers Union. He also served as a School Director at a professional and trade school (Professional Technology Institute, New York) in Midtown, Manhattan.  His talent in writing was noticed by his friends from the numerous speeches, essays and articles he wrote.  Because of his poor health, he retired and now resides in his home in New Jersey or in Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines.  He has five children (four alive).