News Item : Bus Driver Stabbed to Death Before Passengers by Antonio Samson

It was the kind of afternoon that stirred madness from the bottom like a spoon. The knife went in with blood like words forced out of opened mouths. Passengers thought of escape waiting for God or something quick. They did not move (the driver's face looked unfamiliar). When everything was safe the passengers discussed their plans which were too late (he had a knife). They would come home  with an interesting story to tell.

Authors Background

Mr. Antonio R. Samson serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Optimum Media Philippines. From 1982 to 2003, Mr. Samson worked with PLDT, his last position since 1999 till his early retirement as an Executive Vice President of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, and concurrently President and Chief Executive Officer of MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. Mr. Samson served as the Chairman of OMD Philippines. Mr. Samson has been an Independent Director of Vantage Equities, Inc. (formerly Ivantage Corp.) since 2005 and Philequity Management, Inc. He is also a thrice-weekly columnist of Business World (since 1984 in then Business Day) and is the President of the Manila Chamber Orchestra Foundation and the Metropolitan Museum, and Chairman of the Advertising Foundation. Mr. Samson holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University, a Masters degree in Business Administration from the Asian Institute of Management and a Masters degree in Business Economics from the University of the Asia and the Pacific.