Portrait of My Father as a Young Man

by Datu Jamal Ashley Yahya AbbasWhen my father was born, a bayok or Mranao epic song was composed. The song began with the word Macapanton. That was his name. His full name would be the whole bayok.The year was 1910. Less than 20 years earlier, the Spaniards decided to finally attack Lanao, more than 200 years after they …