Here is the summary of Chapter 16 of the El Filibusterismo…

Chapter 16: Travails of a Chinaman

The main theme of this chapter is use and be used.

(Reminds me what my barkada said when she saw this person who only approached her for favors: “Use your friend in a sentence.”)

Now let’s meet one of the key characters of the El Fili…

In this chapter, we meet Quiroga, a Chinese businessman who wants to open a Chinese consulate in the Philippines and head it as consul.

Although he knows a number of people despise him and talk behind his back, he still invites them to a dinner party above his bazaar in Escolta. Unlike Kapitan Tiago (dinner, Noli Me Tangere), Quiroga smiles at his guests while secretly despising them deep inside.

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