Hindi umaalis ng bahay si Edu Manzano nang hindi dala ang kanyang Holy Rosary dahil ito ang nakasanayan niya mula nang mag-aral siya sa La Salle Grade School noong dekada '60.
Hanggang ngayon, hindi napapakali si Edu kapag naiwan nito ang rosaryo.
Matatanggap daw ni Edu na mawalan siya ng cell phone, pero hindi ang rosaryo na palaging nakalagay sa bulsa ng kanyang pantalon.
Dahil berde ang opisyal na kulay ng paaralang pinanggalingan niya, importante kay Edu na berde rin ang kulay ng kapalit ng kanyang rosaryo kapag nasira ito.
Napag-usapan ang debosyon ni Edu sa Holy Rosary at ang loyalty niya sa La Salle dahil muli siyang nagbalik sa kanyang alma mater para tumanggap ng parangal noong Sabado, April 15, 2023.
Ipinagkaloob kay Edu ang La Sallian Achievement Award for Philantrophic Activities sa 8th One La Salle Night of Excellence na ginanap sa Dela Salle University, Manila.
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Pinarangalan si Edu dahil sa kanyang walang sawang pagtulong at pagsuporta sa La Salle Greenhills Adult Night High School, DLS Dasmariñas Bahay Pag-Asa Program, DLSU One La Salle Scholarship Fund, LSGHAA Godfather Program, LSGH Sports Program, LSGH Safe Shelter 1 &2, La Salle’s Kada Uno Project at Philippine Children’s Cancer Institute.
“I have no idea what I’m going to say which is very odd,” umpisa ng talumpati ni Edu nang tanggapin nito ang parangal sa kanya.
“But I would like to thank the alumni association and congratulate also my esteemed fellow awardees.
“Twenty-five years ago, I stood on the same stage of the alumni association and I received an award where my father was inducted into the sports hall of fame.
“You honored my family and you’re doing it once more and I can’t thank you enough but I would like to take the moment and thank my… probably the best high school batch that La Salle has ever produced and that’s Batch 1973…
“My father played for La Salle, I played for La Salle, my son played for La Salle.We come from a long line of La Sallians. I am one proud La Sallian and because of that, I will continue to support any and all of the programs in every way I can.”