What a computer courtesy of Ricky Lee did for this once aspiring writer

As a young aspiring filmmaker in the late 1990s, writer-director Benedict Mique used to draft and submit his scripts on yellow pad paper. It seemed doable at first. But soon he realized that he needed a computer if he were to keep up with the workload and demands that come with being a creative assistant at ABS-CBN and Star Cinema. A desktop unit at that time cost around P21,000, he recalled. And there was no way he could have afforded it with the P6,000 he earns monthly. That was when his mentor---the renowned screenwriter-novelist and now national artist for film---Ricky Lee stepped in. "I was just starting out and I really wanted to get going with my writing. However, I c...

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