According to a column by Ricky Lo of The Philippine Star newspaper published on Monday, Davila was able to meet “ABC World News” anchor Diane Sawyer with the help of Nina Pineda, a Filipino-American broadcast journalist in ABC.
“Meeting Diane Sawyer, who is my idol and role model, was the highlight of my US trip this year; it was a moment of inspiration,” Davila was quoted as saying.
“I felt at home, like I was talking to a girlfriend,” she added. “Wala siyang ere, walang kiyeme. She’s so radiant, elegant and down-to-earth.”
Lo wrote that after their meeting, Davila was invited by Sawyer to attend the “ABC World News” story conference the next day.
“Diane told me what she remembers most about the Philippines is Cory Aquino and that’s a good thing to remember the Philippines by. She said she traveled to the Philippines and interviewed Cory whom she described as a very respectable lady,” Davila was quoted as saying.
Davila spent 11 days in New York with her family. Aside from her meeting with Sawyer, she also visited some tourist attractions such as the Statue of Liberty and the Museum of National History.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
