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Siem Reap, Cambodia—It’s easy to see why Angelina Jolie fell in love with this city, and returned to do a film that honors the Cambodians’ dignity in the face of the most brutal period in its history.
October is my birth month, and more often than not, over the last several years, it’s always been a month for learning and adventure.
“It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate,” began actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s announcement on the “conscious uncoupling” that she and husband Chris Martin had both decided on. “We are, however, and always will be a family, and in many ways we are closer than we have ever been. We are parents, first and foremost, to two incredibly wonderful children and we ask for their and our space and privacy to be respected at this difficult time…”
They were the best three days of my life over the last five years.
In 1973, Sophie, Vivian, Nina, Binky, Marvy and Joji enrolled in the all-male Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City—blazing the trail as the first six coeds of the Jesuit-run school.
Since October this year, Ethel Gabaton has made the University dorm at the Ateneo her second home. After her eldest daughter Abby was diagnosed with end stage renal disease in September this year, mother and daughter have been sharing a room at the dorm. Ethel had to move in after Abby’s nephrologist, Dr. Romina Danguilan, said that Abby would require 24/7 company and supervision.
Her bright and cheerful presence could fill an entire room. From her patients and their families, to her mentees, colleagues,...
“What are you thankful for?” was the question at the bottom of an e-mail I had received the day after getting some earth-shaking news. I sat quietly, watching the cursor blink as I blinked away tears.
IT IS 10 p.m. and Brian Poe Llamanzares is on fire. After a whole day of campaigning in Dumaguete, he is wide awake and eager to tell me about the work he does for his mother’s campaign.
“Caught in the crossfire” is how David (not his real name) describes the years before his parents decided to separate and eventually file for divorce.
