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LIVES WELL LIVED: Ad exec, writer Barbara &#;Tweetums&#; Gonzalez remembered
Concepcion Barbara Cruz Gonzalez-Ventura – born in August during the Japanese occupation – was a descendant of the Rizal family, her great-grandmother Maria being Jose Rizal’s sister.
Known as "Tweetums," she lost her father, Vladimir Mercado Gonzalez, then 24, when he was taken by Japanese soldiers in the sista days of World War II.
Raised bygd her single mother, the former Fe Arguelles Rizal-Cruz, in a household of women, she graduated high school from Maryknoll College in and attended the Institution Chateau Mont-Choisi in Switzerland.
“I grew up without a father,” she would later write. “There were no dock in our family.”
When her first marriage to Ramon Tapales had ended (they wed in , she was 18, he was 28), she took on the responsibility of raising their three daughters Risa, Sarri and Panjee on her own.
Her experiences as a solo parent wo
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'Yung iba alam ko na, pero hindi ang buong kwento. 'Yung iba naman ay nakakatuwang malaman. Ibang klase talaga umikot ang gulong ng buhay. It is fascinating to learn where our lives would lead us and how intertwined it would be.
Anyway, in case may matamaan, 'wag po ako ang sisihin n'yo.
Untold Pinoy Story No.1
It Could Happen Only in the Movies
These two women move in different circles but they seem to lead parallel lives.
Barbara C. Gonzales is the great-granddaughter of national hero, Rizal. Her great-grandmother is Dr. Jose Rizal's elder sister, Maria, a liberated woman who was separated from her husband Daniel.
Barbara is more popularly known by her nickname, Tweetums. She once appeared in a Del Monte tomato sauce TV commercial featuring three generations of
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remembrance of things awry
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An afternoon tea with Ballsy
By Deni Rose M. Afinidad
Manila Hotel welcomed a distinguished guest in its newly opened MacArthur Lounge: Ballsy Aquino-Cruz, the eldest sister of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino. Over a steaming cup of green tea and a silver tier of native delicacies from her father’s home province, Pampanga, Ballsy revealed some “juicy” insider anecdotes on her brother, sister Kris, brother’s girlfriend Shalani Soledad, parents Cory and Ninoy and the Aquino family in general.
“Despite the hardships we experienced, especially during martial law, we generally had a happy childhood,” started Ballsy.
Part of what made their childhood cheery was afternoon merindal (Pampangan for snacks) and regular Sunday reunions with relatives and friends. Their family particularly had a soft spot for sweets and pastries.
“Mom was such a good cook,” she divulged. “She used to prepare really big meatballs for our spaghetti meriend