Susan Evangelista

It takes some people a long time to find their true homes. Susan Evangelista moved to Palawan in 2000, at the age of 58. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she first came to the Philippines in 1963, and was on the faculty of the Ateneo de Manila for thirty years before the move to Palawan. There she taught in the State University (PSU) and founded, with her daughter, Roots of Health, which is a growing NGO dedicated to providing education and services to further the Reproductive Health of the women and young people of Palawan.

  • Geriatrics

    I was seventy-seven come August,  I shall shortly be losing my bloom;I’ve experienced zephyr and raw gust  And (symbolical) flood and simoom. When you come to this time of abatement,  To this passing from Summer to Fall,It is manners to issue a statement As to what you got out of it all. So I’ll say, though reflection unnerves me  And…