When marriages go ‘aray’
Senatoriable lawyer Lorna P. Kapunan and Estrella T. Magno’s book titled Marriages
Gone Awry (Aray) is perfect reading for battered wives or even the culprits (their partners).
Options are given to those who would like to end a deadend marriage or toxic partnership from a legal point of view.
Edited by Guadalupe Juan, the publication contains 20 cases that are counseled by the sought-after lawyer Kapunan and psychologist- educator Magno. They included a variety of toxic relationships, from physical battery, child abuse and molestation as well as financial, emotional/psychological abuse.
Interestingly enough, there are several sequels already lined up with a couple of books devoted to battered husbands (yes, there are wives who beat up and bully their husbands) and possibly another for LGBT partnerships. The title is published by Goodwill’s Maritess Cancio and available at National Book Store.
Every year, Ame r i can philan- thropist couple David and Katherine Bradley come to town to meet new friends and connect with old ones for their Child Protection Network (CPN), a much-respected NGO that operates in 42 provinces by providing vital medical and psychosocial care for abused children.
Instead of a formal affair, it was a more casual cocktail cum auction at the Raffles and Fairmont Ballroom. Covetable items from g ene rous do - nors fetched the best possible prices, thanks to auctioneer And r ew T h omas. He energized the bidding for artworks by Betsy Westendorp, Andres Barrioquinto, Rodel Tapaya and Liv Vinluan, high fashion gowns
by designers Ito Curata and Maureen Disini, fabulous stays in Shangri- La Tokyo, Amanpulo, and the Bradley’s summer home in Maryland, Jewelmer pearls and a customized watch by Watch Experience.
Truly, it takes a village, or in this case, a community of altruistic people, to make a lasting difference in marginalized children’s lives.