Ikaw ang Pag-ibig

Ikaw ang Pag-ibig

2011 · 120 min · Family, Drama

Evangeline spends most of her time working late, editing TV commercials. Her work doesn’t leave her much time to spend with her boyfriend Joey or their son. In spite of having a family, she mostly keeps to herself, enjoying her independence. But when her priest brother Johnny is diagnosed with cancer, she’s suddenly called on to be a possible bone marrow donor. As her dysfunctional family starts to gather around the ailing Johnny, Evangeline is forced to come face to face with her failings.

Directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya · Written by Marilou Diaz-Abaya

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