il it , ▁alongside ▁Bod j ie ▁P asc ua . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Susan ▁Fern ande z ▁Mag no ▁was ▁featured , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁Filip ino ▁cele brit ies ▁such ▁as ▁E ly ▁Bu end ia , ▁Chris ▁T iu ▁and ▁Angel ▁Loc sin , ▁in ▁the ▁A ko ▁M ismo ▁television ▁advert ising ▁campaign . ▁ ▁Death ▁Fern ande z ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁o var ian ▁cancer ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Despite ▁her ▁ill ness , ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁teach ▁at ▁the ▁A ten e o ▁de ▁Man ila ▁University ▁and ▁perform ▁at ▁night ly ▁gig s . ▁She ▁died ▁at ▁Pas ig ▁City ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁aged ▁ 5 2 . ▁A ▁friend ▁of ▁hers ▁was ▁performing ▁her ▁favorite ▁song , ▁Both ▁S ides ▁Now , ▁at ▁the ▁moment ▁of ▁her ▁death . ▁ ▁Edu c ator ▁She ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁A ten e o ▁de ▁Man ila ▁University , ▁St . ▁Sch ol ast ica ' s ▁College ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁where ▁she ▁earned ▁her ▁master ' s ▁degree . ▁ ▁Family ▁Susan ▁Fern ande z ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Philipp ine ▁Star ▁column ist ▁Alex ▁Mag no , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁two ▁sons , ▁Kal aya an ▁and ▁Sand ino ▁Mag no . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁death s ▁Category : De ath s