agnes a. magpale was born in danao city on january 21, 1942. the eldest child of josefino durano almendras of danao city and rosita de la serna dimataga of lapu-lapu city, she attended at st. theresa's college in cebu city. then, she graduated with an associate in arts at the university of santo tomas in manila in 1959, acquired a bachelor's degree in nutrition at the university of the philippines diliman in 1963, and a master's degree in nutrition at the drexel university in 1965.