MANILA, Philippines -- After 28 years, public relations executive Vicky Ras was ready to give up the search for her biological mother.

But last week, a comment in her blog entry ?Finding Mom? from a certain ?Dondon? changed everything. The anonymous tip provided links to two social networking profiles of Marigold Gomez, Ras? biological sister whom she never met. She found out about her real sister?s name from her adoptive siblings only recently.

Ras opened one website link leading to an eSnips profile, where she found a Yahoo! Messenger address. She quickly added it to her directory, and sent a short message explaining her ?dilemma? and her years of search for her biological mother.

Her message also included a link back to her personal blog.

?Turns out I got the right person. She?s my biological sister!? she said in a long text message she sent out to her friends.

In an interview, Ras sounded relieved and yet confused about the recent developments.

?I have renewed love and respect for my adopted parents. My adopted mom made my siblings swear that they won?t tell me. Only after my adoptive mom passed away five years ago, my adoptive sister revealed the real story. They tried to explain how my adoptive mom really took care of me. Alam ko na noon na adopted ako [I already knew I was adopted then]. So there was some form of haughtiness on my part. I felt that I didn't owe them anything,? she said.

?I wasn't rebellious. But when I was growing up, I wanted to prove to them that I could take care of myself. But at the back of my mind, I had a lot of questions that needed to be answered. It contributed to the problems that I had with my relationships and my family. When I was working I was not reaching out to anyone,? she added.

So when her Yahoo! Messenger message went unanswered, she thought her search was over. Little did she know that her biological sister received the message, and alerted their mom, who in turn, rushed to Ras? home in Bicol.

Her biological mother was now living in Legaspi City, about four towns away from her Bicol home. Ras? biological mom eventually caught up with her adoptive sister in Bicol.

Everything fell into place after Ras got a call from his adoptive brother who was a doctor. Instructed to meet in Antipolo, his adoptive brother hinted that he had a surprise for her. When she got to his adoptive brother?s clinic, a call came.

It was her biological sister on the other line.

?That's when I broke down. He got my sister on the phone and she passed it on to my mom. She sounded just like me! We were both crying we can hardly speak. I now have her number and hopefully we'll see each other soon,? Ras said.

Ras said that her biological mother had tried to visit her after she was given up for adoption.

?But she didn't go because she gave her word to my adoptive mom,? she said.

Ras? biological mother is planning to come over to Manila next week.

?Last night, my mom was texting saying she didn't know where to start,? she said.

The story of her adoption reads like a story from a telenovela. Her mom gave her up for adoption when she was still a baby. Ras? biological mom feared that she was on the brink of death after she sustained a back wound from a fall. Her wound became infected so she was brought to a district hospital.

?I was brought to the district hospital where my adoptive mom was working. My adoptive mom approached my biological mom and said she would take care of me. Apparently word got around that I was being given up for adoption because of my health condition. When my adopted mom took a look at me, she volunteered to take care of me,? she said.

?My biological mom thought I was going to die,? said Ras.