The heroes are here
By Liz Abernethy Updated June 14, 2009 12:00 AM STARWEEK MAGAZINE

MANILA, Philippines – In the early morning of a stunningly bright April day, my sister, Catherine Jones, asked if I’d like to drive to a school in Cavite with her in order to deliver five boxes of children’s books from [...]

MANILA BULLETIN EXCLUSIVE
By MADELYNNE DOMINGUEZ
June 1, 2009, 4:38pm

MARIKINA CITY — The efforts of 28-year-old Efren Penaflorida Jr., dubbed the CNN hero for his mission to boost “Kariton Klasrum” as a means of teaching out-of-school youth, did not go to waste as some students of Master in Communication at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Open [...]