Newsmakers of 2009
2009 will probably be remembered more for the calamities than the triumphs of people that put the Filipinos on the world stage.
Let me recall what stood out in 2009:
Starting with the feel good news towards the end of the year. There was the continued rise to stratosphere of fame and fortune of Manny Pacquiao after his phenomenal victory against Miguel Cotto – the fight which I didn’t get to see because no one or no party has invited me to watch it in their house on Pay-per-view. The opportunities for him seem endless; in politics, showbiz, singing, and yes, starlets… he can afford to have an affair to many of them… name it.
The surprise win of Efren Panaflorida as 2009 CNN Hero of the Year besting other deserving international candidates. Efren Penaflorida and his group, the Dynamic Teen Company, provide an alternative to gang membership through his ‘Kariton Klasroom’ that brings around books and other teaching materials to impoverished kids in Cavite. Efren’s quotable quote “I always tell my volunteers that you are the change that you dream and I am the change that I dream. And collectively we are the change that this world needs to be.” Read more
Filipino Efren Penaflorida is CNN Hero of 2009
Interview with the CNN Hero
December 1, 2009 by bong
Filed under Human Interest
Video by CNN
