Who is Efren Peñaflorida?He is the founder of Dynamic Teen Company (DTC), an organization training young children to become responsible, systematic and principled.He is one of the nominees of Global Youth Awards 2008 in the Humanos category. He is also cited as one of the 2009 CNN Heroes.
F! was born to Efren Peñaflorida Sr. and Lucila Geronimo. A middle child of a tricycle driver and a housewife, F! grew up near the city’s open dumpster where he plays, and swims in the garbage beach when he was very young.He was featured in a World Vision, USA documentary about kids living in the worst conditions. Despite of these conditions, F! showed responsibility when their family started a noodle micro business to help make both ends meet.
An intelligent student in elementary, he was given scholarship assistance by World Vision Phils.A very studious and industrious F! was given several class honors and awards in elementary and high school. He was awarded highest honor for Associate in Computer Technology of San Sebastian College- Recoletos Batch 2000.
For several years, he’s a regular viajero of fish crackers from Baclaran to Cavite and sells these in school to be able to help his family. It has been his commitment to improve the standard of public secondary education.He has been conducting free tutorial classes to more than 50 high school and college students for more than four years already. He is currently enrolled at Cavite State University, pursuing Secondary Education as a second course to be able for him to make more difference in the lives of other youth in the near future.
AWARDS RECEIVED
Regional Winner, Outstanding Volunteer AwardsNEDA – 2008, Calamba, Laguna
Outstanding Caviteño in Republic Service2008, Independence Day Celebration, Cavite
Finalist for Global Youth Awards2008, Southhampton, UK
Official Nominee for Right Livelihood Award Foundation2005, Stockholm, Sweden
Gawad Geny Lopez Jr. Bayaning Pilipino Regional Winner2004, ABS-CBN Studio 1, Quezon City
Golden Anahaw Awardee as Outstanding Community Servant2004, CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY (CAVITE CITY CAMPUS), CvSU Campus, Cavite City
Role Model Awardee2004, City Gov’t Award for CAVITE CITY WEEK, City Hall, Cavite City
Most Outstanding VBS Staff1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 , Club 8586 Center, Cavite City
Excellent Member Awardee1997, LDES Multi-Purpose Hall, Club 8586 INC. Cavite City
Model Sunday School Student Award 1995, 1996, 1997, Club 8586 Center, Cavite City
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