It was a Christmas party “with a twist,” and Joshua Trias, 16, had the honor of being the first to select his gift from the rack of stuffed animals, toy cars and board games.
Taking the lead of a global hero, the Department of Education on Saturday launched an alternative learning program that adopts 2009 CNN Hero Efren Penaflorida’s “kariton” (cart) classroom system to reach out to street children.
CAVITE CITY – KESZ Valdez, 12, showed the faded burn scars on his left arm as he recalled how life was on the streets. Eight years ago, when Kesz was barely 4 years old, a kid shoved him aside as he and his mother hurried to a newly-arrived garbage truck at the dump in Cavite [...]
