Our Scholars

Angelene Refugia

Angelene Refugia is a college student taking up BS Criminology in Guimba, Nueva Ecija.

Anthony Dado-Acon

Anthony is a very hardworking young boy who lives in a fishing community in Guiuan, Eastern Samar.

Apolinario Kids

GMA-7 reporter Cesar Apolinario is a hardworking journalist who grew up in a life of poverty.

Bimiana Capuno

Bimiana is a talented and hardworking young lady who comes from the Aeta tribe of Porac, Pampanga.

Christian Dayo

Christian lives in an urban poor community in Manila.

Dizza, James & JR Venancio

Dizza, James and JR Venancio are orphans from Sibuyan Island, Romblon.

Edrian Bangngayen

Edrian was a former child laborer.

Eleazar “Pido” & Kevin Nacua

Pido and his brother Kevin live in Brgy. San Vicente Olango Cebu, where majority of the residents are involved in starfish harvesting.

Eric Blaza

Eric and his sister Clarimel were featured in the special news report Byaheng Totoo in 2010.

Jennifer Sotto

Jennifer is the daughter of an Aeta tribal leader in Sitio Malipano, Zambales.

Julia Musa

Julia is the daughter of a public utility vehicle/family driver in Bicol province.

Krizzhia Delos Santos-Rosero

In 2017, at the height of President Duterte’s War on Drugs, a 17-year old boy named Kian Delos Santos was murdered by the police.

Lilian Ambrocio

I first met Lilian in 2007 when we did the documentary “Sa Mata ni Ekang”

Lyn-Lyn Cuevo

Lynlyn lives in are remote tribal community in Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte.

Mauwe Liwanag

Mauwe Liwanag is a hardworking Aeta child who was featured in the I Witness documentary “Kawayang Pangarap” last April 2015

Omnia Ebrahim

Omina is a young girl who lives in a remote community in Malabang, Lanao del Sur.

Patrick Uno

Patrick lives in one of the most remote barangays in Quezon province.

Paula & Renz Castil

Paula & Renz are child laborers who lives in the remote island of Silaki in Bolinao, Pangasinan

Ryanesa Amerol

Ryanesa lives in Lanao del Sur where many young girls are not given the chance to fulfill their dreams of finishing their education

Project Malasakit

Change the world, one child at a time.