Whether you’re rich or poor, alone or in a group—doing one’s best is all that matters in helping communities.

This lesson is based from the stories shared by the Balmores family and Dr. Arthur Tansiongco.

From illegal logger to forest protector: that’s the journey of Henry Chavez Abancio, who grew up in Sitio Calinawan in Negros Oriental as a son of saw mill workers.

When he was a child, Giemel Espino was attached to stuffed toys.  So when his mother left him when he was seven years old, he found comfort in his cuddly company and in watching the movie E.T.

The first working days of newly sworn in Anakpawis Rep. Joel Maglunsod have been an adventure, a drastic but welcome change from a life spent on the streets shouting for wage increases and other labor rights.

(fourth of a series on the TOPS awardees)

What can one do with scrap metal left behind by Americans in a former US military base? One can earn money by selling them to the neighborhood junkyard or make something useful out of them.

(third of a series on the TOPS awardees)

Never in his mind did Reynor Calzado imagine that he would one day serve in the military. As a little boy, he always wanted to become a priest. He devoted his life in preparation for priesthood. He served as altar boy in their parish from elementary to high school. He also joined Bible studies and Holy Week activities.