TAYO 13 by TAYO Awards Foundation

The TAYO Story The TAYO Awardees during the 13th TAYO National Awarding at the Malacanang Palace last January 21, 2O16.

Our story began 5,OOO days ago. In the beginning, our goal was simple: to recognize youth organizations that have been instrumental in nation-building. We had seen how People Power demonstrations successfully overthrow governments in the hopes of having a better nation. We had seen the impact that peer groups, barkadas, and other student organizations had on young Pinoys; and seeing that there were many recognitions for individuals (i.e. TOYM, TOSP) but none for youth organizations, the idea of initiating a recognition program for excellent youth groups came to light.

that create their own spark so that others may also bask in the same light. With the TAYO program, we can prove that Filipino youth groups can change lives and turn the world around, because where others see only problems and despair, they see a call for action. What started out as a program to recognize and reward exemplary youth groups has spun off into an independent foundation in the year 2OO4. The TAYO Awards Foundation, Inc. is a non-stock, non-proﬁt organization which aims to promote the convergence of stakeholders and policies for effective national and local governance. The Foundation facilitates dialogues and discussions among key government and private sector leaders on current issues and concerns of the youth.

We wanted to prove that the spirit of People Power is not foreign to our younger generation and that when demonstrated day-by-day by groups of young Filipinos, can take on greater challenges so that our country—once paralyzed and in despair—will soon find its greatness. In the past 13 years, we have seen how youth organizations revolutionized our society through social innovations. The works of TAYO-affiliated youth groups have shed greater light on the needs of persons with disabilities (PWDs) and children with special needs. They have mobilized communities and resources against disaster and hunger, for the environment and education; and they have maximized their available, innate skills and talents to find sustainable solutions without the traditional, “it can’t be done” attitude.

On our fourteenth year, we envision the Search to be the point of convergence and collaboration among all youth organizations in the country. We would like to make the Search the source of newest innovative and creative ideas from the youth sector. We will introduce new methods of looking for the best organizations in the country by incorporating innovation and sustainability in the process. The Search will not only about competing with different organizations in the country but will rather highlight the opportunity for youth organizations to drastically improve their projects and the chance to collaborate with other organizations for new ventures.

The Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations is all about ﬁnding, recognizing, and rewarding youth organizations

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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The TAYO Story

EDITORIAL BOARD

Messages

EDITORS James De Vera Karla de Leon

A Lookback: The TAYO 12 Winners

WRITERS Margaret Claire Layug Roen Micano

The New TAYO Format

PHOTOGRAPHERS Karl Davin Hui Ariel Penaredondo Reuel Mantos Queenie Faigones

Education and Technology Health, Nutrition, and Well-being

DESIGN Karla de Leon Gladys Zapa

Livelihood and Entrepreneurship

TEN ACCOMPLISHED YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS AWARDS FOUNDATION, INC. Chairman: Jose Sixto Dantes III Co-Chairman: Rollie Fabi President: Jessica Marie "Aika" Robredo

Culture and the Arts, Peace and Human Development Environment, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation.

TAYO Awards Foundation, Inc. Ofﬁce 26O2-C East Tower, Philippine Stock Exchange Center Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City 16O5 Pasig City 16O5 www.tayoawards.net tayo.secretariat@gmail.com

TAYO 13 National Finals Week

FAQs

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Sponsors:

TAYO Screeners, Mentors and Judges TAYO Presenter and Search Partners

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Acknowledgements

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PRESIDENT BENIGNO S. AQUINO III's SPEECH (Delivered by PCOO Secretary Sonny Coloma) Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat.

imprastraktura, trabaho, edukasyon, kalusugan, at serbisyong panlipunan, nakikita ng mamamayan—bata man o matanda, sa Luzon man, Visayas, o Mindanao—ang positibong pagbabago.

Miss Aika Robredo, Undersecretary Gio Tingson, Cecile Alcantara, Mr. Rollie Fabi, distinguished guests and friends: Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat.

Kaya nga ang hamon at panawagan sa ating lahat: Tularan ang magandang halimbawa ng ating awardees, at ng iba pa nating kapwang tunay na nagmamalasakit at kumakalinga sa ating bansa. Huwag kayong mapagod maglingkod, magsilbi, at gumawa nang mabuti.

Ikinararangal ko pong magsalita para sa ating mahal na Pangulo. Narito po ang kanyang mensahe para sa okasyong ito: Sa mga pagtitipong tulad nito, ramdam na ramdam natin ang diwa at halaga ng pagbibigay-pugay sa iba’t ibang organisasyon ng ating kabataan na tumutulong at nagbubukas-palad sa kapwa at komunidad. Lubos tayong nagpapasalamat at labis-labis ang paghanga sa mga nasa likod ng pagpaparangal sa ating awardees ngayong araw, sa pangunguna ng National Youth Commission, sa TAYO Awards Foundation, at sa tanggapan ni Senador Bam Aquino. Totoong-totoo po: wala tayong maitulak-kabigin sa inyong sipag, dedikasyon, at propesyunalismo, sa paghahanap, pagpili, at paggawad ng parangal sa mga huwarang nagpapakitang gilas sa paghahatid ng katangi-tanging serbisyo sa ating mga kababayan. Sa ating awardees: congratulations sa inyong lahat. Gaya ng kasabihan—palakpakan natin sila muli—(applause) “Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan.” Napakagandang halimbawa ninyo para patunayan ito. Imbes na magreklamo, tumambay lang, o asikasuhin ang sarili, walang atubili kayong tumutulong sa inyong kapwa, lipunan, at sa buong bansa.

Sa susunod pong taon, haharap pong muli ang sambayanan sa isang sangandaan, kung saan pipili tayo ng mga susunod na pinuno ng bayan. Kompiyansa akong pipiliin ng ating mga Boss ang tapat, malinis, marangal, at walang dudang magtutuloy ng Daang Matuwid. Ang mensahe natin: Walang forever para sa corrupt at sa ating paghihirap. Simple lang ang pangarap ko: Ang ipamana sa mga susunod na henerasyon ang isang bansang di-hamak na mas maunlad, mas mapayapa, at mas matatag kaysa ating dinatnan. Sa tulong ng bawat isang tumatahak sa Daang Matuwid, hindi lang abot-tanaw, kundi abot-kamay din ang katuparan ng mas matatayog nating pangarap. Muli, congratulations sa ating TAYO awardees, at Mabuhay ang kabataang Pilipino! (applause) Marami pong salamat at magandang umaga sa inyong lahat.

Sa mga gaya ninyong kabataan, talagang sumusulong at umaarangkada ang ating bayan. Ramdam na ramdam sa kasalukuyan ang transpormasyong nagaganap dahil sa pakikiisa ng mas nakararaming Pilipino. Sa napakaraming aspeto, sa larangan ng ekonomiya,

THE 13th TEN ACCOMPLISHED YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS (TAYO) AWARDING CEREMONIES Heroes Hall, Malacañang January 21, 2O16

SENATOR PAOLO BENIGNO “BAM” A. AQUINO IV

Magandang umaga po, mga kaibigan, mga kababayan! To all the judges, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to listen and guide our finalists. To the mentors who shared their insightful experiences, maraming maraming salamat! Sa mga partners and sponsors po ng TAYO 13 Awards, maraming salamat! San Miguel Corporation, Aboitiz Equity Ventures, SMART, Lenovo Philippines – our official I.T. partner, Cebu Pacific – our official airline partner, Greenwich Philippines and Jollibee Group Foundation… Thank you for betting on the Filipino youth and supporting their initiatives to make a difference in our country. To the multimedia arts students of the De La Salle College of Saint Benilde, napakaganda po ng mga videos! Thank you for helping us tell these inspiring stories. Palakpakan po natin sila! To the team who put it all together, to the TAYO Foundation, to the Coca-Cola Foundation, members of the National Youth Commission, and members of my team in the Senate, congratulations on another successful TAYO Awards – the 13th! Thank you for all your hard work and sleepless nights! And, finally… a heartfelt “thank you” to our beautiful, handsome, and, hopefully, not too nervous TAYO 13 finalists – the reason we are all here today. Our dear finalists, welcome to Malacañan Palace, the setting of the final leg of your TAYO 13 journey… so take it all in. This is it! This year’s TAYO Awards is held at a very important time in our country’s history. This year, we will choose our leaders. Once again, we have the opportunity to place our vote on Filipinos we believe will lift the country to greater heights, not just for ourselves, not just for a chosen few, but for each and every Filipino – especially those that are living in poverty and isolation. With reforms creeping into the different branches of government and progress within the reach of more and more Filipinos, this year’s referendum will determine whether we continue forging forward, retreat back, or hold the fort for the next 6 years. And for the pivotal 2016 elections, we find that the vote of the Filipino youth is critical.Sadly, many have low expectations of young Filipinos, believing that they would be easily swayed by propaganda, entertaining memes, and catchy jingles. There are many who are doubtful of our young men and women, thinking that a constant barrage of advertisements and the popularity of a candidate’s endorsers are all it takes to win their favor. There are many who question the ability of the Filipino youth to make earnest and wise decisions during these conspicuous times.

A lot has been said about the youth. Marami tayong naririnig tungkol sa kabataan. At karamihan sa ating naririnig ay nega. Pinipili raw ng kabataang Pilipino ang mag-selfie at mag-facebook magdamag imbis na pakinggan ang magulang. Pinipili raw ng kabataang Pilipino ang mag-DOTA imbis na mag-aral. Pinipili raw ng kabataang Pilipino ang malulon sa droga at sa bisyo sa halip na makatulong sa pamilya. ito ba talaga ang diwa ng kabataan Pilipino? Does this define the Filipino youth? Let us not forget… It was our young Filipinos that decided to rebel against foreign conquerors using, not only the art of war, but also the sway of a mighty pen to pierce hearts and win our freedom. It was the Filipino Youth who decided to renounce fear and raise fists full of yellow daisies to an intimidating military, overthrowing a cruel dictator and mobilizing the most graceful revolution the world has ever seen. When there is a destructive typhoon, catastrophic earthquake, or devastating flood, it is our young men and women that choose to band together to serve those in the trenches through rescue missions and relief efforts. Time and time again, in our country’s history, young Filipinos choose wisely, choose selflessly, and choose with the Philippines at heart. And today, I am addressing young men and women that have chosen to create change and have decided to make history by shaping the future. Faced with our TAYO 13 finalists, how can one say that the Filipino youth cannot choose wisely, cannot choose selflessly, cannot choose for the country? You, all of you, are the reason I can say to all these detractors, all the naysayers, and all those that are cynical about the Filipino youth… I can proudly say to them that young men and women from across the Philippines can make, will make, and are making better decisions for our country, for our future. Today, I am honored to stand before the exemplars of Filipino youth. Today, I am humbled to stand before young men and women that show the country, and the world, what Filipinos are made of and what every young Filipino can become. Today, we celebrate the true spirit of the Filipino youth that is alive within each and every one of us – a bright spirit that lives deep within every Filipino, young and old. Muli, maraming, maraming salamat sa inspirasyon! Mabuhay ang kabataang Pilipino!

The TAYO Story The TAYO Awardees during the 13th TAYO National Awarding at the Malacanang Palace last January 21, 2O16.

MARIA CECILIA L. ALCANTARA Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines President

His Excellency, President Benigno Simeon Aquino, III; Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino, IV; Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) Awards Foundation President, Ms. Jessica Robredo; National Youth Commission Chairman, Gio Tingson; TAYO 13 ﬁnalists, distinguished guests, good morning.

The TAYO awardees inspire us to continue doing our bit for nation building through our programs on water stewardship, education and youth development, especially as we celebrate Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines’ 30th anniversary this year! Dear finalists, you make me proud and give me hope. Despite the many challenges we continue to face as a nation, it is reassuring to know that the next generation has a crop of determined, service-oriented leaders who are willing to put the interest of others before themselves, who see the need in their communities and actually do something about it, who can work together in harmony toward the same goal. Thank you, dear finalists, for keeping that flame of hope alive.

Coca-Cola Foundation envisions “people from all walks of life, from the public and private sectors, working together to make a meaningful difference, building a better Philippines for this generation and generations to come”. We believe that the youth play a critical role in building the nation. They are idealistic, creative, and are full of energy. We believe that it is important to harness these qualities of the youth and direct them to positive action. We believe that it is important to provide the youth with role models that will inspire them to be more, and to do more – not just for their generation but for the ones that will follow them. We have found, in TAYO, an excellent partner in journeying toward our vision.

When you grow up and move into the real world, never stop dreaming. The road will not be easy, many challenges will come your way, many temptations to take short cuts or make an easy buck. I pray that you may not be led into temptation. Keep the faith and continue to be the changemakers that you are – wherever you may be and whatever you may become – parents, government ofﬁcials, professionals, entrepreneurs. Do not forget that every action you take, every decision you make, will affect at least one other person. So let that action be a positive one.

It has been ten years since we came on board as co-presenter of TAYO, and each edition has been a refreshing and inspiring experience. We have been privileged to meet young people ﬁlled with passion for their causes, young people from towns I had never heard of, youth from different social classes, speaking different dialects – but driven by one same desire – to be agents of change. These young individuals have selﬂessly devoted their time, treasure and talent for the sake of those in need. They are Filipinos who have chosen to lead in seeking solutions to emerging social issues rather than wait for better days to come to their communities.

Congratulations and may God bless you always.

GREGORIO RAMON A TINGSON National Youth Commision Chairperson

The National Youth Commission would like to recognize the genuine efforts of our young people to be the change that they want to see in the country today. Through the TAYO 13 search, we have been made aware of more than 200 projects undertaken by youth organizations in various parts of the country last year. TAYO has taken a shift in its selection process for 2015, concentrating on projects that have responded to clearly indentiďŹ ed problems in their community through focused and relevant solutions. While this has not been an easy process, we are immensely encouraged by the diversity and creativity of projects that we have seen. We have recognized youth efforts in education, environment, culture and the arts, health, livelihood- simpole efforts that will be easy to replicate in other areas with similar problems Ultimately, it is the community that wins. Many of the TAYO Award-winning organizations did not come up with their ideas for the sole purpose of joining the TAYO search, but for the sheer desire to be of service to their community. By doing so, they are nurturing a future generation of youth leaders who will have the same drive to help other people and enable the community to live a better life. Again, we thank our ďŹ nalists for their excellent efforts in nation-building and youth development. We hope that you will continue to partner with us as we strive for a better future for our country. Mabuhay ang Kabataang Filipino!

#ConﬁdentlyYouthfulWithAHeart TAYO 13 National Finalists

AKO SI NENE MAY PANGARAP SI NENE PARA SA BAYAN MAY KAMAY SI NENE PARA TUMULONG MAY ISIP SI NENE PARA SA KAPAKANAN NG KAPWA MAY PUSO SI NENE PARA SA PAGBABAGO

TULARAN SI NENE. KAMI ANG KABATAANG MAY PUSO PARA SA BAYANTUMIBOK, TUMITIBOK AT PATULOY NA TITIBOK Dahil we’re #ConﬁdentlyYouthfulWithAHeart. TAYO 13 IS NOW SIGNING OFF BUT WE WILL CONTINUE THE HEART BEAT IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE

NASIBA SALIP

The TAYO 13 National Finalists’ Response delivered at the Heroes Hall, Malacanang Palace, January 21, 2O16

Sinong gustong pumunta sa Basilan? Nakalulungkot isipin na may mga taong iba angtingin sa Basilan. Kapayapaan - maaaring maihalintulad sa “NANINIWALA KA BA SA FOREVER?”. Walang tamang sagot, walang tamang formula- kundi ang pagbabago lang ng sarili ang kailangan. Ano pa ba ang ating hinihintay? Ngayon na ang TAMANG PANAHON. Alagaan mo ang puso mo at ihanda sa pagbabago- sapagkat pagtibok nyan, magsisimula ang lahat. Ang puso ng kabataan sa makabagong panahon ay gumagamit ng modernong pamamaraan. Hindi lamang upang makasali sa pinaguusapang paksa, kundi upang iparating sa nakararami ang mensaheng nabuo sa tawag ng nag-aalab naming puso. Hangga’t tumitibok ang aming puso, kami ay patuloy na magpupumiglas na gumawa ng pagbabago sa aming komunidad at higit sa lahat para sa minamahal nating Pilipinas. Namulat kami sa kasabihang ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan ngunit sa panahon namin hindi ito mananatiling kasabihan dahil buong puso at buong tapang naming itong gagampanan. Kabataan na may pusong: - nag-aaral ng mabuti, nagbabahagi ng gintong kaalaman at marunong humanap ng kasagutan sa mga problema ng edukasyon sapagkat naniniwalang EDUKASYON ANG TUNAY NA SOLUSYON; - marunong rumespeto sa lahat ng nilalang, naghahangad ng kapayapaan at nagiging tulay ng pagbabago at naniniwalang LAHAT TAYO AY PANTAY PANTAY; - nangangalaga sa kalikasan, at ihanda ang pamayanan sa ano mang sakuna at naniniwalang SAKUNA KA LANG- KABATAANG PINOY KAMI; - nakikilahok sa mga laro ng buhay, nangangalaga at naglalayon ng isang malusog na komunidad at naniniwalang ang KALUSUGAN AY KAYAMANAN; - nangangarap na walang mahirap na pamilya, walang tambay na kabataan at may matatag na pundasyon ng kabuhayan sapagkat ANG KABUHAYAN ANG SAGOT TUNGO SA PANGKALAHATANG KAUNLARAN NG BAWAT KOMUNIDAD.

At kabataang may pusong handang harapin ang mga pagsubok ng buhay upang umunlad at makatulong sa kapwang nangangailangan at maging bayani ng bayan.

Move This World, Inc. MTW, Inc.

Continuing Stories of Change A look back on the TAYO 12 Awardees

Move This World, Inc. is grateful to be featured as one of the Ten Accomplished Youth Organization in 2O15. Move This World equips educators and students with tools to address their social and emotional wellbeing in order to create a healthy school climate where effective teaching and learning can occur. With the grant and award from TAYO, the organization’s growth was exponential in both programs and linkages. In terms of programs, we recently launched our new online hub which digitally helps our partner teachers all over the world to have 24/7 access for training and support. As to linkages, partnerships grew outside Mindanao. We got new partners from Palawan and Cebu. Institutional partnerships with the National Youth Commission, US Embassy-Manila, Department of Education, and various media companies were also reinforced. Two months after TAYO awards in 2O15, there was 225% increase in the number of attendees in MTW’s 3rd International Conference in comparison to the previous conferences. Focused on integrating peace education to core subjects, participants are educators from all over the Philippines and internationally from the United States, Nepal, and Australia. Due to higher demands of our programs, MTW organized in August 2O15 the 4th International Conference held in Tagbilaran City with Founder & CEO Sara Potler-LaHayne as the keynote speaker. There was also 5O% increase in partners in the bi-annual conduct of shoes and school supplies campaign in Sta. Ana, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. With partners’ support and inspiration, Move This World conducted its 1st Short Course on Social Emotional Learning in Cagayan de Oro City, with attendees from the Teach for the Philippines last November 2O15. Another upcoming event of MTW is the 5th International Conference on Building Safer Spaces: A Training-Workshop on Bullying Prevention towards Social Emotional Learning April 2O-22, 2O16 in Skylight Hotel, Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. We thank TAYO Awards Foundation for recognizing our efforts on the ground and for afﬁrming our belief that we are on the right track. Mabuhay!

University of San Agustin Little Theater USALT

Rescue Assistance Peacekeeping Intelligence Detail RAPID, Inc.

Just barely a few days after winning the TAYO12 Awards in Malacañang Palace, the RAPID Philippines embarked to new grounds and territories! The combined TEAM from RAPID Visayas and Cebu with RAPID Luzon, and RAPID Mindanao who represented RAPID during the awards day, continue with their winning Project – SAVING LIVES PROGRAM!

The University of San Agustin Little Theater (USALT) celebrates its 5Oth Year (2O15-2O16) with the theme “theater for all.” USALT restaged its play IMAGINE|A|NATION, stories at the wake of Yolanda for various national events including the Pasinaya Festival at the CCP, Kritika - the National Art Criticism Workshop at the University of San Agustin, Beyond ASEAN National Workshop for Young Heroes on Disaster at the University of St. La Salle - Bacolod and Agbayan National Augustinian Leadership Training at the Governors Hall in Roxas City.

The RAPID team went to Region 3 (Central Luzon) and started a new chapter of the organization. They recruited from Bulacan and Bataan as well. They had the two week training program wherein they empowered the community members in the area. The training program of the SAVING LIVES PROGRAM is a holistic program. It included RAPID First Aid, RAPID Emergency Response, CPR, BLS, RAPID Emergency Transportation, Evacuation, Emergency Carry, High Angel, Peace and Order, Warrantless Arrest, Observation and Description, Interview Techniques, Proﬁling, Arrest Techniques, Miranda Doctrine, among others. It also included Personality Development, Spiritual Aspect, Courtesy and Discipline, and Service.

It inspired Tanghal 9: The National University, Colleges and Community Theater Festival to mount a national production Likha-LakBayan on “reimagining the nation” with 17 actors from across the regions including 4 members from the USALT . The devised theater work sponsored by the NCCA through the Committee on Dramatic Arts was toured in Iloilo, Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Manila and Los Banos from March 3-8, 2O15. USALT also conducted theater workshops for various partners. It gave an acting workshop for the Deaf pupils of SPED – Integrated School for Exceptional Children, performing with them in a special run of Basura Busters: theater in Sign and Sound. In this play, Deaf and non-deaf actors perform together for Deaf and non-deaf audience. It also facilitated team-building workshops using acting improvisation techniques for the staff of BIR VI, acting workshops for the novices of the Dominican Order in Iloilo, the Ten Outstanding Students Alumni Community, the West Visayas State University Little Theater and the Theater Majors of various High Schools for the Arts in Iloilo Province.

At the end of the whole training program which ended on March 2O15, they had a graduation ceremony wherein the project beneﬁciaries who are now empowered had a celebration. The Guest of Honor was no less than the former Chairman of the National Youth Commission, USEC Leon Flores. USEC Flores gave a very inspiring speech to the newly graduates and new members of RAPID. FSSUPT Aderson Comar, the Deputy Regional Director for BFP Region 3 graced the event as weel. Sir Comar who also happens to be the Senior Adviser of RAPID. Different elected ofﬁcials graced the event, including City Councilors. The son of the governor of Bulacan also graced the event.

USALT likewise performed plays for various audience and occasions including Basura Busters for children in conflict with the law at Balay Dalayunan and Sandosenang Eksena for the University’s Patron Saint’s Day, Sa USA May Forever at the University General Orientation, BayaNiRizal for Tanghal 9 and Panaylaytay for the Independence Day Celebration under the auspices of the Department of Tourism. USALT directed significant events in the city including the APEC - Iloilo Mayor’s Night and the National Private Schools Athletic Association Meet. It hosted several theater festivals including the USA Play Fest, the ILOTF - Iloilo Theater Festival, Duag Teatrokon - the Panay-Negros Theater Festival and Tanghal 9. It also mounted a new play Passion Fruit Shake, stories about finding ones passion and purpose.

Today, almost a year after winning the TAYO Award, the RAPID Philippines has truly become a National Organization. From a Cebu based youth organization, it has transformed to become a National Organization. From a Youth Organization it has evolved to a multi sector organization which caters to all walks of life including OSY, Senior Citizens, Persons with Disability, and LGBT Sectors.

RAPID Philippines has gained support from the various LGUs. RDIR Rafael Enriquez also represented RAPID and discussed about the TAYO Awards being a Guest Speaker during the Beyond ASEAN. RAPID Philippines has continued to inspire the youth and the community as a whole and it has truly lived up to its motto “To Serve and Save Lives”

WHO CAN JOIN? All groups, barkadas, organizations, clubs and societies whose membership and leadership are composed of at least five (5) who are 3O years old and below are qualified to join the Search. Organizations are judged based on a recent project or program that had an impact on the community and which best reflects the efforts of the youth sector towards nation building.

BE THE NEXT

TAYO AWARDEE

The Search aims to recognize, reward, and encourage youth organizations all over the country with programs and projects that help their communities. TAYO hopes to inspire more young people to ﬁnd innovative solutions and to challenge status quo through the organizations to which they belong.

HOW CAN YOUR ORG JOIN?

Enter the TAYO 14 Search by simply logging on to www.tayoawards.net on or before 15 September 2O16. You may ﬁll-out the application form there or download the ﬁles and sent them to tayo14.entry@gmail.com.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Php 5O,OOO cash grant for the 1O winning orgs and a trophy sculpted by Toym Imao!

REGISTRATION GUIDE Entry Form Contains basic information of the organization and the project briefer Documentation Form (FORM 2A) A 3-paged documentation form with photos and description List of officers (FORM 2B) List of officers and leaders indicating their names, positions, contact number/s Certification Form (FORM 2C) Certification attesting to the existence and veracity of the information submitted issued by a person of authority in the organization or beneficiary location.

SEARCH PROCESS Up to the National Judging, organizations will be competing per category. This means that the organization will only compete with other organizations in the same category. The four best organizations per category will be invited to the TAYO week. An organization can submit multiple entries to different categories provided that the projects are different.

The Education and Technology category seeks to recognize youth organizations who have projects that have addressed the education gaps through technology, literacy programs, science and mathematics trainings, tutoring sessions, alternative learning modules and other creative means in helping build a learned people.

The Health, Nutrition and Well-Being category seeks to recognize youth organizations with projects that address the well-being of communities through medical services, feeding programs, nutrition information campaigns, sports, and innovative food security projects, among other efforts that build self-sustaining communities.

The Environment, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation category seeks to recognize youth groups who work with vulnerable communities in effective environmental protection, climate change solutions, promoting biodiversity and ecological awareness, and disaster prevention, education, rescue, rehabilitation, among others.

The Livelihood and Entrepreneurship category seeks youth groups who push for the knowledge, skills and values of entrepreneurship, establishing sustainable and marketable livelihood programs as interventions in alleviating poverty. Other programs may include jobs generation & matching, ďŹ nancial literacy, market linkage, product development, and design & sales initiatives, etc.

The Culture and the Arts, Peace and Human Development category seeks to recognize youth organizations who have constantly and creatively contributed in telling the Filipino narrative â&#x20AC;&#x201C; its struggles & triumphs, its colorful past & dreams for the future, and its rich, diverse & global identity.

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Field Validation TAYO Videos TAYO Week

Tobog Youth Organization TYO TDCC Rehabilitation: Pagrumrum sa Ginikan Oas, Albay

University of the Philippines Academic League of Chemical Engineering Students UP ALCHEMES Research Fair Diliman, Quezon City

University of the Philippines Chemical Engineering Society, Inc. UP KEM Project C++: ChEck Marks the Spot Diliman, Quezon City

University of San Carlos Chemical Engineering Society USC ChES Project LIBRO Cebu City

EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY Access to education, or the lack of it, is one of the biggest obstacles to building a productive citizenry and the development of communities. To be illiterate and unschooled is to be excluded from the possibility of a better future. If we want a better country, we need to provide everyone with the proper knowledge, skills and attitudes they need to help themselves – and eventually help others too. The Education & Technology category seeks to recognize youth organizations who have projects that have addressed the education gaps through technology, literacy programs, science and mathematics trainings, tutoring sessions, alternative learning modules and other creative means in helping build a learned people. Tobog Youth Organization exhausted all of their means to refurbish a day care center in their barangay with the aim of providing a conducive learning environment for young children to learn and dream. University of the Philippines Academic League of Chemical Engineering Students (UP ALCHEMES) and University of the Philippines Chemical Engineering Society (UP KEM) promote science and technology as means to solve societal problems. UP ALCHEMES organizes the only student-led Research Fair that aims to harness the potential of young minds and encourage the proliferation of scientiﬁc innovations in production and application that ultimately, can contribute to nation building while UP KEM ignites the appreciation of high school students to the fundamental disciplines of science and technology through summer camps, entrance review sessions, and career caravans. University of San Carlos Chemical Engineering Society’s (USC-ChES) project inspires pupils from ﬁve remote public elementary schools in Cebu to read books. They try to achieve this by installing libraries, conducting educational activities and providing different reading materials which are not accessible to the kids. These passionate youth groups continue to bridge the gap in education by different means. They continue to provide avenues for every Filipino child to learn, to dream, and eventually to earn a living for their families.

Tobog Youth Organization TYO TDCC Rehabilitation: Pagrumrum sa Ginikan Oas, Albay

A conducive classroom is an appendage to the process of learning, especially if it commences the child’s ﬁrst formal education.

the eyes and mind of a growing child, enough to excite him into attending school.

The small group from Albay who rehabilitated their entire community daycare had a simple goal in mind: A child learning better with a stable seat and a ﬂat and clean table in a pleasant, breathable room with a book in hand. Creating zeal and interest in the learning space can also motivate a child to attend class and it allows him better enhance skills and talents and maintain happy memories of his ﬁrst years of school.

The TDCC’s incoming enrollees are the real beneficiaries. Not only will they enjoy the completed classroom make-over -- they will also receive the school supplies and additional fixtures acquired by the TYO through fund raising programs and sponsors, namely from AKHRO Tobog Chapter, Amu Kadi Oasnun and The National Bookstore. The decorations for the classroom are made from recycled materials because, upholding TYO’s many values, environmental responsibility. Like the calamansi farmer they helped, residents find those values evident in TYO’s active involvement in making their community a better place since they offer services to generate funds, only to give the help back to the residents.

Before the Tobog Youth Organization (TYO) decided to remodel and refurbish the Tobog Daycare Center (TDCC), much of the ﬁxtures were too old and accident-prone, as was the deteriorated interior covered in molds and crayon marks. Roofs were leaking, ceilings were torn off, there wasn’t a bookshelf serving as a mini library; there were no colorful murals in vibrant hues on the walls and they had limited instructional materials like storybooks, a play place, and an educational T.V. set. Now, the once-dilapidated place is a safer, fully equipped learning facility which is more appealing to both

If TYO’s past president Aljon Pertiz were to fully describe his organization in ﬁve words, it would be “conﬁdently empowered with a heart.”

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“...a simple goal in mind: A child learning better with a stable seat and a flat and clean table in a pleasant, breathable room with a book in hand.”

The organization, since 2OO9, has been united in the idea of “rebuilding the bridge among the youth in the community,” pledging their hearts at an early age to restoring and improving the highly sustainable quality of community life, as what their pioneers have started.

group’s physical efforts, rigorous planning and resource mobilization to be worthwhile.

The project went from the conceptualization of an attractive work space that will motivate the child to learn effectively and efﬁciently to the installment of its ﬁnishing touches like visual aides, musical instruments, toys and drawers. To the members of TYO, the moment they would wholeheartedly cherish was when they saw how the children adjusted to their new classroom. Their eager smiles and their desire to stay and play was enough to make the

Most of the individuals who partook in the completion of the “Pagrumrom Sa Ginikan” rehabilitation were fueled at a personal level. They saw the project as a way of giving back to the institution that cuddled them as ﬁrst-time learners during their daycare years -reshaping the place that shaped who they are today and who they will be in the future.

University of the Philippines Academic League of Chemical Engineering Students UP ALCHEMES Research Fair Diliman, Quezon City The Philippines has an ultimate venue for recognizing the excellence, creativity and ingenuity of its future scientists, thanks to the University of the Philippines Academic League of Chemical Engineering Students (UP ALCHEMES) -a scholastic community focused on promoting academic excellence and its command in holistic development.

Before its expansion in 2O1O, Research Fair started as a one-day event where only highschool students in the Metro could present their outputs. Now, it has become a nationwide platform for youngsters to jumpstart their research careers. It was envisioned to be a venue for the healthy exchange, execution and exposition of smart ideas that would beneﬁt society. It has swept over thirteen regions, pulling in around 2,OOO students to face the challenge of building a strong scientiﬁc foundation in the Philippines.

They turn their attention to harnessing the potential of young minds that can gear the nation forward -- something that can be done through the annual Research Fair. The entirety of the project is conducted to bring in scientiﬁc researches of highschool students into the spotlight of three events: the Research Competition which is the search for country’s ﬁnest Applied Science, Life Science and Physical Science projects; the National Science Conquest which is a series of quizzical competitions both to recognize academic excellence and promote camaraderie in highschool students in their penultimate years; and, to top it all off, a Youth Science Convention enlightens the participants with seminar-workshops on their tertiary education and career opportunities.

“In order to pursue a career in research, science or technology, you have to be inspired,” UP ALCHEMES president Ian Paolo Pe Benito says. He invites all the highschools of the country, especially those in the rural areas, to take part in the conference. “Research Fair is here to help you envision a life of research and development that is geared towards nation-building.”

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The organization of 156 members, founded in 1999, was recognized as the Best Engineering Organization in the annual Engineering Organization Excellence Awards and is now a registered afﬁliate ofthe National Youth Commission.

“Research Fair is here to help you envision a life of research and development that is geared towards nation-building.”

The existence of the Research Fair bridges the fellowship between novice and experts, all the while, encouraging the general proliferation of scientiﬁc investigation. More importantly, the UP ALCHEMES believe that sparking the hearts of the Filipino Youth with inspiration can brighten the future, like planting seeds that would soon ﬂourish into a positive outlook for Filipino education, national development and technology.

UP ALCHEMES may have trailblazed the road to excellence, overcoming many obstacles over the past 16 years, but their role to recognize the minds of aspiring individuals in research development never changed. This annual search for the humble beginnings pf tomorrow’s innovations can catapult the brightest of the youth to become catalysts of change. UP ALCHEMES’s battle cry is, after all, “we make a difference, we break free.”

University of the Philippines Chemical Engineering Society, Inc. UP KEM Project C++: ChEck Marks the Spot Diliman, Quezon City The University of the Philippines Chemical Engineering Society (UP KEM), Incorporated went the extra mile in inspiring highschool students to appreciate chemical engineering as a potential course and profession. They devised a three-part process to skyrocket highschool students to excellence called Project C++: ChEck Marks the Spot. As chemical engineering students, UP KEM believes that the youth of the Philippines could become catalysts of change with the capacity to advance the country to great heights in the ﬁeld of science and engineering. Since UP KEM has always been an advocate of free and accessible education for the youth, they introduced chemical engineering to Grade 9 students for the ﬁrst time this year, in adherence to the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) approach of the K-12 program with a roving caravan called the ChEcklist. However, The C++: ChEck Marks the Spot is also the rebranding of activities they have been carrying out for many years, consolidating a bigger project that reaches a wider audience. A big part of it is the college admission review series (KEM CAReS). It catered to more than 5OO hisgschool seniors who participated in the lectures and tutorials on topics usually included in college entrance exams. With its 156 members, UP KEM has an abundance of teaching personnel for the hands-on exam preparation and it also has sub-committees who provided handouts, modules and a mock exams, including a mock University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT). Members also imparted knowledge in physics and chemistry in the form of ChEmaraderie, a four-day summer camp that equips the students with the necessary laboratory skills to practice what they learn.

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“A mother of a student whose child wanted to study chemical engineering approached me and asked if we were doing this as a part-time job,” says UP KEM president Paul Jake Nalzaro, sharing an important memory when they were teaching in Cebu. He gladly answered no, explaining that UP had a calendar shift and they wanted to utilize their extra time for something useful. In a span of six months, they have reached seven schools, helping more than 8OO students nationwide. Since its founding in 1954, UP KEM has been cultivating opportunities for the youth by conducting various programs, projects and activities such as the Project C++.

University of San Carlos Chemical Engineering Society USC ChES Project LIBRO Cebu City

“All the books have been moved to one place and now I have to climb a mountain to reach them...I borrowed a book that I needed and made my way back. For just a single book, I had to climb a mountain but I was sure that the book was waiting for me. What if I had climbed the mountain for nothing? What if there was no book and no library that awaited my arrival?” Those were the musings of a member of the University of San Carlos Chemical Engineering Society (US ChES) that sparked the idea of installing mini libraries in the schools lying far in the remote areas of Cebu. Some say reading is the rock of learning. Unfortunately, it is a luxury not everyone can enjoy, especially if the books are hard to access.

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The 54-member student organization decided to start a community extension activity in January 2O14 that would bring out the reader in every child.

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Project LIBRO does not only provide reading material for the adopted beneficiary schools, but it also nurtures that love for books by tracking their reading comprehension and conducting reading activities open to all students. It takes at least two years to carry out five of its stages with phase zero being the assessment and selection of the school beneficiary.

Marianne Abuan, the former community extension head, counted their total travel distance for their visits of 984 kilometers as nothing. “When you arrive at the gates and the students are waiting there, excited to help with the books you brought, you can really see their eagerness.”

1. Library Installation 2. Information Upload 3. Book Reader Index 4. Reinforcement of Reading Materials 5. Optimization of Resources

The extra-curricular student organization, apart from being a TAYO ﬁnalist, was also the 19-time winner of the Outstanding Campus Student Organization and is an accredited and recognized UNESCO Club of the Philippines.

Keep Hope Alive KHA Fight4Five Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro

Youth Sports Advocacy Philippineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Incorporated YSA Project YSA Quezon City

Youth Working for Change YWC 2BIG (Project B.O.H.E: Building Opportunities through Health and Environment) Lamitan City, Basilan

Rebirth Outdoor Trekkers and Adventurers - Philippines, Incorporated ROTA Trek and Treat Cagayan De Oro City

HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND WELL-BEING A healthy citizenry is key to a productive and effective nation. As we progress today, the challenge is to further provide health care & nutrition, food security, sanitation and other initiatives where Filipinos can have quality, sustainable and meaningful lives. The Health, Nutrition & Well-Being category seeks to recognize youth organizations with projects that address the well-being of communities through medical services, feeding programs, nutrition information campaigns, and innovative food security projects, among other efforts that build self-sustaining communities. Oriental Mindoro’s Keep Hope Alive proves that the youth of today do care by addressing the needs of community members in different far flung Mangyan communities. Their project “Fight4Five” focuses on five thematic areas: healthy teeth and body, access to quality education, environmental awareness, youth and community empowerment, and cultural preservation. Likewise, Rebirth Outdoors Trekkers and Adventurers (ROTA) – Philippines, Incorporated of Cagayan de Oro City helps sick children who needs medical treatment either through surgery or medication by raising funds through trekking activities. Their project brings together outdoor enthusiasts, promotes well-being, and provides avenue for young people to help. Youth Working for Change, an organization whose members came from conflictaffected areas in the various municipalities in Basilan, continues to advocate for a healthier Philippines by providing a decent water system which gave access to potable water in various communities in their province. In the same way, Youth Sports Advocacy Philippines inspires kids to have a healthy lifestyle by providing free training sessions in volleyball, basketball, football, badminton, flag football, net ball, table tennis, wrestling, touch rugby, track and field, lawn tennis, and fencing to children ages 4-17 years old. Its mission is to change the society through sports. These projects are validation that for us to build a healthier Philippines, no one should be left behind. These Filipino youth groups have once again proven that their generation embodies the spirit of volunteerism and bayanihan.

Keep Hope Alive KHA Fight4Five Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro The FIGHT4FIVE program of the Keep Hope Alive youth volunteers aims to alleviate poverty among the indigenous Mangyan communities of Mindoro with a five-pronged approach: 1) Health, teeth and body; 2) Access to quality education; 3) Environmental awareness; 4) Youth and community empowerment; and 5) Cultural preservation. The program is a mobile outreach that has been delivering all-around assistance to uplift the standards of living in forty communities and schools (a total of around 18,5OO beneficiaries) since its inception in the form of medical services, educational drives, feeding programs, tree-planting services and various activities to enrich their cultural heritage. The Mangyan people comprise about 35% indigenous people in Mindoro who reside in far-fetched, isolated, rural areas that are not only geographically challenged, but are also conflict-affected and scarce in resources needed for sustainable living. Keep Hope Alive volunteers turn their attention to impoverished children and their families in the area. Getting there alone is among the major challenges the 240 active volunteers of the organizations faced. Motor vehicle transportation is impossible. They spend four to nine hours walking to the locations, crossing rivers and trekking several mountains along the way just to reach the Mangyan people.

A station awaits the children where they can take their morning baths hand washing. Here, the kids get a chance at intensive hygienic improvement where their hair and nails are trimmed. They then proceed to the feeding area where the volunteers provide them with nutritious meals. The children, groomed and fed, proceed to their assigned foster parents to participate in lessons and, afterwards, singing and dancing activities. Keep Hope Alive sponsors educate and encourage children to be achievers. Keep Hope Alive also makes sure to supply them and their teachers with a helpful set of school supplies with the help of generous donors and sponsors. The FIGHT4FIVE has promoted economic sustainability and environmental awareness since its start in 2O12, healing the community’s surroundings as much as they could with reforestation activities and providing helpful information regarding the use of their resources and organic alternatives.

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“...a mobile outreach that has been delivering all-around assistance to uplift the standards of living in ten communities and schools...”

Volunteer health practitioners come along to the sites to conduct medical check-ups for free and to introduce the preventive measures against epidemics to the Mangyans.

orphanage in San Juan for an outreach and found the experience to be too short. “We came up with this idea that we would form an organization focusing on the welfare of children,” tells chairman and co-founder Shernan Gamol, specifying the volunteer group’s goal of establishing three more centers.

Another important aspect Keep Hope Alive hopes to establish is the importance of nurturing cultural heritage. After showing the residents a cultural presentation, they engage them into focus-group talks on how to sustain and develop their rich culture. The volunteers assessed the target schools and communities to identify their needs and eventually came up with the ﬁve-themed strategy supported by different foreign, government and non-government organizations.

Keep Hope Alive has a total of 65O members, most based in Mindoro. Others who weren’t involved in the actual outreach projects support the organization via online support, planning and fund-raising. After winning the TAYO 13, they plan to expand to Romblon and Palawan.

The organization is rooted back in 2OO7, when ﬁve friends in their college years visited an

Youth Sports Advocacy Philippine’s, Incorporated YSA Project YSA Quezon City Nothing brings a community together in a friendlier, healthier and more competitive way other than sports. Youth Sports Advocacy (YSA) Philippine’s, Incorporated envisions a world ﬁlled with individuals who live day-to-day by the many positive values developed in an athlete like discipline, teamwork, and camaraderie. Aside from being a fun activity for kids, studies have shown that the more children play sports, the greater attachment they have with their community. Project YSA started when founder Tony Faye Tan, 26, decided to teach volleyball to three kids she found playing outside her house. “All of us are capable of making a change,” Tan says. “I never thought our organization would grow this large.” Growing up as an athlete, she attests to not only the positive physical effects of sports in an individual, but also in his social well-being. The visionary, photographer, aspiring lawyer and volleyball player believes in the ability of sports to a better society and to give children a better idea of playing, diverting their attention away from the negative effects of technology, especially computer games.

However, it was through the propagating power of social media that news of the volunteer sports program accelerated far and wide, bringing in more trainers and trainees to Tan’s neighborhood in Tandang Sora, Quezon City where they hold the sessions every weekend. Three turned into twenty, and the number of kids who wanted to learn more about sports kept growing, as did the number of volunteers who wanted to teach them. Today, YSA has around 149 (athlete and non-athlete) sporting advocates to share the mission of making a change in Philippine society by sharing their skills and knowledge about sports to the youth. Around 8O children (aging 4-12 years-old) are interacting with each other and learn sports they all love and sports they want to know more about like volleyball, basketball, football, badminton, ﬂag football, table tennis, wrestling, touch rugby, track and ﬁeld, lawn tennis and fencing.

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In fact, Philippine Netball team joined the organization in introducing net ball to the kids. The Philippine Flag Football League also had a few training sessions with the children. There are a total of seven organizations volunteering lending a helping hand for the cause, including the UP Volleyball Alumni, World Citi College Men’s Volleyball Team, Heroes Volleyball Program, Titan Eight Network Group Tech. Corp., and San Beda College of Law Athletics Organization.

“All of us are capable of making a change,”

The progress of the children participating will be evaluated and monitored to track and ensure improvement of their performance and as well as their character formation.

Several coaches and student athletes also joined the cause, but the YSA is open to any individual who are fueled by the love of sports and the vision of imparting their knowledge to children who don't have the means to enroll in a speciﬁc sports clinic and introduce them to new activities that may catch their interest.

The YSA will continue as long as there are children who are willing to learn and advocates willing to share their knowledge in sports.

Youth Working for Change YWC 2BIG (Project B.O.H.E: Building Opportunities through Health and Environment) Lamitan City, Basilan Some of the less fortunate coastal residents of Basilan can now save a trip from the pampang to the nearest waterfall for a drink of water. Access to clean, potable water was made available to them by the efforts of Youth Working For Change -- a group from ARMM who are dedicated to bettering the quality of life in communities deprived of the services from the government and other stakeholders. 2BIG Project B.O.H.E. (Building Opportunity through Health and Development) is now an installed water system that supplies almost 9O households in two Municipalities of the Basilan province, namely, in the barangays of Limbo-Upas, Tipo-Tipo and Atong-Atong, Lantawan. “Bohe” is a local Yakan term for water, which is one of life’s most basic necessities. However, it has been scarce for the residents of Lamitan who couldn’t afford to take regular baths and buy clean supply of water. The less-fortunate are forced to get water from rivers and carry it home, risking their entire families to bacteria, especially the children. Now, the new source of water enables the students to come to school earlier.

focuses on providing households with water supply to communities in Basilan installed water system To improve the health conditions of residents who live on unclean water, the 2O-member organization attended a US Embassy sponsored program in the capital and proposed a decent water system that provided ﬁnancial support. The shortage also called for the help of the local government.

Youth Working For A Change, as a group comprised of youth coming from conﬂict-affected areas who had their share of experiences with armed conﬂicts and wars, each member dreams of changing lives of the youth in Basilan.

“Our community went through a war that took its toll on our water supply,” says organization president Nasiba Salip. “We came across the opportunity to do something about it. Now we asked the residents to take care of what we built for them.

The organization believes that it is their job to inspire more youth and heighten their capacity to improve the lives of their fellow townspeople in any way, especially if it involves providing programs such as a decent water system.

Local government ofﬁcials were briefed by the youth volunteers about the nature and cause of the project and later gave it their blessing, taking it as their responsibility to maintain as Youth Working For Change looks forward to provide the same help to more areas in need.

Rebirth Outdoor Trekkers and Adventurers - Philippines, Incorporated ROTA Trek and Treat Cagayan De Oro City In 2O11 alone, Northern Mindanao had the fifth highest mortality rate of 4O (per 1OOO live births) in the Philippines and children are society’s most vulnerable. At least one in three Filipino children below 18 years old is living in poverty, which does not only encompass financial deprivation, but also that of health as well. Aside from raising money for earth-quake stricken Bohol in 2O13, the Rebirth Outdoor Trekkers and Adventurers (ROTA) from Cagayan de Oro use their unique way of fund-raising to save the lives of children who need help in paying their medical bills for their surgeries. Trek and Treat is a program of theirs, where the group of mountaineers and volunteers organize trekking activities for those who may want to help with the cause, or simply have trekking as a part of their mountaineering lifestyle. “It comes naturally from outdoor enthusiasts to love mother nature,” shares ROTA member Emily Rafols. “So it’s not difficult for us to love another person’s life all the more.” ROTA underwent a transformation from carrying out nature-centered programs, shifting their attention to “nurturing” children’s education and health through fund-raising activities like Trek and Treat which raised a total of 75, 58O pesos in cash. The first of the proceeds went to baby Rusver who was given 24,2OO pesos to help with the surgical operation to treat his omphacele in March 2O13. The second batch of efforts was done for a baby girl, Christine Mae, who was diagnosed with hydrocephalus. The fund-raiser was held in Mintugsok falls in November

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of 2O13 was to help with the increased accumulation of ﬂuid in her brain. The next Trek and Treat’s proceeds went to the survivors of the 2O13 Bohol earthquake, providing tarps. The latest beneﬁciary, baby Jayden, received help amounting to 18,9OO pesos for the management of his congenital cataract and micropthalmia. “If he was not able to have a successful operation at an early stage, he would not be able to see forever,” the mother shared, thankful for the tremendous help ROTA has given them. Empowering everyone to transform themselves, the environment and humanity has been the mission of ROTA Philippines, Incorporated since its inception in 2O1O.

Bayugan National Comprehensive High School Youth Entrepreneurship and Cooperativism in School BNCHS-YECS YECS School Supplies Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur

University of the Philippines Circle of Industrial Engineering UP CIEM LETâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Do It Diliman, Quezon City

Philippine Junior Jaycees, Inc. Tacloban Sinirangan PJJI, Inc. The RISK Project Tacloban City

LIVELIHOOD AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP Enterprise development plays a vital role in economic progress, may it be via individual start-up ideas or community-cooperative endeavors. Individuals who engage in businesses are catalysts for economic growth, creating opportunities to earn for themselves and for their families, and also providing jobs to their communities. In today’s global and integrated markets, the challenge is to constantly address the ever-growing sophistication of market needs, customer satisfaction and supply chains. The Livelihood & Entrepreneurship category seeks youth groups who push for the knowledge, skills and values of entrepreneurship, establishing sustainable and marketable livelihood programs as interventions in alleviating poverty, especially in the countryside. Other programs may include jobs generation & matching, financial literacy, market linkage, product development, and design & sales initiatives, etc. The projects of Bayugan National Comprehensive High School-Young Entrepreneurship in Schools (BNCHS-YECS), University of the Philippines Circle of Industrial Engineering Majors (UP CIEM), and Philippine Junior Jaycees-Tacloban Sinirangan Chapter envision a more productive Philippines, where Filipinos, especially the underprivileged, have the opportunities to earn a living. Theirs are exemplary efforts that strived for the improvement of the skills and abilities of high school students with regard to enterprising, alleviation of poverty and lack of opportunity by providing means of livelihood such as fishing, distribution of resources to a Yolanda-stricken community, and promotion of new technologies. These youth groups provided hope to members of different communities who seem to have lost the desire to dream. They did not only provide opportunities to earn a living or to profit, they provided the spark to aspire for a better life.

Bayugan National Comprehensive High School Youth Entrepreneurship and Cooperativism in School BNCHS-YECS YECS School Supplies Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur

Business venture helped assure safety of almost 2,5OO students. Running for almost 12 years now, Young Entrepreneurs and Cooperative in School (YECS) School Supplies is continuously meeting the demands and needs of the students and faculty by selling school supplies in their school canteen. This entrepreneurial activity attains two objectives at the same time. It helps in improving the business skills of young entrepreneurs and answer the problem of safety of students and teachers alike as they had to brave a busy highway to buy basic school supplies. Junior and senior students of BNCHS thought of this endeavor way back in 2OO4 when they felt that their school is having problems accommodating the demands of its population in terms of selling school supplies. Thus, students were forced to cross highways which was very dangerous. With the help of their teacher, they thought of this business venture which works and beneﬁt them both ways.

Pioneer student-members contributed 50 pesos and were allowed to have 1 minimum share and a maximum of 5 shares. The organization was already able to construct a laboratory center, an extension of their office and conference room and they also bought necessary equipment for the efficient flow of their business. Aside from providing affordable school supplies to students, one of their sales-in-charge was able to graduate last March 2O15. Her salary from YECS were able to sustain her through college. The organization now has 225 members, a balloon from its original number of members which is 15. Today, membership is voluntary however, Business Management students are given priority. The then 15 member group were divided into 3 and were tasked to design their own start up enterprises. They ventured into school supplies selling as it is one of the biggest demand of their school. This is not the first time that this endeavor was recognized.

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“It helps in improving the business skills of young entrepreneurs and answer the problem of safety of students and teachers alike as they had to brave a busy highway to buy basic school supplies.”

The proﬁt of the organization is divided into four:

8O% goes to the share dividend of its members. O1% goes to the TLE department for the procurement of school supplies. 5% is for the procurement of shop room tools and equipment 5% for improvement

Also, the organization plans to donate sewing machines because of the limited number of such in the Garments Class. This just goes to show that the students are not only thinking of proﬁt for themselves but also proﬁt that can be used to held the T.L.E. Department of their school.

They have joined TAYO 12 and is now a TAYO 13 awardee. YECS has proven its sustainability for 12 years and continues to do so by investment and trade.

University of the Philippines Circle of Industrial Engineering UP CIEM LET’S Do It Diliman, Quezon City

Sitio Pulo is almost an unknown area to most Filipinos, especially college students. However, for the University of the Philippines Circle of Industrial Engineering, it has become their mission to bring smiles to this place through sustainable projects, donations and alternative classes. The 122-member UP organization partnered with different institutions to make Sitio Pulo, a community of around 145 families and 225 children, a better place. LETS DO IT or “Livelihood and Education, to Touch the hearts of the Residents by immersing our members to their way of living and to deliver Sustainable Development in the Community” was started by the organization officers for academic year 2012-2013. However, brought about by natural calamities, the vision did not materialize. But due to the persistence of Louie Angelo Rivera, then-Vice Chairperson for External Affairs, the team was able to spearhead its first LETS DO IT project the following year. The project is a collaboration of different institutions. In partnership with the Yellow Boat Foundation, they were able to donate 45 boats and fishing nets, increasing the people’s income to almost three thousand pesos from five hundred pesos. The boats were made by the local fishermen, earning additional income from their usual source of livelihood. Aside from the boats given to the different families in Sitio Pulo, the organization also donated educational materials such as bags and school supplies. From just a vision, they were able to partner with major companies such as Biogesic. This partnership helped them in donating blankets and medicines to the people of Sitio Pulo.

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“Elevate”, one of the events during the organization’s anniversary, used the earnings of the polvorons made by mothers of the Sitio Pulo’s families to buy 223 educational kits. These mothers were taught how to make polvoron through one of the livelihood seminar hosted by LETS DO IT. The organization plans to help more communities and build more dreams through the LET'S Do It project.

Philippine Junior Jaycees, Inc. Tacloban Sinirangan PJJI, Inc. The RISK Project Tacloban City

Something good came out of Typhoon Yolanda. The RISK Project of the Philippine Junior Jaycees, Inc.’s Project RISK is a four-type activity in Tacloban City, Tolosa and Palo, Leyte. RISK stands for recreate, invest, save and know. The Jaycees spearheaded and implemented projects to help the victims of Yolanda return to their normal lives. Their first project is an environmentally friendly fun run. It consisted of a freedom wall, waste segregation and insight sharing. This fun run aimed to inform the public about pollution and poverty incidence in the country. The insight sharing allowed the beneficiaries to be better involved in the recreation and re-establishment of their lives. The second event was a tree planting activity at Tolosa, Leyte with the help of different schools to ensure sustainability. Tree planting is one of the most common environmental activity to combat flooding and land erosion. This activity served as a measure of precaution for the community, helping them to be more prepared if and when another calamity hits. Tolosa was one of the municipalities in Leyte heavily devastated by typhoon Yolanda. Leyte in general became home to several distraught farmers after the said calamity. They had no means to buy farming resources to start up their own lives. The Jaycees’ were motivated once again to extend help.

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The last leg of the RISK project is a livelihood endeavor divided into two parts, a seminar and donation of farming resources. The Department of Agriculture and local government units, both of which are partner institutions, provided vegetable seedlings and farm tools to the beneﬁciary. These three activities, fun run, tree planting and livelihood project helped raise the level of awareness of the beneﬁciaries. The project ran last April 2O15.

University of San Jose - Recoletos School of Law and Community Enrichment USJR-SOLACE Case Follow-up for Jail Decongestion and Inmates Paralegal Training Program Cebu City I am Making a Difference I am MAD I am Making a Difference Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila

Pinoy Malikhain Pinoy Malikhain Balik Kasiyahan Sa Lansangan Taytay, Rizal

Propelling Our Inherited Nation Through Our Youth Inc. POINTY, Inc. Youth Leadership Seminar Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental

CULTURE AND THE ARTS, PEACE AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Culture encompasses the values, beliefs and traditions – acts we exhibit in our everyday lives. Likewise, it is reﬂected in our rich history, heritage and creative expression. It is through culture that we develop a sense of belonging in the communities we reside in. It is through the culture & the arts that we are rooted towards promoting peace and development in communities, especially in our marginalized sectors. In order for every Filipino experience the economic growth we are having the past few years, progress should be rooted in our values, languages, individual, communal and national stories, and our way of living. The Culture & the Arts, Peace & Human Development category seeks to recognize youth organizations who have constantly and creatively contributed in telling the Filipino narrative – its struggles & triumphs, its colorful past & dreams for the future, and its rich, diverse & global identity. Programs include the promotion and education of human dignity, exhibitions, performances and written & visual work that advance the Filipino, and initiatives that work towards the inclusion of the poor & the marginalized, such as the urban & rural poor, the persons with the disabilities, women & the indigenous peoples, among others. Propelling our Inherited Nation through our Youth (POINTY) and I am Making A Difference (I am M.A.D.) both pushes for human development by molding the youth into productive members and leaders through seminars and camps. POINTY provides an avenue for the youth to enhance their leadership, technical and interpersonal skills, through series of lectures, group dynamics, group sharing, team building activities and presentations with the objective to make them more responsible, productive and well-informed youth of the society while I am M.A.D. trains young students to become catalysts of change in their respective communities by conducting storytelling, team building activities, games, and obstacle courses. Pinoy Malkhain is upfront in its goal to bring about happiness and inspiration to less privileged street children and orphans in different adoption homes and day care centers through free puppet shows, arts and crafts, games, Bible storytelling,singing, and stress debrieﬁng activities. Likewise, University of San Jose Recoletos- School of Law Advocacy and Community Enrichment (USJR-SOLACE) decongests and protects the rights of detainees to fair and speedy trial in Mandaue City Jail by conducting jail visits, paralegal assistance and training, inmates interview, and case follow-ups. The exemplary projects under this category prove that age is not a hindrance in making a difference. The young groups behind these projects demonstrate that when people come together, every challenge is solvable.

University of San Jose - Recoletos School of Law and Community Enrichment USJR-SOLACE Case Follow-up for Jail Decongestion and Inmates Paralegal Training Program Cebu City

Justice delayed is justice denied. Jail congestion has become a perennial problem in the Philippines for a number of reasons: the high crime rate, shortage of funds for additional buildings, and the general lack of sympathy for criminals. There aren’t many people who try to put themselves in the shoes of a detainee counting down the years of his life in a crowded jail cell, rolling around in grief and self-pity, being unaware of his rights and losing hope in his future. Spending everyday behind bars, there’s only so much prisoners could do as they wait for their long-overdue cases to turn up from the pile. Thanks to the efforts of 39 law students from Cebu, the inmates of the most crowded detention facilities could help each other resolve each others’ cases and hasten their release. The members of the School of Law and Community Enrichment (SOLACE) share with the detainees their knowledge of the rights of the accused, criminal procedures and the

justice system through a series of lectures and assessments. The 25 trained Inmate Paralegal Aides then spread their new found knowledge with co-inmates, along with the feeling of hope and the privilege of giving hope to others. The program gives thought to the overstaying detainees who have been behind bars longer than their prescribed period as penalty for their offenses. Most of them did not know their rights and did not know the procedure of the criminal justice system, this includes the elderly, diseased, and children in conﬂict with the law. This is why the members of SOLACE conduct case follow-ups to empower the accused whose right to speedy trial is violated by the delaying of criminal prosecution for an indeﬁnite amount of time. Paralegal coordinators could be an invaluable aid to supply knowledge of the vexatious, capricious, and oppressive delays of their incarceration.

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“Justice delayed, is justice denied.”

The process of jail visits, inmate interviews, case follow-ups and paralegal training seminars was able to expedite the release of one convict from the most over-crowded jail in the country, the Mandaue City Jail with a capacity of 95 inmates and an outstanding population of 1,113. “This is just a start,” says SOLACE president Hope Cesely Baquero, adding that the TAYO award-winning student organization from the University of San Jose-Recoletos School of Law now eyes the Cebu City jail as their next beneﬁciary.

needed to truly solve the problem of jail congestion. Ms. Baquero implores more people to see jail decongestion as something to be taken seriously. She and her team poured their time and effort into properly assessing overstaying inmates and their cases in the Regional Trial Court branches, organizing providing visual aid for the training sessions, and even translating the provisions of law to Cebuano to better explain inviolable rights they still possess. “Not everyone is interested in contributing to this solution to the problem,” Ms. Baquero says. “But we’re proud that we were able to transform what we learned in school into actions.”

SOLACE, in partnership with the Humanitarian Legal Assistance Foundation (HLAF) and its collaboration with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penalogy (BJMP), is only a small part of the multi-faceted approach

I am Making a Difference I am MAD I am Making a Difference Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila

I am M.A.D. (Making a difference) is a team of more than 2OO wish granters from all over the country who believe that bringing people along and letting them see the beauty of helping others without expecting anything in return is one of the most effective ways to help them. However, with the rewarding experience the giver acquires in the process, both giver and receiver are beneﬁciaries. “We choose children because they are the foundation of every nation,” shares co-founder Christian Rivero. “If our youth is responsible, we will have a good nation.” By conducting three-day outreach programs, youth volunteers of I am M.A.D. aim to shape children’s aspirations (grades 4 to 6) into those of passionate Filipino Citizens who have deep love for others, their environment, their country, their families and their God. Different from the many groups devoted to conducting outreach programs, I am M.A.D. upholds a set of ten commitments which are ascribed to their process of empowering kids to be young catalysts of change. I am M.A.D continues to nurture individual’s drive to make a difference at an early age.

1. I will pray and thank God everyday 2. I will smile and greet people around me 3. I will eat nutritious food every meal 4. I will share my food to those who doesn’t have 5. I will throw my garbage in the trashcan 6. I will play with fairness and sportsmanship 7. I will return any lost and found items to the authority 8. I will study my lessons before going to bed 9. I will hug my parents and tell them how much I love them 1O. I will start making a difference within myself today

“Once a child looks at us and smiles, and we see their parents smiling as well, we tell ourselves, we need to continue doing this,” co-founder Mark Ravanzo shares. I am M.A.D. is the union of volunteers all over the Philippines who share a deep concern for society, especially the youth. The volunteers spark hope to improve lives of young participants through experiences and workshops that try to motivate them to achieve their dreams. After I am M.A.D. achieved the milestone of being part of the TAYO 13, Mark looked back on the journey as an opportunity to know more about the other equally-accomplished organizations and learn from them. He sees the TAYO as a good opportunity to benchmark smaller, lesser-known organizations who have their own stories of spreading youth positivity to other areas.

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“We choose children because they are the foundation of every nation,”

As a Basilan native who went through the loss of his father at a young age and later encountered the 2OOO Lamitan seige of the Abu Sayyaf, Mark knows the great impact of loss and deprivation in a child’s life. On the other hand, the motive of Christian, Mark, to help the less fortunate resonates from his personal experience of coming from a poor family and becoming a personal scholar of a Canadian priest.

Since December of 2OO9, I am M.A.D. has reached 2O locations nationwide including areas in Basilan, Zamboanga, Zamboanga del Sur, North Cotabato, Davao Oriental, Romblon, Batangas, La Union, Bulacan, Sarangani Province, Tarlac, Kalinga, Cebu, Benguet, Pampanga and the cities of Kidapawan, Manila, and Tuguegarao.

Together, they initiated the ﬁrst outreach in Basilan (2009) as their simple way of “paying it forward to their communities”. They watched the small outreach grow into the 3OO-member national organization it is today.

Mark Ravanzo is 2O13’s PNVSCA’s Outstanding Volunteer of the Philippines and Christian Rivero is 2O12’s UN Outstanding Youth Leader.

Pinoy Malikhain Pinoy Malikhain Balik Kasiyahan Sa Lansangan Taytay, Rizal

Do you remember how the cheerful yet educational chiming of Batibot sparked the creativity and thoughtfulness in your childhood mind? Pinoy Malikhain uses the power of their God-given talents accompanied by crafty story-telling to bring smiles and educational entertainment to children in need all over the Philippines. Youth volunteers circle the Philippines -- from the mountain communities to the disaster stricken areas of Samar and Leyte -- to do puppet shows, games, food and various arts and crafts activities to nurture the talented minds of kids, teach them to value the environment, and bring them closer to God. Having educational puppet shows give children something to be enjoyed without having to think about the unpleasantries imposed on them in their early years by tragedy, poverty and calamity.

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Moreover, Pinoy Malikhain aims to inspire young minds to pursue their dreams through wholesome, environment-friendly ways like outreaches, bible story-telling sessions and “Rubber Arts” wherein the children learn how to recycle and transform trash into something creative.

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“Hindi nasusukat kung gaano karangya ang isang grupo makapasilbi lang ng may saya sa puso para sa kapwa, mapagplanuhan ng maayos at magawan ng paraan ang simpleng problema at ilapit ito sa Diyos,” Managing director Mark David Cerezo says, describing their secret in giving joy to children in need.

The group has been paying visits to street children, communities recovering from disasters, orphanages, and daycare centers since 2OO9, sometimes visiting more than 3OO children in each location.

The group of whole-hearted volunteers, who ask nothing in return, are supported by donors who provide funding and school supplies for the children. Before being ﬁnalists for the TAYO 13, they have already made a name for themselves by being featured by numerous TV programs for being exemplars of humble, grace-driven advocacy.

Their many travels were long and strenuous but nothing fuels the volunteers of Pinoy Malikhain more than the sight of the children being happy and feeling relieved from their underprivileged state.

Propelling Our Inherited Nation Through Our Youth Inc. POINTY, Inc. Youth Leadership Seminar Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental

Youth leadership training is one thing, but a well-supported, concerted effort to turn well-informed youth into advocates of peace and development is another. Youth leadership training is one thing, but a well-supported, concerted effort to turn well-informed youth into advocates of peace and development is another. A four-day and/or three-day seminar mused by Propelling Our Inherited Nation Through Our Youth (POINTY) Inc. is the avenue for future leaders to polish their technical and interpersonal skills for their roles in nation-building, as well as becoming aware of the AFP peace initiatives in eight provinces of Northern Mindanao. The organization does not believe that the intricacy of what makes a responsible and patriotic citizens is not something that can be invoked all at once. That’s why the Youth Leadership Seminar (YLS) sets itself apart from the norm of shaping future leaders by breaking down the process into three integral parts: The Youth, The Youth and the Government, and The Model Filipino Youth. All youth stakeholders partake in lectures from the local ofﬁces of the Red Cross Youth, DSWD, DepEd, ALS, TESDA, DENR, PDEA, and the clergy. The YLS eyes a transformed and empowered group of young individuals who are capable of fulﬁlling their roles in building a morally and spiritually upright society through this non-intimidating exchange of patriotic and nationalistic lectures, activities and team-building exercises between local government units of Region X and XIII and their 3,672 community members composed of 15 to 3O-year-olds.

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Of course, fun is incorporated in the process of learning through more “transformative approaches” that simpliﬁes the principles of leadership into a more dynamic training course. During this period, the youth are able to develop a critical understanding of themselves and their greater responsibilities which include recommending and implementing government programs. “They will walk into action right after the seminar,” says POINTY Inc. Assistant Secretary Maria Angelica Tan, further sharing that graduates of the seminar will also “sustain their community by providing support for addressing their issues and concerns.”

It was through the initiative of the 4th Civil-Military Batallion, 4th Infantry Division, and the Philippine Army that the conduct of seven YSLs were registered to the Securities and Excange Commission last October 2012. It has also been helpful in sharing the 4th Infantry Division’s mission of shielding the youth against deceptive organizations.

Tanay Mountaineers, Incorporated TM Inc. Community-based Charcoal Briquetting Project Tanay, Rizal

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ENVIRONMENT, DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION The Philippines’ vulnerability to disasters is due to its geographical location. The country experiences around twenty typhoons a year on average as it lies along the Western Pacific Basin, the world’s busiest typhoon belt. The country is also vulnerable to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions as it lies in the Pacific Ring of Fire. The challenge for the new generation of Filipinos is how to adapt to climate change and be able to build robust and resilient communities. Environmental consciousness and disaster preparedness are tied closely together. When one is in tune with the surroundings, it becomes easier to decide on what to act on: which issues to address, what areas to improve in, what impending catastrophes may happen. Preventive measures are always best, especially in our country where we regularly experience typhoons and other calamities both natural and man-made. The Environment, Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation category seeks to recognize youth groups who work with vulnerable communities in effective environmental protection, climate change solutions, promoting biodiversity and ecological awareness, and disaster prevention, education, rescue, rehabilitation, among others. Environmental and Climate Change Research Institute (ECCRI) of the De La Salle Araneta University has installed a Solar-Powered Ultrasonic Flood Detector System in three municipalities in Tarlac which serves as a disaster risk management device to detect and forecast threatening flood events so that farmers can be alerted in advance and can undertake appropriate responses to prevent or lessen disaster. With the aim of saving lives and preventing disasters brought about by conflagration, Instrumentation and Control Student' Society (ICSS) of the Technological University of the Philippines-Manila built the Iwas Sunog Gadget (ISUGAD) that can detect change in temperature, humidity, and smoke, and alerts the authorities through a text message. Kanlaon Theater Guild aims to impart awareness on disaster risk reduction and management through series of short, interactive, and mobile plays while Tanay Mountaineers protects the environment, saves the forests, and provides livelihood through their "Community Charcoal Briquetting Project" which uses agricultural wastes as resources. These projects are reminders of how we should not forget the importance of taking care of our environment. The youth groups have also shown that for us to have a bright future, we should start thinking of innovative and creative ways of providing measures to address the consequences of climate change.

Environmental and Climate Research Institute - De La Salle Araneta University ECCRI - DLSAU Impact and Risk Analyses of Long-Term Climate Variability on Food and Environmental Security in Tarlac Province Malabon City, Metro Manila A science-based research advocacy spearheaded by the Environmental and Climate Research Institute (ECCRI) of De La Salle Araneta University helped the municipalities of Paniqui, Pura and Ramos in the province of Tarlac in terms of increasing resiliency and reducing vulnerability brought about by natural and anthropological disasters. This preparedness was a result of the distribution of Ultrasonic flood detector systems developed by the junior scientists. To aid this device, the organization also conducted discussion groups and interviews to validate results of the device. Moreover, primary stakeholders were involved in the implementation which made them more aware of necessary details and appreciate disaster preparedness as an effective tool to combat mortality and food shortage. ECCRI’s project benefited almost 13O, OOO people. It helped the province of Tarlac prepare for the calamities through risk assessment and risk reduction measures. The installation of ultrasonic flood detector systems also helped the agricultural sector prevent loss of profits. It also provided farmers and fishermen the knowledge in adjusting their agricultural calendar.

The said adjustment helped farmers and fishermen by the anticipation and preparation for disasters brought by climate change. According to the Pura government website, “the Flood Detector System is already transmitting warning signals on the level of flood water at the lowest identified elevation in Barangay Cadanglaan through text messages to the LDRRMO personnel.” Flooding is a perennial problem not just in the province of Tarlac but also of the whole country. It damages lives, personal properties, business and agriculture. Installation of a warning device such the Solar-powered Ultrasonic Flood Detector System developed and distributed by De La Salle Araneta can significantly reduce damages and help the people in their preparation. Climate change remains to be one of the gravest problems of the world. It affects all parts of human lives – family, industry, employment, agriculture etc. Agricultural devastation for instance affects the food supply of the people. That is why this project, entitled “The Impact and Risk Analyses of Long-Term Climate Variability on Food and Environmental Security in Tarlac Province” proved to be beneficial.

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ECCRI coordinated with different institutions such as but not limited to Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, PAGASA and NSCB in the implementation of their project. Aside from the distribution of such device the organization also conducted risk assessment, risk management, participatory action research, cost-beneﬁt analysis, policy analysis, climate modeling and projections, tropical cyclones tracking, mapping using quantum geographic information systems and humanitarian advocacy projects. This 1O-part project are divided into sub-groups and entailed the participation of all key players. The projects and activities spearheaded by the organization helped in building the resiliency of the people and made

“The said adjustment helped farmers and fishermen by the anticipation and preparation for disasters brought by climate change.” them independent of the device which means they learned to be prepared on their own and not merely relying on the reading of the device. The organization was funded by the Oscar M. Lopez Center for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Foundation Incorporated (OML Center). They were granted almost 2 million pesos after careful scrutiny of the OML Board. The project was launched in the year 2O13 and ended on 2O15.

Kanlaon Theater Guild Kanlaon Theater Guild Project DANGUP Bacolod City Twenty young thespians from Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod use their talents to spread awareness of the seriousness of calamity and the importance of risk reduction. The Kanlaon Theater Guild has done more than a hundred productions on their interactive mobile theater. Their original interactive productions both educate and entertain their audiences in disaster-stricken and disaster-prone communities about what to do before, during, and after perilous situations. What’s the price of admission? The residents’ willingness to share their knowledge and awareness with other neighboring communities. “The project is about preparation,” says actor and director Charles Tan. “There are a lot of other projects that are being done for the pagbangon or recovery stage of the victims.” After many years of enduring natural and man-made disasters like typhoons, earthquakes and ﬁres, all of which could happen at any time, the guild was tapped by the Save The Children Foundation to spread to the communities and schools of Negros Occidental the awareness of risk reduction and management. Now, every full-ﬂedged member of the acting troupe do their part in Project Dangup, which means “to take refuge, shelter or sanctuary”.

Coincidentally in 2O14, a ﬁre razed the Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod gymnasium. The Kanlaon troupe had to ﬁnd an alternative space for productions which, eventually, was the interactive mobile theater. With it, the Guild went on a mission to minimize future casualties by instilling proper risk reduction and management among the minds of the next generation. Children could become catalysts of change. So far, they have graced through the challenge of bringing the grave matter of danger and casualties in the form of short, whimsical comedy plays that instill in the minds of children and adults alike the steps to take in the event of disasters. The characters of the productions “Si Iska Nga Permi Handa” and “Si Tonyo Alisto” paint a clear picture of what kind of person you should be in anticipating and dealing with hazardous situations, steering children away from the tendency of being apathetic towards the risk of disasters. The guild even assured the audience’s understanding in the form of question and answer portion wherein prizes were provided, but all that was just the start.

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Phase two would come from the part of the communities. “The play will go on as long as there are groups who invite us,” Mr. Tan finishes, defining their ideal beneficiaries as communities willing to accept the responsibility of training other communities." He is proud to say that there were already two communities committed to undergo training from them pertaining to theater arts and disaster preparedness. The theater guild has participated in many national, regional and provincial film festivals, along with other culture-related events of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. It was only on their 25th year (2O15) that they were invited to perform in the Municipalities of Carles and Estancia, Ilo-ilo, for the one-year anniversary for Typhoon Yolanda that heavily

“...the Guild went on a mission to minimize future casualties by instilling proper risk reduction and management among the minds of the next generation.” hit the two towns. It started as a treat for the children and the emphasis of the demise of unpreparedness during typhoons. The troupe later decided to continue productions in other communities in Negros Occidental and it eventually became Project Dangup. Aside from continuously carrying out the educational productions in their eyed 1O Barangays, Kanlaon Theater Guild plans to tackle climate change, environmental protection and energy conservation as a winner of the TAYO 13.

Tanay Mountaineers, Incorporated TM Inc. Community-based Charcoal Briquetting Project Tanay, Rizal

Producing charcoal has been deemed the “Silent Killer of the Philippine Forest” because its process lays waste to country’s reserve of greenery and its biosphere.

To the uplands of Tanay, Rizal, the production of charcoal is their main source of livelihood. TM made it a point to introduce the residents to the better and proper way of manufacturing coal that doesn’t require cutting any more trees.

As a non-government organization sworn to protect and nurture nature, Tanay Mountaineers(TM), Inc. aims to steer the country away from the destructive practice of traditional charcoal production by bringing a sustainable, eco-friendly alternative into light.

Coal could be made from organic matter like grass and branches found on the ground which is shredded and crushed into powder. After creating the mixture, a briquetting machine compresses it into a cylindrical mold and is dried under the sun.

The members of TM believe that every single person in a community, especially the youth, share the same responsibility of mending the damage done to the environment. This eventually sparked the conception of the Community-based Charcoal Briquetting Project, an effort to set charcoal-making right.

TM doesn’t only promote the ﬁnished products - they take it to neighboring municipalities to share the pro-environment advocacy of eco-friendy manufacturing to strengthen the implementation of Environmental Law Enforcement.

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Each ton of briquetted coal produced saves up to 88 trees. Avoidance of cutting trees is the avoidance of ﬂoods and landslides that endanger the area. Since briquetting machines are worth up to 2OO,OOO pesos, TM provided the free metal drums or carbonizers necessary to “hot-spot” areas like San Andres, Sto. Niño, Mamuyao, Cayabu, Tinucan, Sta. Ines, Laiban, Daraitan, and Cuyambay (Tablon). TM may be remembered for winning the TAYO 11 for their disaster risk-reduction program that empowers the youth to build “Disaster Resilient Communities.” Now, they triumph once more with a program where its volunteers impart to Tanay natives their knowledge of environmental preservation and measures for climate change adaptation.

“Tanay Mountaineers(TM), Inc. aims to steer the country away from the destructive practice of traditional charcoal production by bringing a sustainable, eco-friendly alternative into light.” Since its Engr. Carlos Inofre, Jr. founded the organization with its 19 members last 1997, TM has been recognized as guardians of nature in the Philippines. The 18-year-old organization envisions all of its 244 members to be better leaders and citizens in the future.

Technological University of the Philippines Instrumentation and Control Students’ Society TUP-ICSS Iwas Sunog Gadget Manila

“Safety isn’t expensive, it’s priceless!” The Instrumentation and Control Students’ Society developed ISUGAD or Iwas SUnog GADget and facilitated its installation at Malate, Manila with the approval of the Bureau of Fire Protection – Paco Fire Station. ISUGAD is a device that prevents fire by monitoring temperature, humidity of the environment and presence of smoke. Moreover, it also has the capacity to notify barangay officials in case of a fire incident while simultaneously activating the alarm system. It is made up of two units and is a 3-part project. The first part is triggering the device of the system, the second is activating the “brain” or the microcontroller system and lastly, the GMS module that sends a text message to authorities if and when there is abnormality in the data monitoring the temperature, humidity and smoke. Fire escalates very fast and damages properties without mercy and without fast response, it can take lives of people. Thus, prevention will always be the number one step in assuring safety. Malate, Manila is a known fire prone area and the installation of such device is beneficial to the 1,500 people residing in the area.

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ICSS is an academic organization of the Technological University of the Philippines that has “a heart to serve, hand to share and mind to cultivate in delivering and rendering high quality of services in order to instill excellence in ICET students.” The organization hopes to spread awareness on the existence of instrumentation and control engineering by the success of this project. The device was installed on August 31, 2015 and ﬁnished testing in just one day.

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Ms. Alleine Namuco of CMLI Alumni Association, TAYO 12 Finalist, facilitated the team building activities of the representatives. She also shared her experiences as a representative of TAYO 12 and gave them glimpse of the life after TAYO. In the afternoon, the representatives were able to listen for the presentation tips of Comm. Perci Cendana of the National Youth Commission. He also facilitated some workshops to train the further representatives in public After Comm. speaking. Cendana, Ms. Janine Ramirez facilitated a Media brieﬁng to equip the representatives the proper etiquette in media guesting.

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The following following day day was was the the The National Judging. Judging. This This isis the the National ultimate challenge challenge for for all all the the ultimate national ﬁnalists. ﬁnalists. TAYO TAYO 13’s 13�s national National Judging Judging was was different different National from the the previous previous judging judging from format. Since Since TAYO TAYO 13 13 format. introduced 55 categories, categories, there there introduced were 55 panels panels that that were were were assigned to to judge judge only only the the assigned organizations under under their their organizations respectivecategory. category.Each Eachpanel panel respective consist of of aa commissioner commissioner isis consist from the the National National Youth Youth from Commission, 22 representatives representatives Commission, fromthe thepool poolof ofTAYO TAYOmentors, mentors, from Media,Corporate CorporateSponsors Sponsors and and Media, other known known experts experts of of that that other category. The The format format of of category. presentations isis also also different different presentations from the the previous previous years. years. The The from representatives will will show show their their representatives respective video video to to the the judges judges respective start the the presentation. presentation. After After toto start showing the the said said video, video, they they showing were given given aa maximum maximum of of 77 were minutesto topresent presenttheir theirproject project minutes entries using using their their prepared prepared entries PowerPoint presentation. presentation. The The PowerPoint �udges had had 1O 1� minutes minutes to to ask ask judges questionsabout aboutthe theproject projectand and questions another 5-1O 5-1O minutes minutes to to give give another feedback and and message message to to the the feedback organizations organizations

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The third day of TAYO week was an early one as the selected representatives went to different media stations to be featured in their morning shows. NYC Commissioner Perci Cendana, along with organization representatives from University of San Carlos Chemical Engineering Society, and Rebirth Outdoor Trekkers and Adventurers, Inc. discussed their TAYO Stories with host Paolo Abrera in ABS-CBN News Channel’s “Mornings @ ANC”.. Meanwhile, Youth Working for Change, Kanlaon Theater Guild and UP ALCHEMES representatives visited TV5’s “Aksyon sa Umaga” for their own tv guesting. The representatives were asked about the things they been doing with their respective groups.

Another team of TAYO ﬁnalists also visited DZXL 558 RMN Station as guests in “Straight To The Point”. Keep Hope Alive, BNCHS-YECS, and ECCRI De La Salle Araneta University representatives were able to tell their novel stories and encourage more youth groups to contribute in transforming the nation.

It speciﬁcally aims to achieve the following: 1. Provide the youth organizations the current trends and innovations. 2. Inspire youth leaders to think of creative and innovative solutions to different problems of the community.

The other representatives who did not join the media hops went to the Philippine Senate again for the Innovate and Inspire: Workshop and Mentoring with the TAYO mentors.

3. Equip the organizations with necessary skills to effectively sustain the impact of their programs, projects, and activities.

This is a new addition to the TAYO week format that aims to capacitate the TAYO ﬁnalists with necessary skills to further strengthen and elevate their programs, projects and activities to the next level.

The program was divided into two parts. The first part is the plenary session where the TAYO mentors addressed all the participants about their topics and the second part is the breakout session where mentors had a more intimate set-up of presenting to a smaller group. Previous finalists and members of the current finalists joined the event. More than 7O participants attended to listen and participate in the different sessions.

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The fourth day of the TAYO Week was a day devoted to just fun, leisure and shared happiness – it was the most highly-awaited Coke Day. The representatives woke up early for their out-of-town trip. They visited Sta. Rosa, Laguna for a Coke plant tour. After the plant tour, they went to Crisostomo Ibarra restaurant to share lunch together. The lunch was filled with laughter and happiness as the representatives were more bonded after four days of being together. After lunch, the participants went to Nuvali to relax and free their minds of anything and enjoyed the company of their fellow finalists. Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines Program Officer, Ms. Pam de Leon, accompanied the TAYO 13 Finalists to Nuvali where they spent the entire afternoon admiring the beauty of the place. The experience became a festive culmination to the meaningful week-long event. The Coke day was a memorable one because it allowed the organization representatives to relax and enjoy with their newfound friends.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDEES

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The Awarding Ceremonies was held at the Heroes Hall in the Malacañang Palace. The program was attended by the representative of his excellency, Secretary Sonny Coloma, Presidential Communications Operations Ofﬁce; Senator Bam Aquino; Mr. Jose Sixto Dantes III, Co-Chairman of TAYO Awards Foundation; Mr. Rollie Fabi, Co-Chairman of TAYO Awards Foundation ; Ms. Aika Robredo, President TAYO Awards Foundation; Usec. Gio Tingson, Chairperson of the National Youth Commission; Ms. Cecile Alcantara, President of the Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines; Ms. Sonigene Brizuela and Mr. Vincent Steve Piczon, Managers, Corporate Affairs Unit-Business Communications of San Miguel Corporation; Mr. Ramon Isberto, Public Affairs Head of SMART Communications Mr. Sonny Carpio, EVP and COO of Aboitiz Foundation; Mr. Michael Ngan, Country General Manager, LENOVO Philippines, Ms. Rhodora Palomar-Fresnedi, Executive Director of Unilab Foundation, and several past TAYO winners, program partners, guests of national ﬁnalists. Each winning organization received Php 5O,OOO.OO and a trophy specially-crafted by Toym De Leon Imao and a Lenovo Phab. Special Awards were given to the Youth Working for Change as 2015’s Coke Barkada Awardee from Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines; USJ-R SOLACE for the SMC Better World Special Award from the San Miguel Corporation; TUP-ICSS for the Smart Innovation Award from SMART Communications; the USC Chemical Engineering Society for Lenovo’s Most Innovative Project from LENOVO Philippines; and, Pinoy Malikhain for the Healthier PH Special Award from UNILAB Foundation.

The TAYO 13 National Finalists also received a cash grant of Php 2O,OOO.OO each and a plaque of commendation. These grants were made possible by the Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines. During the Awarding ceremonies, Senator Bam gave his speech as a partner and one of the founders of the Search. Ms. Cecile Alcantara of CCFPI also gave her speech. Before the keynote address of Sec. Coloma, Ms. Nasiba Salip of Youth Working for Change, delivered the response on behalf of her fellow national ﬁnalists on January 21, 2O17 at the Heroes Hall, Malacanang Palace.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDEES

GENTAYO PH WINNERS

SPECIAL AWARDS COKEBARKADA BARKADAAWARD AWARD COKE

SAN SANMIGUEL MIGUELCORPORATION CORPORATIONBETTER BETTER WORLD WORLDSPECIAL SPECIALAWARD AWARD

TheCoke CokeBarkada BarkadaAward Awardisisisgiven giventoto toaaaTAYO TAYOWinner Winnerthat thatbest bestdemonstrates demonstratesthe the The The Coke Barkada Award given TAYO Winner that best demonstrates the qualitiesofof ofaaaCoke CokeBarkada BarkadaAmbassador Ambassador–––aaagroup groupthat thatshares shareshappiness happinessand and qualities qualities Coke Barkada Ambassador group that shares happiness and embodiesthe thepassion passioninin inchanging changingcommunities communitiesthrough throughprojects projectsthat thatmirrors mirrorswhat what embodies embodies the passion changing communities through projects that mirrors what Coca-Colahas hasbeen beendoing doinginin inthe thefields fieldsofof ofwater waterstewardship, stewardship,women womenempowerment, empowerment, Coca-Cola Coca-Cola has been doing the fields water stewardship, women empowerment, and promoting promoting well-being. well-being. Youth Youth Working Working for for Change, Change, an an organization organization whose whose and and promoting well-being. Youth Working for Change, an organization whose memberscame camefrom fromconflictconflict-affected affectedareas areasinin inthe thevarious variousmunicipalities municipalitiesofof ofBasilan Basilan members members came from conflictaffected areas the various municipalities Basilan province,bagged baggedthis thisyear’s year’scoveted covetedCoke CokeBarkada BarkadaAward Awardwith with“PROJECT “PROJECTB.O.H.E: B.O.H.E: province, province, bagged this year’s coveted Coke Barkada Award with “PROJECT B.O.H.E: BuildingOpportunities Opportunitiesthrough throughHealth Healthand andEnvironment”. Environment”.The Theproject projectaims aimstoto toprovide provide Building Building Opportunities through Health and Environment”. The project aims provide accesstoto towater waterespecially especiallypotable potablewater waterwhich whichhas hasbeen beenone oneofof ofthe themajor majorproblems problemsinin in access access water especially potable water which has been one the major problems manymunicipalities municipalitiesinin inBasilan. Basilan.Before Beforethe theproject projectwas wasimplemented, implemented,community community many many municipalities Basilan. Before the project was implemented, community membersusually usuallygets getswater waterthrough throughwaterfalls waterfallsoror orrivers riverswhich whichare arevery veryfar farfrom fromtheir their members members usually gets water through waterfalls rivers which are very far from their houses.The Theproject projectpaved pavedway wayinin insolving solvingthe theproblems problemsofof ofpersonal personalhygiene hygieneand andhealth health houses. houses. The project paved way solving the problems personal hygiene and health sanitationinin inthe thecommunities. communities.The Theproject projectnow nowhelps helpsalmost almost40 40households householdsinin in sanitation sanitation the communities. The project now helps almost 40 households Limpo-UPasinin inthe theMunicipality Municipalityofof ofTipo-Tipo Tipo-Tipoand andalmost almost50 50households householdsinin inBarangay Barangay Limpo-UPas Limpo-UPas the Municipality Tipo-Tipo and almost 50 households Barangay Atong-Atong inin in the the Municipality Municipality ofof of Lantawan, Lantawan, both both situated situated inin in Basilan. Basilan. The The Atong-Atong Atong-Atong the Municipality Lantawan, both situated Basilan. The organizationreceived receivedPhp Php3O,OOO 3O,OOOcash cashgrant granttoto tofurther furtherexpand expandthe thereach reachofof ofthe the organization organization received Php 3O,OOO cash grant further expand the reach the project. project. project.

YOUTH YOUTHWORKING WORKINGFOR FORCHANGE CHANGE Awardee Awardee TheSan SanMiguel MiguelCorporation’s Corporation’sBetter BetterWorld WorldSpecial SpecialAward Awardisisisgiven giventoto tothe theorganization organization The The San Miguel Corporation’s Better World Special Award given the organization whoseproject projectbrought broughtforth forthchange changeinin intheir theircommunity, community,enabling enablingpeople peopletoto tolive livebetter better whose whose project brought forth change their community, enabling people live better lives.The Therecognition recognitionwas wasgiven giventoto toUniversity Universityofof ofSan SanJose JoseRecoletos’ Recoletos’School Schoolofof ofLaw Law lives. lives. The recognition was given University San Jose Recoletos’ School Law Advocacyand andCommunity CommunityEnrichment Enrichment(SOLACE) (SOLACE)through throughtheir theirCase CaseFollow-up Follow-upfor for Advocacy Advocacy and Community Enrichment (SOLACE) through their Case Follow-up for JailDecongestion Decongestionand andInmates InmatesParalegal ParalegalTraining TrainingProgram. Program.The Theorganization’s organization’sproject project Jail Jail Decongestion and Inmates Paralegal Training Program. The organization’s project aninitiative initiativetoto todecongest decongestand andtoto toprotect protectthe therights rightsofof ofdetainees detaineestoto tofair fairand andspeedy speedy isisisan an initiative decongest and protect the rights detainees fair and speedy trialinin inMandaue MandaueCity CityJail. Jail.Under Underthis thisprogram, program,SOLACE SOLACEconducts conductsjail jailvisit visitand andinmates inmates trial trial Mandaue City Jail. Under this program, SOLACE conducts jail visit and inmates interview.Inmates Inmatesare areinterviewed interviewedon onfacts factsand andreason reasonofof oftheir theirdetention. detention.Their Theircases cases interview. interview. Inmates are interviewed on facts and reason their detention. Their cases arebeing beingfollowed-up followed-upby bySOLACE SOLACEmembers memberswith withthe thecourts courtswhere wheretheir theircases casesare are are are being followed-up by SOLACE members with the courts where their cases are pending.SOLACE, SOLACE,inin inpartnership partnershipwith withthe theHumanitarian HumanitarianLegal LegalAssistance AssistanceFoundation Foundation pending. pending. SOLACE, partnership with the Humanitarian Legal Assistance Foundation (HLAF),serves servesthe theinmates inmatesby bytraining trainingInmate InmateParalegal ParalegalAides Aidesthat thatwill willengage engageinin in (HLAF), (HLAF), serves the inmates by training Inmate Paralegal Aides that will engage providing their their co-inmates co-inmates with with knowledge knowledge on on their their rights rights and and pertinent pertinent laws laws providing providing their co-inmates with knowledge on their rights and pertinent laws regardingtheir theircases. cases.San SanMiguel MiguelCorporation Corporationprovided providedaaaPhp Php20,000 20,000grant granttoto to regarding regarding their cases. San Miguel Corporation provided Php 20,000 grant USJR-SOLACEfor forthe thedevelopment developmentofof ofthe theprogram. program. USJR-SOLACE USJR-SOLACE for the development the program.

USJR--SOLACE SOLACE USJR Awardee Awardee

SMARTINNOVATION INNOVATIONAWARD AWARD SMART TheSMART SMARTYouth YouthInnovation Innovationaward awardisisisgiven giventoto tothe theorganization organizationthat thatbest bestutilized utilized The The SMART Youth Innovation award given the organization that best utilized technologytoto toachieve achieveorganizational organizationalefficiencies efficienciesasas aswell wellasas astoto toenable enablethe thecommunity community technology technology achieve organizational efficiencies well enable the community theyare areserving. serving.The Thewinner winnerofof ofthis thisaward awarddefinitely definitelydeserved deservedthe theaccolade accoladeasas asthey they they they are serving. The winner this award definitely deserved the accolade they wereable abletoto tobuild buildaaatechnology technologythat thataims aimstoto tosave savelives livesand andprevent preventdisasters disastersbrought brought were were able build technology that aims save lives and prevent disasters brought aboutby byconflagration. conflagration.Technological TechnologicalUniversity Universityofof ofthe thePhilippines PhilippinesInstrumentation Instrumentation about about by conflagration. Technological University the Philippines Instrumentation andControl ControlStudents’ Students’Society’s Society’s(ICSS) (ICSS)Iwas IwasSUnog SUnogGadget Gadget(ISUGAD) (ISUGAD)was wasinstalled installedinin in and and Control Students’ Society’s (ICSS) Iwas SUnog Gadget (ISUGAD) was installed thebarangay barangayhall hallofof ofBarangay Barangay738 738Zone Zone80, 80,Malate, Malate,Manila. Manila.Once Oncethe thedevice devicemonitors monitors the the barangay hall Barangay 738 Zone 80, Malate, Manila. Once the device monitors smokeoror orany anypossibility possibilityofof offire, fire,the thedevice devicewill willsend sendan analert alerttoto tothe thebarangay barangayauthorities authorities smoke smoke any possibility fire, the device will send an alert the barangay authorities andwill willtrigger triggerthe thefire firealarm alarmsystem systemtoto toavoid avoidescalation escalationofof offire fireoror orpossibility possibilityofof of and and will trigger the fire alarm system avoid escalation fire possibility damagesand andlosses. losses.Aside Asidefrom fromthis, this,the thedevice devicecan canalso alsodisplay displaythe thecurrent currentstatus statusofof of damages damages and losses. Aside from this, the device can also display the current status temperature,humidity, humidity,smoke smokeand andthe thelevel levelofof ofsafety safetywithin within1010 10meters meterscircumference circumference temperature, temperature, humidity, smoke and the level safety within meters circumference ofthe thebarangay barangayhall hallon onan anLCD LCDmonitor. monitor.The Theorganization organizationreceived receivedPhp Php20,000 20,000from from ofof the barangay hall on an LCD monitor. The organization received Php 20,000 from SMARTtoto tofurther furtherdevelop developtheir theirproject. project. SMART SMART further develop their project.

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TUP TUPINSTRUMENTATION INSTRUMENTATIONAND AND CONTROLSSTUDENT STUDENTSOCIETY SOCIETY CONTROLS Awardee Awardee

Recognizedasas asthis thisyear’s year’sLenovo LenovoMost MostInnovative InnovativeProject ProjectisisisUniversity Universityofof ofSan SanCarlo Carlo Recognized Recognized this year’s Lenovo Most Innovative Project University San Carlo ChemicalEngineering EngineeringSociety’s Society’s“Project “ProjectLibro” Libro”The Theproject projectaims aimstoto toignite igniteinin inevery every Chemical Chemical Engineering Society’s “Project Libro” The project aims ignite every studentthe theinterest interestofof ofreading. reading.With Withthe theproject, project,the theorganization organizationwas wasable abletoto tohelp helpfive five student student the interest reading. With the project, the organization was able help five far-flungelementary elementaryschools schoolsallall allover overCebu. Cebu.They Theywere wereable abletoto toinstall installlibraries librariesinin inTabla Tabla far-flung far-flung elementary schools over Cebu. They were able install libraries Tabla Elementary School, School, Amancion Amancion Primary Primary School, School, Kabac Kabac Elementary Elementary School, School, Child Child Elementary Elementary School, Amancion Primary School, Kabac Elementary School, Child DevelopmentFacility Facilityinin inDumanjug, Dumanjug,and andSitio SitioKanipaan KanipaanDay DayCare CareCenter. Center.Lenovo LenovoMost Most Development Development Facility Dumanjug, and Sitio Kanipaan Day Care Center. Lenovo Most InnovativeProject Projectisisisaaaspecial specialcitation citationfrom fromLenovo Lenovofor forthe theproject projectthat thathas hasinternalized internalized Innovative Innovative Project special citation from Lenovo for the project that has internalized the‘do’ ‘do’mindset mindsetand andembodied embodiedthe the‘do-er’ ‘do-er’lifestyle lifestylewith withthe theuse useofof oftechnology. technology. the the ‘do’ mindset and embodied the ‘do-er’ lifestyle with the use technology. USC-ChESreceived receivedaaarevolutionizing revolutionizing10-inch 10-inchLenovo LenovoYoga Yoga222Tablet Tabletwhich whichthey theycan canuse use USC-ChES USC-ChES received revolutionizing 10-inch Lenovo Yoga Tablet which they can use tointensify intensifythe theeffectiveness effectivenessofof oftheir theirproject. project. toto intensify the effectiveness their project.

USC USCCHEMCICAL CHEMCICALENGINEERING ENGINEERING STUDENT’SSOCIETY SOCIETY STUDENT’S Awardee Awardee

LENOVOMOST MOSTINNOVATIVE INNOVATIVEPROJECT PROJECT LENOVO

UNILAB UNILABFOUNDATION FOUNDATIONAWARD AWARD#healthierPH #healthierPH

The Unilab Unilab Foundation Foundation #healthierPH #healthierPH Award Award recognizes recognizes unique unique and and outstanding outstanding The The Unilab Foundation #healthierPH Award recognizes unique and outstanding contributionsfrom fromthe theyouth youthtowards towardsbuilding buildingaaahealthier healthierPhilippines. Philippines.ItItItisisisgiven giventoto tothe the contributions contributions from the youth towards building healthier Philippines. given the teamwhose whoseproject projectshows showsgreat greatpotential potentialtoto tocreate createaaascalable scalableand andsustainable sustainableimpact, impact, team team whose project shows great potential create scalable and sustainable impact, inany anyoror orallall allofof ofthe theareas areascovering coveringholistic holistichealth: health:physical, physical,emotional, emotional,mental mentaland and inin any the areas covering holistic health: physical, emotional, mental and spiritualhealth. health.The Theaward awardwas wasgiven giventoto toPinoy PinoyMalikhain Malikhainunder underthe theCulture Cultureand andthe the spiritual spiritual health. The award was given Pinoy Malikhain under the Culture and the Arts,Peace, Peace,and andHuman HumanDevelopment DevelopmentCategory Categorywith withtheir theirproject project“Balik “BalikKasiyahan Kasiyahansasa sa Arts, Arts, Peace, and Human Development Category with their project “Balik Kasiyahan Lansanganwhich whichaims aimstoto tobring bringabout abouthappiness happinessand andinspiration inspirationtoto toless lessprivileged privileged Lansangan Lansangan which aims bring about happiness and inspiration less privileged streetchildren childrenand andorphans orphansinin indifferent differentadoption adoptionhomes homesand andday daycare carecenters centersthrough through street street children and orphans different adoption homes and day care centers through freepuppet puppetshows, shows,arts artsand andcrafts, crafts,games, games,Bible Biblestorytelling, storytelling,singing, singing,and andstress stress free free puppet shows, arts and crafts, games, Bible storytelling, singing, and stress debriefingactivities. activities.As Asaaarecipient recipientofof ofthe theUnilab UnilabFoundation Foundation#healthierPH #healthierPHAward, Award, debriefing debriefing activities. As recipient the Unilab Foundation #healthierPH Award, PinoyMalikhain Malikhainreceived receivedPhp Php25,000 25,000asas asadditional additionalassistance assistancefor fortheir theirproject. project. Pinoy Pinoy Malikhain received Php 25,000 additional assistance for their project.

PINOY PINOYMALIKHAIN MALIKHAIN Awardee Awardee

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THE TAYO team

PRESENTER

COCA-COLA COCA-COLA FOUNDATION FOUNDATION PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES In In November November 1986, 1986, Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Foundation Foundation Philippines Philippines was wasestablished establishedin incelebration celebrationof ofthe the60th 60thanniversary anniversary of of the the bottling bottling of of the the Coca-Cola Coca-Cola in in the the country. country. The The Foundation’s Foundation’s mission mission is: is: “To “To refresh refresh the the communities communities we wetouch touchthrough throughprograms programsthat thatprovide provideFilipino Filipinoyouth youth the the opportunity opportunity to to become become self-reliant, self-reliant, creative creative and and productive productivecitizens citizenswith withthe thedrive driveto toexcel. excel.””

TAYO TAYO AWARDS AWARDS FOUNDATION FOUNDATION INC., INC., AA non-stock, non-stock, non-profit non-profit organization, organization, which which aims aims to to promote promotethe theconvergence convergenceof ofstakeholders stakeholdersand andpolicies policies for for effective effective national national and and local local governance. governance. ItIt facilitates facilitates dialogues dialogues and and discussions discussions among among government government and and private private sector sector leaders leaders on on current current issues issues and and concerns concerns of of the the youth. youth. TAYO TAYO Awards Awards Foundation, Foundation, Inc. Inc. maintains maintains active active communication communication and and networking networking with with past past and and current current finalists finalists and and winners, winners, and and all all participants participants in in TAYO TAYO undertakings. undertakings. ItIt also also engages engages in in post-awarding post-awarding activities activities that that focus focus on on continued continuedcapability-building. capability-building.

Coca-Cola’s Coca-Cola’s partnership partnership with with TAYO TAYO began began in in 2OO5 2OO5 through through aa special special award award dubbed dubbed as as “Coke “Coke Barkada”, Barkada”, an an award award given given to to the the youth youth organization organization that that best best embodies embodies togetherness togetherness while while making making aa positive positive change change in in the the community. community. Since Since then, then, the the Foundation’s Foundation’s commitment commitment to to youth youth empowerment empowerment grew grew ever ever stronger stronger as as itit continues continues to to support support TAYO TAYO and and its its innovations innovationsyear yearafter afteryear. year. Other Other collaborations collaborations between between TAYO TAYO and and Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Foundation Foundation include include the the Coke Coke Planet Planet Project, Project, the the TAYO TAYO Leadership Leadership Training Training and and the the TAYO TAYO Camp Camp Summer Summer Samahan. Samahan.

CO-ORGANIZERS

OFFICE OFFICE OF OF SENATOR SENATOR BENIGNO BENIGNO “BAM” “BAM” AQUINO AQUINO

NATIONAL NATIONAL YOUTH YOUTH COMMISSION COMMISSION

The The youngest youngest senator senator of of the the 16th 16th Congress Congress of of the the Republic Republic of of the the Philippines Philippines isis also also the the former former TAYO TAYO President President from from 2OO6-2O13. 2OO6-2O13. AA multi-awarded multi-awarded youth youth leader leader and and social social entrepreneur entrepreneur before before being being elected elected into into the the Senate, Senate, Senator Senator Aquino Aquino isis also also the the Philippines’ Philippines’ first first social social entrepreneur-senator. entrepreneur-senator. His His office office isis now now co-organizing co-organizing the the yearly yearly search search for for the the most most outstanding outstanding youth youth organizations organizations in in the the Philippines. Philippines. Sen. Sen. Bam Bam has has dedicated dedicated his his entire entire career career to to empowering empoweringthe theyouth youthand andthe thepoor, poor,helping helpingthousands thousands of of Filipinos Filipinos improve improve their their lives lives through through access access to to opportunities opportunitiesand andcrucial crucialsupport supportsystems. systems.

The The National National Youth Youth Commission Commission (NYC) (NYC) isis the the premier premier youth youth policy-making policy-making body body of of the the Philippine Philippine government. government. Providing Providing aa perspective perspective and and enthusiasm enthusiasm akin akin to to the the Filipino Filipino youth, youth, the the NYC NYC represents represents the the interests interestsof ofthe theFilipino Filipinoyouth youthin inaffairs affairsof ofgovernment. government. Apart Apart from from this this mandate, mandate, the the NYC NYC aims aims to to celebrate celebrate youth youth volunteerism volunteerism and and best best practices practices sharing sharing and and for for this this reason, reason, itit isis one one of of the the institutions institutions who who have have long long spearheaded spearheadedthe theTAYO TAYOsearch searchsince sinceyear yearone. one.

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PARTNERS

ASSOCIATE PRESENTER

CEBU CEBU PACIFIC PACIFIC Official Official Airline Airline Partner Partner Cebu Cebu Pacific Pacific Air Air entered entered the the aviation aviation industry industry on on March March 1996 1996 and and pioneered pioneeredthe the“low “lowfare, fare,great greatvalue” value”strategy. strategy.They Theyhave havesince sincethen then flown over 1OO million passengers and counting. CEB is the largest flown over 1OO million passengers and counting. CEB is the largest carrier carrier inin the the Philippine Philippine air air transportation transportation industry, industry, offering offering low-cost low-costservices servicesto tomore moredestinations destinationsand androutes routeswith withhigher higherflight flight frequency within the Philippines than any other airline. CEB frequency within the Philippines than any other airline. CEB also also operates flights to 28 cities in 18 countries in North Asia, ASEAN, operates flights to 28 cities in 18 countries in North Asia, ASEAN, Australia, and the Middle East. Australia, and the Middle East.

SAN SAN MIGUEL MIGUEL CORPORATION CORPORATION

San San Miguel Miguel Corporation Corporation isis one one of of the the Philippines’ Philippines’ largest largest and and most most diversiﬁed diversiﬁed conglomerates, conglomerates, generating generating about about 6.5% 6.5% of of the the country’s country’s gross domestic product in 2O13 through its highly integrated gross domestic product in 2O13 through its highly integrated operations operations inin beverages, beverages, food, food, packaging, packaging, fuel fuel and and oil, oil, power power and and infrastructure. infrastructure. San San Miguel Miguel isis one one of of the the nation’s nation’s largest largest employers, employers, with a direct workforce of about 18,OOO employees. For each with a direct workforce of about 18,OOO employees. For each job job created created within within the the San San Miguel Miguel system, system, many many additional additional jobs jobs are are created through suppliers, distributors, retailers and other business created through suppliers, distributors, retailers and other business partners. partners.

LENOVO LENOVO Ofﬁcial Ofﬁcial IT IT Partner Partner Lenovo Lenovo isis aa multi-billion multi-billion personal personal technology technology company company serving serving customers customers inin more more than than 16O 16O countries, countries, and and the the world’s world’s third-largest third-largest PC PC vendor. vendor. Lenovo’s Lenovo’s business business isis built built on on customer customer care, care, trust trust && integrity, integrity, teamwork, teamwork, and, and, innovation innovation && entrepreneurial entrepreneurial spirit. spirit. As As such, such, Lenovo Lenovo integrates integrates these these core core values values into into every every aspect aspect of of business business and and into into policies policies and and procedures procedures inin areas areas of of quality quality and and safety safety for for products, products, employee employee welfare, welfare, global global supply supply chain chain management, management, ethical ethical corporate corporate behavior, behavior,social socialinvestments, investments,and andenvironmental environmentalaffairs. affairs.

For ForSan SanMiguel MiguelCorporation, Corporation,integrity, integrity,teamwork, teamwork,respect respectfor forothers others and and social social responsibility responsibility are are just just aa few few of of its its corporate corporate values values that that guide them every day. Through its corporate social responsibility guide them every day. Through its corporate social responsibility arm, San Miguel Foundation Incorporated, San Miguel Corporation arm, San Miguel Foundation Incorporated, San Miguel Corporation proactively proactively reaches reaches out out to to others others to to bring bring forth forth change change that that will will enable enablecommunities communitiesto tolive livebetter betterlives. lives.

DLS DLS -- CSB CSB SDA SDA MULTIMEDIA MULTIMEDIA ARTS ARTS

Ofﬁcial Ofﬁcial Multimedia Multimedia Partner Partner

MAJOR SPONSORS

Constant Constant advancements advancements inin media media technology technology provide provide us us new new ways ways to to enjoy, enjoy, produce, produce, and and distribute distribute information. information. Media Media technology technology users users have have never never been been more more involved involved inin the the interaction interaction and and dissemination dissemination of of content. content. The The Multimedia Multimedia Arts Arts degree degree program program of of the the De De La La Salle Salle -- College College of of Saint Saint Benilde, Benilde, pioneers pioneers inin the the creation creation of of interactive interactive online online and and offline offline content. content. By Byadvocating advocatingsocial socialaccountability accountabilityand andrelevance relevanceininmedia, media,ititaims aims to to produce produce aa new new generation generation of of storytellers storytellers with with aa flair flair for for the the visual visual language language and and the the ability ability to to enhance enhance the the communication communication experience experiencewith withtarget targetaudience audienceby byaltering alteringspace spaceand andinterface. interface.

ABOITIZ ABOITIZ EQUITY EQUITY VENTURES VENTURES Aboitiz AboitizEquity EquityVentures, Ventures,Inc. Inc.(AEV) (AEV)isisthe thepublic publicholding holdingcompany companyof of the the Aboitiz Aboitiz Group. Group. AEV’s AEV’s core core businesses, businesses, conducted conducted through through various subsidiaries and affiliates, are grouped into power various subsidiaries and affiliates, are grouped into power distribution, distribution, power power generation, generation, banking, banking, food, food, and and land land development. development. Its Its strategic strategic business business units units are are Aboitiz Aboitiz Power Power Corporation, Union Bank of the Philippines, Pilmico Foods Corporation, Union Bank of the Philippines, Pilmico Foods Corporation, Corporation,and andAboitizLand, AboitizLand,Inc. Inc.AEV AEVfirms firmsare arerecognized recognizedininlocal local and and international international surveys surveys as as among among the the best-managed best-managed companies companies inin the Philippines and in the region, and are consistently cited the Philippines and in the region, and are consistently cited for for their their commitment commitment to to good good corporate corporate governance. governance. AEV AEV has has stayed stayed focused on its mission to create long term value for all focused on its mission to create long term value for all its its stakeholders, stakeholders, implementing implementing key key strategies strategies beneficial beneficial to to everyone. everyone. Moving forward, with five generations of Aboitiz group business Moving forward, with five generations of Aboitiz group business success successbehind behindit,it,AEV AEVisispursuing pursuingits itsvision visionto tobe beaatruly trulysustainable sustainable enterprise enterprisethat thatcan canbe beentrusted entrustedto tofuture futuregenerations. generations.

OTHER SPONSORS JOLLIBEE JOLLIBEE FOUNDATION FOUNDATION Jollibee JollibeeFoundation Foundationharnesses harnessesthe thestrengths strengthsof ofits itsparent parentcompany, company, Jollibee Jollibee Foods Foods Corporation Corporation (JFC), (JFC), and and its its partners, partners, for for community community development. development. Its Its service service to to the the community community isis exempliﬁed exempliﬁed by by building building into into its its programs programs the the relevant relevant strengths strengths of of JFC JFC as as aa food food service servicecompany companyso sothat thatprogram programsustainability sustainabilitywould wouldhave haveaafairly fairly good good chance. chance. This This results results into into happier, happier, more more capable capable individuals individuals who whoare areworking workingto touplift upliftthe thequality qualityof oflife, life,for forthemselves themselvesand andtheir their families, families,as asthey theycontribute contributeto tonation-building. nation-building.

SMART SMART COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS Smart Smart Communications, Communications, Inc. Inc. (Smart) (Smart) isis the the Philippines' Philippines' leading leading wireless wireless services services provider. provider. They They believe believe inin the the convergence convergence of of people people and and inin making making aa real real difference difference for for Filipinos. Filipinos. As As aa responsible responsible corporate corporate citizen, citizen, SMART SMART isis committed committed inin strengthening strengtheningcommunity communityservice serviceinitiatives initiativeson onvarious variousfronts. fronts.Their Their approach approach ––- closely closely involving involving our our partner partner communities communities inin the the implementation implementation of of various various programs, programs, emphasizing emphasizing sustainability, sustainability, tapping tapping partners partners to to help help other other partners, partners, and and integrating integrating programs programs and and projects projects inin the the mandates mandates of of different different business business units units of of the the company. company.

GREENWICH GREENWICH Greenwich Greenwich Pizza Pizza isis one one true true Filipino Filipino pizza pizza chain chain –– aa small small entrepreneurship entrepreneurship that that made made an an extraordinary extraordinary leap leap to to the the big big league. league.What Whatstarted startedout outas asaasmall smallover-the-counter over-the-counterpizza pizzastore storeinin the the Greenhills Greenhills Commercial Commercial Center Center inin 1971, 1971, isis now now the the Philippines Philippines biggest biggestpizza pizzachain. chain.

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TAYO AWARDS FOUNDATION, INC. Jose Sixto Dantes III, Chairman Rollie Fabi, Co-Chairman Jessica Marie “Aika” Robredo, President James de Vera, Executive Director Karla Mae de Leon, Program Officer Jan Carlo Soriano, Admin & Finance Officer Erwin David, Support Staff Ernesto Sunga, Jr., Support Staff Veronica Paderagao, Intern Kiana Porras, Intern Krisella Robles, Intern NYC OFFICIALS Chairman Gregorio Ramon A. Tingson Comm. Percival V. Cendaña (TAYO 13 NOC Chairman) Comm. Jose Rafael S. Cruz Comm. Jose Sixto G. Dantes Comm.Jo Jan Paul J. Peñol Comm. Earl P. Saavedra Exec. Dir. Nielex C. Tupas Former Exec. Dir. Shierwin H. Taay NYC STAFF Marielou Chua Cristabeth Madrigal Maria Regina Reburiano Eric Ramos Krishna Belle Meniado Marlo Enriquez Sarah Grutas Erica Borja Katrina Beatriz Atienza Augusto Daquioag Lorenzo Oscar Ebalo Ernest Lucas Julianne Andrada Paul Gelvosa Rosalina Madamba Julivy Sucelle Demecillo Angeli Siladan Maritess Ramos Jonah Aglupus Tina Hipolito Rebecca Mondejar Anife Dechavez Arlene Prepotente Carmela Cruz Ali Tedding Dioscoro Gallardo Danilo Fermin Armando Angeles, Jr. Raymond Domingo Sheridan Gajete Evanesa Pasamba Julius Gutierrez Nydia Delfin Jig Morrondoz Elsa Magdaleno Maria Charito Carag Dennis Mendoza Jenivie Ramirez-Salmo Baby Bernadette Fernando Nino Sialongo Jocelyn Fernandez Zeny Alejandro Danny Fermin Ding Luna Teng Gallardo (RIP) The staff and trainees from the Admin, RYDD, PRMED and SMD OFFICE OF SENATOR BAM AQUINO Anna C. Venturina Aram Fernandez Ares Goyena Ariel S. Penaredondo Army Padilla Arnel Badong Benjamin I. Navea Jr. Carole Kaye C. Malenab Caroline Tara Javier Christian Thea Marie Murcia Darwin A. Saclao Dominador Taganahan Domingo Dayro Elpidio A. Cuevas Jr. Fitzgerald Cecilio Georgina Nava Geovan B. Balgos Gonan Luke Buniel Janine Marie Ramirez Jeremy P. Javier John Carlo Tuano

John Razil G. Paramio Jose Escalante Karl Niccolo G. Atos Karl Vendell M. Satinitigan Katherine A. Purugganan Keith S. Geamoga Lea C. Dela Cruz Leah Katrina Del Rosario Lorraine Castañeda Lucio H. Matienzo Ma. Cecilia B. Palines Ma. Luisa L. Castañeda Ma. Mercedes Fajardo Marco Camilo Javelosa Marinel Valdez Maritoni M. Alvarez Mary Ann Marino Mary Grace Palpallatoc Mona Celine Marie Yap Noel Del Rosario Norman E. Cualteros Thermina Akram Salamanca Eira P. Ferrer Richard Ty Raymound Bajarias Paola Margarita Q. Deles Simon Javier Valencia Vina Vivien Vargas Interns Kimberly Mae Aldunar Leonel Baluyot Melody Aroma Robert Torres

TAYO TALKS Kwaderno Love Can, Inc. Richelle Verdeprado Reuel Enerio Prim Paypon Junsly Kintay Von Jovi Biala Saceda Youth Lead Gaba-an Youth Lead Ofﬁce of the Student Regent-PSU Ervin Nixon Cruz Luigi de Vera Frankie Cortez Man Hernandez DMMMSU Batac Board Member Ria Farinas Coun. Gwyneth Quidang Medel Huerto CAS League of Quizzers Gregg de Gracia Vice Gov. Bons Dolor Franz Faner Julius Gutierrez-NYC Davao City Ofﬁce Wendell Gozum Bridgette Anne Abrina Maria Victoria Nemeno Hearts and Brains Youth Volunteers Ariel Lalisan John Oliver Tablazon Dr. Roel Cagape Kathleen Opong Nonito Saludario Coun. Hazel Dela Rosa Coun. Raul de Leon Gov. Sharee Ann Tan Dennis Cosmod Mark Bons Fernandez Vice Gov. Carlo Loreto Coun. Jerry Uy Janice Aparri Rafael Enriquez Roxanne Hernaez Rex Villavelez Fiona Jade Lim Paolo Saberon Queenie Paring Guian Godofredo Jellie Ann Paz Reymart Dumlao Camille Luis Diwata Donato Herald Villarca All volunteers for TAYO Talks CATEGORY EXPERTS’ SCREENING Education and Technology Michael Miatari, DepEd Adelaide Elpidama, Teach for the Philippines Hayden Bale, Teach for the Philippines Randolf Sasota, DOST

Prim Paypon, The Dream Project PH Culture and the Arts, Peace, and Human Development Apple Lyn Davalos, CHR Emee Lei Albano-Valdehuesa, UNICEF John Bradley Fenomeno, OPAPP Lindsay Barrientos, UNESCO Adriann Caldozo, UNESCO Health, Nutrition, and Well-being Lydia Domingo, ADB Dr. Ariel Lorenzo Jose Aguirre II, Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health Dr. Mixie Baduria, Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health Divora Aguila, FNRI Julia Gubat, FNRI Ira Cruz, UNILAB Foundation, Inc. Alfred Dicto, UNILAB Foundation, Inc. Dr. Ted Herbosa, UP-Manila College of Medicine Environment, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Climate Change Adaptation Cynthia Enriquez, NYC Nikki de Vera, CDP Raquel de Leon, NDRRMC Livelihood and Entrepreneurship Terri Jayme-Mora, Ashoka Philippines Noreen Bautista, BCYF Institute for Social Enterprise and Development Edwin Pasahol, DTI Nilda Catalan, DTI Gomer Badong, PhilSEN VALIDATORS James de Vera Karla de Leon Salamanca Eira Ferrer Lorraine Castañeda Anna Venturina John Razil Paramio Thea Murcia Maria Regina Reburiano Erica Borja Eric Ramos Krishna Belle Meniado Julieanne Andrada TAYO VIDEOS Maria Sharon Arriola Mark Ace Gatdula Hector Baretto Calma Alphonsus Luigi Alfonso Justine Greco Villapando Dan Jieky Horiondo Maria Gladys Thadine Zapa Hanna Kinskie Orina Jose Rafael Borromeo Lino Esteban Dumas Jr. Sean Hovie Lee Therese Gadi John Rey Espinueva Queenie Anne Falgones Karl Davin Hui Reuel Mantos James de Vera Karla de Leon Salamanca Eira Ferrer Anna Venturina John Razil Paramio Benjamin Navea Jr. NATIONAL FINALS JUDGES Education and Technology Comm. Jose Rafael Cruz, NYC Aika Robredo, TAYO Awards Foundation Liz Martin, Lenovo Philippines Juan Antonio Tuazon, DOST Rizalino Rivera, DepEd Carole Malenab, OSBA Culture and the Arts, Peace, and Human Development Comm. Earl Saavedra, NYC Stephanie Orlino, Smart Communications Karen Flores, DLS-CSB Lindsay Barrientos, UNESCO Emee Lei Albano-Valdehuesa, UNICEF Environment, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Climate Change Adaptation Comm. Jose Sixto Dantes III, NYC Angelita Azuela, Aboitiz Equity Ventures

Philippines Raquel de Leon, OCD-NDRRMC Nikki de Vera, CDP Pebbles Sanchez, Climate Change Commission Pia Ranada, Rappler Health, Nutrition, and Well-being Comm. Perci Cendana, NYC Atty. Adel Tamano, Coca-Cola Philippines Dr. Ted Herbosa, UP-Manila College of Medicine Rhodora Palomar-Fresnedi, UNILAB Foundation Eduardo Banzon, ADB Livelihood and Entrepreneurship Comm. Jo Jan Penol, NYC Mona Yap, OSBA Kin Lichauco, San Miguel Corporation Noreen Bautista, BCYF Jerry Clavessilas, DTI MENTORS Mr. Eos Trinidad Ms. Valerie Garde-Farol Ms. Apple Lyn Davalos Mr. Jose Iñigo Homer "Joey" Ayala Dr. Ariel Lorenzo Jose Y. Aguirre II Ms. Noreen Bautista Mr. Prim Paypon Mr. John Bradley Fenomeno Ms. Divorah Aguila Ms. Terri Jayme Mora Mr. Dennis Mendoza Mr. Cedrick Maghirang Mr. Juan Antonio Tuazon Mr. Adriann Caldozo Mrs. Emee Lei Albano-Valdehuesa Ms. Raquel de Leon Dr. Ted Herbosa Ms. Rhodora Palomar-Fresnedi Mr. Jerry T. Clavesillas Ms. Terri Jaime Mora PARTNERS Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines, Inc.: Maria Cecilia Alcantara, President Ma. Christina Cabalza, Education and Finance Manager Pamela De Leon, Program Officer, Communication Monina Pacheco, Program Officer, Environment San Miguel Corporation: Kin Lichauco, Vice-President and Head, Corporate Affairs Office Atty. Cynthia de Castro, Asst. Vice-President, Corporate Affairs Office- Government Affairs Group Steve Piczon, Government Affairs Manager Aboitiz Equity Ventures: Sonny Carpio, EVP and COO, Aboitiz Foundation Celso Caballero, General Manager, WeatherPhilippines Foundation Susan Policarpio, VP-Government Relations Tori Vicente, Corporate Branding and Communication Manager Yhol Colegado, Corporate Branding and Communication Officer SMART Communications: Ramon R. Isberto, Public Affairs Group Head, PLDT & Smart Sally F. Aldaba, Public Affairs Senior Manager Stephanie V. Orlino, Public Affairs Manager Elaine Alanguilan, Public Affairs Officer Marissa P. Mercado, Public Affairs Officer Lenovo: Michael Ngan, Country Manager Anna Abola, Marketing Communications Manager Jasmin Cagsawa, Ardent Senior Accounts Manager Liz Martin, Ardent Accounts Executive Cebu Pacific Jollibee Group Foundation Greenwich

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ASKED QUESTIONS Q. Can I enter my project proposal for the TAYO Awards?

Q. What types of youth organizations can join TAYO Awards?

A. Project entries for the TAYO Awards should already be implemented or is currently being implemented. The fast rule is this: one of the criteria is Impact. To measure impact, we will need to know the number of beneﬁciaries and the number of times you implemented the project. If your project doesn’t have beneﬁciaries yet, or you have not yet implemented the project, we will not be able to gauge its impact.

A. Organizations existing for at least 6 months can vie for the TAYO Award. School-based organizations and community-based organizations are eligible to join. Even barkadas with established projects known in a community can enter the TAYO Awards Search.

Q. How do I get the TAYO Entry form?

Q. Where do I send my entry form and requirements?

A. You can download the entry form at the TAYO Awards Foundation website (www.tayoawards.net).

A. As a paperless search, we encourage youth organizations to enter online and attach requirements to tayo14.entry@gmail.com. If it is more convenient for you to send your application by mail, you may address your entries to one of these ofﬁces:

Q. What kind of projects get recognized in TAYO Awards? A. TAYO Award-winning organizations may fall into one of these categories: (1) Education and Technology, (2) Environment, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation, (3) Health, Nutrition and Well-being, (4) Livelihood and Entrepreneurship, and (5) Culture and the Arts, Peace and Human Development.

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