Tag: Efren Peñaflorida

President Duterte wants 2009 CNN Hero of the Year, Efren Peñaflorida, to be the new PCUP chair

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is looking for 2009 CNN Hero of the Year awardee, Efren Peñaflorida, so he could be the new chair of the Presidential Commission on Urban Poor (PCUP). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed this, saying special assistant to the President Bong Go had been assigned to find Peñaflorida, known for his “Kariton Klasrum,” through which he helps provide education to street children. Peñaflorida is a teacher from Cavite City […]

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Duterte to appoint Kariton Klasrum’s Efren Peñaflorida as PCUP commissioner

  (Eagle News)– President Rodrigo is set to appoint Kariton Klasrum founder Efren Peñaflorida as a commissioner of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor. Duterte made the announcement days after he fired commissioners of the agency, including its chair, left-leaning Terry Ridon. Duterte made the move after Ridon traveled seven times outside the country since he was assigned to the commission in September. The President said the PCUP just met two to three times […]

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