CRIS VALDEZ LIFE STORY

What makes Kesz Valdez so extraordinary is that if you were to look for him at the age of two,
you would have found him picking garbage in Manila’s infamous Captive dumpsite. Beaten by
his father and neglected by his mother up till the age of four years old (after they failed to sell
him), Kesz was labeled bad luck. Forced to beg, scavenge, eat garbage for food and bring back
money to support his father’s drug and alcohol addictions, Kesz escaped from his family at
four years old and spent his days begging on the streets in Manila's poorest slum area. At
night he could be found sleeping on top of open graves or in shop doorways, surviving as a
Filipino slum street kid for over 1 ½ years.Rescued by a kind man by the name of Manalaysay
who, after a terrible accident adopted him, Kesz had no wish for himself during his seventh
birthday and instead said, “I wish to give gifts to other street children.”This was the start of
something extraordinary. Since that day and the founding of the Championing Community
Children, Kesz has gone on to achieve great success. Both Kesz and his charity have delivered
over 7,000 “Gifts of Hope” containing rubber shoes, food, clothing and toys to the street kids
of the slums in Manila. Kesz’s Wealthy Health Outreach program that he runs with the help of
other children volunteer’s, has tended over 3000 children’s wounds and handed out thousands
of toothbrushes, whilst educating them about nutrition, hygiene, gardening and children’s
rights.At thirteen Kesz has done more than what most adults have ever done in a life time. His
passion is in giving a message of hope to the street kids. He invests both his time and energy
educating street kids about health, nutrition, and hygiene. According to Kesz, “Being healthy
will enable [one] to play, think clearly, go to school and love the people around you.” He is an
inspiration and an example to us all that one person can make a difference, even a child at
that!"I help because I see myself in children, who roam and live on the streets, and some
good-hearted people showed me love and changed my life, and I am just paying it
forward."Eventually, Kesz aspires to become a medical doctor, so that he can help more
children, not only in the Philippines but in other countries throughout the world as well as he
continues with his charity.We look forward to continuing to follow the life of this extraordinary
young man, his activities, his success and his passion; to be both a light of hope to those that
live only to see darkness and be an inspiration to those who are in the position to help.
 ROGER SALVADOR LIFE STORY

Pagsusumikap… Pagtitiyaga… Pananalig sa Diyos… Pagiging bukas sa kaalaman…Yan ang

mga katangiang naglalarawan kay Kap. Roger Salvador,isang tanyag na magsasaka mula sa
Jones, Isabela. Dating isang empleyado ng bangko, hininto niya ito upang paunlarin ang isang
ektaryang lupa na minana niya sa kanyang mga magulang sa pamamagitan ng pagsasaka.
Dahil hindi sapat ang kanyang kaalaman sa larangan ito, naging bukas siya sa pagkatuto ng
bagong kaalaman at nagsumikap kumuha ng mga pagsasanay ukol dito. Narito ang ilang
naging resulta ng kanyang pagpupunyagi:

1. Naging Farmer-leader

Extensionist ng Local Government Unit ng Jones, Isabela

2. Naging kaagapay ng Opisina ng Municipal Agriculturist (OMA)

3. “Site Specific Nutrient Management” Cooperator sa mais na National

Pilot Project ng Department of Agriculture- Bureau of Agrarian Reform

JOEY VELASCO
Si Joey Velasco ay isang Pintor na Pilipino. Ipinanganak noong Marso 18, 1967 kay Ciriaco at
Adelita Velasco, nag-aral siya ng law sa Ateneo de Manila. Sa kabila ng lahat ng kanyang
artistikong tagumpay, tinanggihan ni Joey ang tawag sa kanya bilang isang artist. Mas gusto
niya ang terminong heartist sa halip. minsan niyan sinabi na, "Tinitingnan ko ang aking mga
obras bilang totoo, hindi dahil sa pamamaraan kundi dahil sa katotohanan na nangyayari sa
ating lipunan." Kasal kay Marie Queeny Puno Sunga sa loob ng 13 taon, isinasaalang-alang
niya ang transformative journey na ito sa sining ng isang legacy sa kanyang minamahal na
mga anak Marco, Chiara, Clarisse, at Marti. Ang kanyang kamatayan sa batang edad na 43
noong Hulyo 20, 2010 dahil sa mga komplikasyon ng kanser sa bato ay nagdulot ng
kalungkutan sa marami. Naipahayag ni Joey Velsaco ang kakayahang kumuha ng buod o
esensiya ng mga umiiral sa pamamagitan ng kanyang likhang sining ay nagsisilbi bilang
salamin at bintana. Bilang salamin dahil ang mga manonood ay nakikita ang kanilang sarili na
nakikita sa mga obras; bilang bintana dahil ito ay bubukas para sa kanila ng isang abot-tanaw.
Ang mga kuwadro ng Velasco ay nagmumukha sa pang-araw-araw na buhay kung saan si
Hesus at ang iba't ibang mga kultura ay malalim na nakikibahagi.
 MOTHER TERESA LIFE STORY

Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu[6] (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒiu]; 26
August 1910 – 5 September 1997), commonly known as Mother Teresa and honoured in the
Roman Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta,[7] was an Albanian-Indian[4] Roman
Catholic nun and missionary.[8] She was born in Skopje (now the capital of North Macedonia),
then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. After living in Skopje for eighteen
years, she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most of her life.

In 1950, Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation
that had over 4,500 nuns and was active in 133 countries in 2012. The congregation manages
homes for people who are dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis. It also runs soup
kitchens, dispensaries, mobile clinics, children's and family counselling programmes, as well
as orphanages and schools. Members take vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, and also
profess a fourth vow—to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor."[9]

Teresa received a number of honours, including the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize and
1979 Nobel Peace Prize. She was canonised (recognised by the church as a saint) on 4
September 2016, and the anniversary of her death (5 September) is her feast day.

A controversial figure during her life and after her death, Teresa was admired by many for her
charitable work. She was praised and criticised for her opposition to abortion, and criticised
for poor conditions in her houses for the dying. Her authorised biography was written by Navin
Chawla and published in 1992, and she has been the subject of films and other books. On
September 6, 2017, Teresa and St. Francis Xavier were named co-patrons of the Roman
Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta.