(CNN)-- Efren Peñaflorida, who started a "pushcart classroom" in the Philippines to bring education to poor children as an alternative to gang membership, has been named the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year.

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"My gang mates were the most influential thing in my life," says Fajardo, who joined a gang when he was in sixth grade. "We were pressured to join." He's not alone. In the Philippines, teenage ...

Efren Ramirez, left, and his twin brother Carlos, celebrated their 35th birthday Saturday with a special cake at Jet in The Mirage. It was a "Vote for Pedro" promotion for Efren, who played Pedro in ...

Korea.net has launched a new collaborative project with its honorary reporters around the world. Each honorary reporter will write a story on the same topic, but from each of their own home cities.

In my time working with clients, many often come feeling lost, with a a deep sense of worthlessness and anxiety, experiencing a fear for the world and their responsibilities. Often, they come wanting ...

Most die-hard Pinoy comic book fans know that Bishop — a time-traveling, energy-absorbing mutant in the long-running comic book series X-Men — was originally supposed to be Filipino. His co-creator, ...

This is my second installment on my series on the life stories of Personal Finance Advocates. Efren Cruz is a pioneer in the Personal Finance industry in the Philippines. He wrote the book Puede Na!