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Global Filipino Youth Awards – “Recognition in Motion”
TFA Editor | February 12th, 2008
SYDNEY, 12 Feb - GLOBAL FILIPINOS Australia has today announced an awards initiative in eight major fields of discipline to recognise work of excellence of Filipino youth in meeting the challenges of diverse societies.
The announcement was issued in a media release by Global Filipinos Australia head, Ms Lolita Farmer OAM. The eight categories of the awards project, “Global Filipino Youth Awards,” are Academic/Education, Arts and Entertainment, Business, Community Service, Government, Journalism/Media, Sports, and Technology.
Global Filipinos Australia is a member of Global Filipinos network with main offices in the USA. In 2007, GFA was host to the international 5th Global Networking Conference held at Rooty Hill, Blacktown City. The conference was attended by representatives of Philippine-related community organizations from different countries, including the USA and Middle East countries.
Nominations for the youth recognition awards are opened to anyone with Filipino ancestry, 16 – 35 years of age. The deadline for nominations is 30 May 2008 5.00PM AEST.Awarding will be held on 14 July 2008 at the NSW Parliament Theatre, Sydney. Nominees should provide passport size photograph and full documentation of 100 to 150 words providing details of their achievements. Awardees will be responsible for their own fares and accommodation in Sydney.
Additional information on the awards may be obtained from the Global Filipino Australia by contacting Ms Farmer on 0419 262 530 or Atoy Sayas on 0411 262 434
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June 17th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Dear Ms. Lolita Farmer,
Greetings.
This is my first time to stumble upon your ad for nominating global Filipino youth. I know of a young person whose credentials are what you’re looking for in terms of Community service. He has been recognized both here and abroad. He was awarded the Gawad Geny Lopez Jr. in 2004, nominated also in Right Livelihood Award in Stockholm in 2005, his Dynamic Teen Co. which founded was named as Ten Accomplished Youth Orgs in Luzon in 2006, received the ABS-CBN Bayaning Pilipino National winner for DTC in 2007 and a Humanos nominee for the 2008 Global Youth Awards in Southhampton, UK and CNN Heroes awards in New York.
His name is Mr. Efren G. Penaflorida, Jr. founder of Dynamic Teen Company, Cavite City.
June 19th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Mr. Manalaysay,
Thank you for the interest and your email. It came too late as nominations had already closed.Reading Mr. Penaflorida’s credentials I can say he deserves to be recognised. Maybe at the next Global Filipino Youth Awards you can nominate him. There were other late nominations too that came in. GFA certainly appreciates of the tremendous interests and response to the inaugural Global Filipino Youth Awards. Mabuhay!