We need to tell our story, they said.

They wanted a proper school building one that had a roof and walls, and a toilet that was not a hole in the ground. They had sought out ABS-CBN’s Bayan Mo, iPatrol Mo (BMPM), requesting the group to conduct a workshop in their area. To prove they were serious, they put the whole thing together by themselves all the BMPM facilitators needed to do was show up.

When D-day came, the high schoolers from Ubay town in Bohol travelled for three hours two hours on foot, another hour by bus—to reach the venue. After sitting through the morning’s discussion, they insisted on taking part in the workshop for Bayan Patrollers, a four-hour affair that tackled journalism ethics and standards and included practice sessions.

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Prof. Felipe B. Alfonso served as vice chairman of Lopez Group Foundation Inc. as well as Lopez Holdings Corporation director and EVP for HR Development. He passed away on April 5, 2013, a week before he would have turned 76.

What word would best describe Felipe B. Alfonso? He was a professor, a corporate executive, a cool father, a patient husband, a loyal friend, a thoughtful classmate.

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