(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.

Efren Penaflorida was grateful when Typhoon Haiyan bypassed his home in Cavite City, Philippines. But when he saw the devastation in other areas of the country, he wanted to do all he could to help ...

MANILA, Philippines–Over 50 young individuals of Lancaster New City were given the privilege to attend a lecture where CNN 2009 “Hero of the Year” Efren Peñaflorida was the keynote speaker. The ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte wants Efren Peñaflorida, a 2009 CNN Hero of the Year awardee known for his efforts in educating kids in slums, to head the Presidential Commission on ...

CNN has chosen a young Filipino Catholic as the winner of the their annual prize, “Hero of the Year.” Efren Penaflorida, 28, is the head of an organization which seeks to prevent impoverished children ...

Anderson Cooper was skeptical about the “CNN Hero of the Year” concept when it launched three years ago – but now, not so much. In fact, just the opposite. He says the show – and the process – is ...

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang is optimistic that CNN Hero of the Year awardee Efren Peñaflorida will accept President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer for him to lead the Presidential Commission for the ...

Brother Efren is easy to find. Trace the curve of Manila Bay south, past the skyscrapers, through the urban sprawl. Inch across a jammed highway flanked by fishing huts on flamingo stilts. From there, ...

The Philippines' two iconic global personalities met in Las Vegas, Nevada last May 4, a few days before the awaited Pacquiao-Mosley fight. The elebrated CNN Hero Efren Penaflorida Jr. and the world's ...

A Palace official clarified on Saturday that the appointment of CNN hero Efren Peñaflorida as the next commissioner to be assigned at the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) is not yet ...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Efren Penaflorida, who offered disadvantaged children in the Philippines a chance at education, said he is honored to be the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year. Penaflorida was ...