*Since 1997, he and more than 12,000 teenage volunteers have taught basic reading and writing skills to more than 1,800 children living on the streets.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/16/cnnheroes.penaflorida.update/index.html Filipinos embrace Hero of the Year, 'pushcart classrooms' for poor]</ref> | *Since 1997, he and more than 12,000 teenage volunteers have taught basic reading and writing skills to more than 1,800 children living on the streets.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/16/cnnheroes.penaflorida.update/index.html Filipinos embrace Hero of the Year, 'pushcart classrooms' for poor]</ref> |