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Filipino declared
“CNN Hero of the Year”
By Alexander Villafania, INQUIRER.NET
For his innovative “Kariton Klasrum” (pushcart classroom) Filipino educator Efren Peñaflorida has been awarded by CNN as “2009 Hero of the Year.”
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