Theme: Refocus

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Xavier School San Juan
64 Xavier St, Greenhills West
San Juan City, National Capital Region, 1500
Philippines

Anton Lim

Humanitarian

He is a Filipino veterinarian, businessman, public figure, and humanitarian. Aside from this, he is also a frequent speaker, organizer, and community volunteer throughout the Philippines as he advocates for the disadvantaged. As the coordinator of Tzu Chi Foundation and Zamboanga Liaison Office, where he began volunteering in 1998. Then, he co-founded the Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation in 2010, which speaks to the needs of communities where (for example) students are often forced to swim to and from school. He also sits on the Board of Tzu Chi Foundation, Philippine Branch Office, and is a director of Rotary Club of Zamboanga City, and has received numerous Rotary International awards among which is the Rotary International Service Above Self Award, the highest award Rotary International can bestow to its members worldwide.

Franco Addun

Teacher

Mr. Addun is a Social Science Teacher in Xavier High School and a part-time professor in the Ateneo de Manila University. During the pandemic, he developed a YouTube channel, where he releases videos that help teachers around the country navigate and maximize the online learning set-up. Mr. Addun’s YouTube channel mainly comprises instructional videos, introducing teachers to useful educational applications and platforms that can be used to enhance the online learning experience, and providing both teachers and parents with technology-related insights.

Illac Diaz

Social Entrepreneur

He started the Liter of Light foundation which makes efficient and inexpensive lights for people without access to electricity. During Typhoon Yolanda, he started to help others out when the village next to his house got destroyed. Afterward, the idea hit him to create the grassroots initiative Liter of Light; from scratch. He also made the Light it Forward campaign which meant passing it on to others and taking up the challenge of creating those types of lights. He can serve as an inspiration to the youth in finding their passions and using these to impact others lives through worthwhile initiatives like the Liter of Light Foundation.

Martika Escobar

Film Director

Martika Escobar is the first Filipino feature film director to win at the Sundance Film Festival with her outstanding movie 'Leonor Will Never Die" in 2022.

Paul Rivera

Entrepreneur

Paul Rivera is the co-founder and CEO of Kalibrr, a careers platform for over 5 million young professionals. Kalibrr has enabled over 300,000 people to get hired via their platform since its founding. Prior to Kalibrr, Paul was the co-founder and President at Open Access BPO, an innovative outsourcing company that brought several technology companies to the Philippines. Paul is also an active investor in technology startups in the Philippines including Remedy, Maria Health and MyKuya. Paul is a graduate of UC Berkeley and began his early career in Silicon Valley at Google before returning to the Philippines to be an entrepreneur.

Pocholo Gonzales

Voice Actor

The Titan of Filipino voice acting. Veteran radio broadcaster. Internationally-awarded youth advocate. Award-winning author. Highly sought-after voice director, trainer, and motivational speaker. Pocholo de Leon Gonzales is known as the “Voice Master of the Philippines” for having utilized his voice not only for the purpose of entertaining people but more importantly for inspiring, motivating, and empowering particularly the Filipino youth. At the young age of 16, Pocholo started his voice acting career after winning a competition in DZMM’s drama and singing contest “Radyo, Radyo” where he later became one of the anchors, scriptwriter, and co-director.