 President Benigno Simeon Aquino III, assisted by DENR Secretary Ramon Paje, awards a certificate of excellence to Rean Luck Bustillo as one of the 10 students winners of the Ripples of Hope Postcard-Making contest during the joint programme on Millennium Development Goal Achievement (MDG-F 1919) and World Water Day Celebrations at the Music Hall, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City Tuesday March 22, 2011. Ripples of Hope organizes and facilitates local and global service journeys for families and engage in projects to empower local communities. The goal is for families to experience life in a community different from their own and to partner with people from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. (Photo by: Gil Nartea / Malacanang Photo Bureau) |