Guidelines for sharing stories of heroism

anationofheroes — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:25:27 +0000

1. He/she must have shown an act of bravery and selflessness during and after typhoons Ondoy, Pepeng, and Santi.

2. Must be a Filipino citizen.

3. Can be an individual, group (e.g. barkada, family), or an organization.

4. Can be living within or outside the Philippines.

5. Can be living or deceased.

6. There is a way to get information about the person. There must be a way to reach the person, if alive or a way to gather information about him, if deceased.

7. You may or may not know him/her personally. In fact, you may share your own story.

8. All entries received will be acknowledged through email. There is no assurance that the entry will be included in the book.

9. The deadline for submission of entries is January 10, 2010, before 11:00PM (GMT +8 Philippine Time).

Entry Forms
Please accomplish the sender information form before you fill out the hero’s information form.

For entries, please select the appropriate form:

For living heroes

For deceased heroes

A Nation of Heroes Book Writing Project

anationofheroes — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:23:59 +0000

A Nation of Heroes is a book writing project, the output of which is a collection of 50 stories of heroism (including profiles of the heroes) during and after the typhoons Ondoy, Pepeng, etc.

The stories will be written by college students and young professionals. The public will be part of the search for stories as they will be asked to share heroic deeds they have witnessed or have heard of, during the calamity. A panel will choose the stories that will be included.

The project aims to:

1. promote awareness among the readers about the extraordinary acts of ordinary Filipinos shown during and after the recent typhoons;

2. inspire the readers to live a life of courage and selflessness;

3. provide training and mentoring to young writers on development journalism; and

4. raise funds for livelihood programs (long term support) of selected families in Laguna directly affected by the typhoons, in partnership with a local non-government organization.