Young heroes

SERAFICO AND WISELY. Utilize creative skills to help others.

Angela Serafico and Trubador Wisely may be young, but they’ve already made a difference in their communities. The young heroes are members of Tang Galing Club, Tang Philippines’ online movement that inspires kids to bring about sustainable changes in their localities.

Wisely was first recognized in 2011 for utilizing his creative skills to produce and sell comic-book stories to fund projects that uplift the lives of others.

Together with his brother and sister, he goes to offices to peddle comics to well-to-do executives, then sells them to the masses at a lower cost.

He spends his Sundays teaching painting classes to over 100 street children in Quiapo, Manila.

Advocacies

Angela Serafico of St. Scholastica’s College is a violinist, writer, public speaker and painter. To raise funds for her advocacies, she sells her paintings, then donates the proceeds to calamity victims.

UP psychologist Dr. Elizabeth Ventura says that these exceptional, empowered kids are products of the interaction between nature and nurture. She stresses the crucial role of their parents in realizing their full potential.

Tang Galing Kids have also initiated the “Project Recyclass” campaign, which encourages people to donate recyclable foil packs to make 10,000 plastic chairs that will be donated to public schools. Check out www.tanggalingclub.com and Tang Philippines’ Facebook account.

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Visit Katrina Pallon’s exhibit, “Illuminata,” on view until Aug. 20 at the LRI Art Pavilion, LRI Design Plaza, 210 Nicanor Garcia st., Bel-Air II, Makati City.