This trip was an impromptu trip back to the Philippines because Jon Jon Rivero and Paula Audrey Rivero were hired to do a TEDx speech and set of workshops at NIST International School in Bangkok, Thailand. It was an opportunity to reconnect with Jon Jon’s good friend Dr. Francis Dimalanta, who had the Balikbayan Project Team provide seminars and workshops at his family’s special needs centre, A Child’s Dream, in Baguio City in 2010. This trip focused on delivering the My Name Is Trauma workshop for him and his closest professional colleagues, who are not only movers and shakers within the Philippines, but also prominent influencers in business, philanthropy, and social causes throughout the country. This trip was also one of the first Balikbayan Trips where the team was unable to connect directly with the Streetlight Philippines team but was a great chance to support the areas of Luzon, Cabuyao City (Sta. Elena Golf & Country Club), and areas just outside Metro Manila. Special thanks to Kuya Francis Dimalanta for the opportunity to reconnect and be able to share the My Name Is Trauma seminar workshops with those that needed it.
Hosted by the Tantoco Family in Santa Rosa, Laguna and Dr. Francis Dimalanta, the Balikbayan Project Team was able to share the introductory My Name Is Trauma Seminar Workshop with some of the Philippines' top influencers in business, philanthropy, and social entrepreneurship. This clip is a short intro to the beginning of the seminar which was held at the Sta. Elena Golf & Country Club in March 2017. It starts out with an impromptu a cappella performance by Rhythm Speaks duo Jon Jon Rivero and Rob Boothe and is followed by some Filipino Folk Dancing just prior to the reading of the book My Name Is Trauma by co-author Paula Audrey Rivero.
