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Midwife of Filipino descent Named C.N.N. Hero of the Year

Manila, Philippines – Ibu Robin Lim, a Filipino-American midwife in Indonesia, has been named as the second “CNN Hero of the Year” with Filipino roots. The first Filipino CNN Hero of the Year, Efren G. Peñaflorida Jr., won in 2009 for his Kariton Eskwela (pushcart classes) project that educates poor schoolchildren in his home province of Cavite. Now in its fifth year, CNN Heroes... 

Fil-Am midwife named 2011 CNN Hero of the Year

Manila, Philippines – International news network CNN named Robin Lim, a Filipino-American midwife in Indonesia, yesterday as its second Hero of the Year who is of Filipino descent after teacher and social worker Efren Penaflorida in 2009 at the fifth annual CNN Heroes All Star Tribute in Los Angeles, California, United States. Malacanang congratulated Lim for her achievement. “We...