Discover Gawad Kalinga

Watch these two Gawad Kalinga videos to discover what GK does and what it has accomplished. Watch out for the famous multi-coloured houses that GK is famous for! These videos also has pictures from Miss GK Australia Coronation Night 2006.

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GK Youth News

2006 & 2007 Major Events and Headlines. Visit www.gk-youth.org for more GK videos from down under.

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Mindanao - GK Bringing Peace

Gawad Kalinga (GK) crosses all boundaries. Watch this moving video about GK bridging the divide between Christians and Muslims in Mindanao, Philippines.

Tagalog and English, song subtitled: "Ours is a wounded generation because of war, rebellion, and conflict in Mindanao and other parts of the country. Many Mindanaoans are hurt, hungry, and homeless. Many Mindanaoans flock to Manila and other cities to squat and make life difficult for everyone. Gawad Kalinga is on the former war zones, areas where ambushes, killings, and kidnappings were regular occurrences." On April 24, 2005 in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao, we witnessed the first... GK Caravan for Peace.

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Paraiso - The Gawad Kalinga Movie

The Gawad Kalinga (GK) movement is sweeping across the Philippines and overseas and the Philippine film industry will not be left behind in being a part of it. Three inspiring stories of ordinary people touched by Gawad Kalinga are highlighted in the movie “Paraiso: Tatllong Kwento in Pag-Asa.” (Paradise: Three Stories of Hope).

The title of the movie Paraiso meaning Paradise is simply what GK has been to the masses as the grassroots movement is radically rebuilding the country one family at a time.

The GK Trilogy:
Umiyak Man Ang Langit (Even If Heaven Cries) is based on Jocelyn’s life experiences who lost loved ones in the mudslides of St. Bernard, S. Leyte. The story captures the pain, the internal struggles and the healing that takes place in all of us once faced with life-changing events.

Ang Kapatid Kong Si Elvis (My Brother Elvis) is a story, on a lighter note, centered on a boy who ate pebbles to satisfy his hunger and a GK volunteer’s family who adopted him as their own. The story captures the challenges and rewards of being involved with GK.

Marie is a story based on how a tragic loss can be turned into a living legacy and a new beginning. Marie Rose Abad perished in the twin tower tragedy of 9/11. Rudy Abad honors his wife with a living legacy.

The movie is the first of its kind whose making in itself captures the very essence of GK, the bayanihan spirit or being heroes for one another. Mainstream movie producers (the likes of Butch Jimenez, senior VP of PLDT , Tony Gloria of Crying Ladies and Tony Tuveria of Eat Bulaga), actors (the likes of Maricel Soriano, Cesar Montano, Robert Arevalo, Ricky Davao, Carmi Martin, Michael V. and Lilia Dizon), and entertainment executives (the likes of Bobby Barreiro), all waived their fees for GK and contributed their talents to be a part of the GK movement. The production people and vendors likewise sacrificed and did their own share of GK padugo (bleed for the cause) in getting this movie made.

Building a Paradise for all by reshaping an image, cultivating the mindset and reaching out to a higher calling of being a hero is what Gawad Kalinga is all about.

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Philippine National Anthem

Here is the Philippine National Anthem Video, complete with the Gawad Kalinga work being played in the background.

Philippine national anthem.
Original Spanish by Julian Felipe, 1898
bg vids: Gawad Kalinga, Phils.

---Bayang magiliw, perlas ng silanganan
Alab ng puso, sa dibdib mo'y buhay.
Lupang hinirang, duyan ka ng magiting,
Sa manlulupig di ka pasisiil.

Sa dagat at bundok,
Sa simoy at sa langit mong bughaw,
May dilag ang tula
At awit sa paglayang minamahal.

Ang kislap ng watawat mo'y
Tagumpay na nagniningning;
Ang bituin at araw niya
Kailan pa ma'y di magdidilim.

Lupa ng araw, ng luwalhati't pagsinta,
Buhay ay langit sa piling mo;
Aming ligaya na pag may nang-aapi
Ang mamatay nang dahil sa iyo.
---
Land of the morning, child of the sun returning,
with fervor burning, thee do our souls adore.
Land dear and holy, cradle of noble heroes,
Ne'er shall invaders trample thy sacred shore.

Even within thy skies and through thy clouds
and o'er thy hills and sea
do we behold the radiance,
feel the throb of glorious liberty.

Thy banner, dear to all our hearts,
its sun and stars alight.
O, never shall its shining field
be dimmed by tyrant's might!

Beautiful land of love, O land of light,
in thine embrace 'tis rapture to lie.
But it is glory ever, when thou art wronged,
for us, thy sons, to suffer and die.

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Kwon Sang Woo Visits Baseco, a GK Village

I have no idea who this Korean actor is but he visited a Gawad Kalinga (GK) village called Baseco back in Dec 17, 2006. He was an endorser for The Face Shop who is a sponsor for the GK charity.

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GK Harvest 2007 Video

Here is a video we produced for out GK (Gawad Kalinga) video presentation for the Harvest event we held earlier in 2007. It shows some pictures and interviews from our Great Adventure Tour (GAT) to Philippines in January/February, visiting a few of the GK villages.

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