CNN Hero of the Year Winners Robin Lim and Efren Penaflorida visits PHL Senate

CNN Hero of the Year Winners Robin Lim (2011) and Efren Penaflorida (2009) visits the Philippine Senate with Senator Pia Cayetano taking a picture with them.



Fil-Am, Robin Lim is a world-famous midwife whose motto is: "Gentle births create a gentle world". Her non-profit organization, the Yayasan Bumi Sehat (Healthy Mother Earth) foundation provides healthy and gentle birthing services free of charge for the poorer people of both Bali and the tsunami-ravaged province of Aceh, Sumatra. Watch Robin Lim's acceptance of Awards, HERE!



In 2009, Filipino Efren Peñaflorida was named CNN Hero of the Year for his Kariton classroom project, which brought the classrooms to children in the streets.  Watch Efren Penaflorida's acceptance of Awards, HERE! 

image credit: Senator Pia Cayetano in Instagram

Senator Cayetano, tweeted: “Inspiration in the Senate w/ CNN heroes Robin Lim @iburobin and Efren Peñaflorida @karitonkid”