couple of years then moved back to California to become Assistant Director of the Missions Office in the Diocese of San Jose. Return to the Philippines Badoy decided to return to the Philippines, and quickly became active in the protest movements that arose in the wake of the Hello Garci Scandal. One of the ideas she proposed was to hold small rallies in schools. In order to make these rallies interesting to students, Badoy returned to her roots, used her connections with musician friends, and took advantage of a tool for making issues more interesting: rock and roll. Rock Ed Philippines In July 2005, Rock Ed Philippines was born, conceived by Badoy as a 10-year program to “rock society through alternative education with the help of celebrities, musicians, poets, artists, entrepreneurs, writers, et al.", and directing the passions of the youth towards seeing the Philippines meet the UN vision of development as expressed in the Millennium Development Goals. The early, awareness-building stages of the program focused on bringing the youth together through music. At the center of the effort was Rock Ed Radio, a weekly radio program on NU 107, anchored by Badoy and by poet Lourd de Veyra. (The show later moved briefly to another station, Jam 88.3, and then it returned to NU 107 until its last broadcast on November 4, 2010.) Rock Ed also put up awareness-building concerts, including some in unusual public places, such as "Rock the Rehas," held at the New Bilibid Prison, and "Rock the Riles," held at a MRT-3 station. Badoy's participation in Rock Ed turned her into a cultural icon among the young Filipinos who were the target of Rock Ed. Her blogs and her Twitter account have a strong following, National Geographic Channel Asia selected her among several other Filipino personalities to become their "Live Curious" ambassadors, aiming to inspire people to question way they see the world., she became one of three hosts on ABS-CBN News Channel's talk show "The Brew", and she was hailed as one of The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS) for 2010. The Typhoon Ondoy Broadcasts and Typhoon Pepeng Relief Badoy is often noted as a hero for her actions during Typhoon Ondoy. Badoy took it upon herself to turn radio station Jam 88.3, which was hosting Rock Ed Radio at the time, into a venue for coordinating information about the situation in Metro