I met two Filipino para swimming athletes when I went on a trip with the Good News Pilipinas team to Lian, Batangas in September to be at the International Coastal Clean Up of Toyota Motor Philippines. It was my first time to meet Ernie Gawilan and Edwin Villanueva, both swimming competition gold medal winners! They […]
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Para-swimming champ Ernie Gawilan joins Toyota coastal cleanup, mangrove planting
Para-swimming champion Ernie Gawilan and Palarong Pambansa medalist Edwin Villanueva took a break from their training to join the 2019 International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) over the weekend. The two Filipino swimming medalists participated in the Toyota Motor Philippines’ (TMP) mangrove planting and coastal clean up drive together with volunteer employees, environmental groups, and the Philippine […]
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Paralympic Swimming Gold Medallist inspires kids of Toyota swim clinic
Paralympic swimming gold medallist Ernie Gawilan met the kid athletes of the Toyota swim clinic to inspire them to pursue careers in sports despite difficulties. The Asian Para Games gold medallist met with the young athletes of the Toyota Motor Philippines’ (TMP) Start Your Impossible swim clinic for the Mobility for All campaign of the […]
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