19 Facts About Gang Badoy

Therese "Gang" Tianco Badoy Capati, still often referred to by her maiden name, Gang Badoy, is a radio and television host, feature writer, businesswoman, and educator from the Philippines, best known for founding RockEd Philippines, an advocacy and alternative education group that continues to showcase social issues through music events featuring voluntary performing artists and rock bands, and its radio talk show, RockEd Radio on the now defunct NU 107.

Therese Gang Badoy was born the youngest of ten children born to Justice Anacleto Gang Badoy and English Literature teacher Pura Tianco.

Gang Badoy went to St Scholastica's College, Manila for grade school, and then to Assumption College for high school.

Gang Badoy was a member of the Philippine Youth Team of Volleyball as well as the University of the Philippines Volleyball Varsity.

Gang Badoy cites the Beatles' song 'Blackbird' for having taught her about apartheid, and first learned about desaparecidos from Sting's 'They Dance Alone,' which was written for the widows of Chile.

The idea was to interview a hundred Filipinos working in America, and Gang Badoy found the work exciting for the first few interviews, which were all success stories.

Gang 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.

Gang Badoy is often noted as a hero for her actions during Typhoon Ondoy.

Gang 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 Manila The station had at first shifted to pre-recorded programming while its staff were unable to get to the station during the storm, but Gang Badoy went to the station and insisted that it would be more useful for the station to do what it can to keep people connected and informed.

Gang Badoy insists to always include Lambert Cruz in the narration of this story.

Gang Badoy believed that during the storm there's a high probability that only cell phones will have literal power and cell phones only have radios that connect to FM radio.

Gang Badoy went on board for eight straight days, eventually joined by the other DJs of the station, spending 14 to 16 hours each day.

When it became apparent that the Department of Social Welfare and Development needed more manpower so that relief goods could be distributed more quickly, Gang Badoy quickly volunteered the services of Rock Ed members to help in the tagging and distribution of relief goods.

When, not long after Typhoon Ondoy hit Metro Manila, Typhoon Pepeng in turn hit Northern Luzon, Gang Badoy quickly jumped into action yet again, this time leading Rock Ed volunteers in distributing thousands of relief packs donated by the many people who responded to Rock Ed's call for donations.

In recognition of her work in Rock Ed, Gang Badoy was recognized with The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service for that 2010.

On December 13,2010, Gang Badoy was honored as one of the Philippines' Ten Outstanding Young Men in an awarding ceremony, held in Malacanan Palace.

Gang Badoy is not comfortable talking about her awards, despite the recognition, noting that:.

Gang Badoy announced the turnover on the very last episode of Rock Ed Radio on NU 107, on November 4,2010, noting that she knew Rock Ed Philippines was in good hands.

In 2018, Gang Badoy started Project: Steady Asia, an inter-disciplinary well-being program and guided creative therapy program for teenagers and adults.