Baldwin Kho (born January 29, 1971) is a Filipino visual artist and

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. He was the founder of Center for Developmental Arts

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, Inc.(CDAM), KAPAYAPAAN International Children's Art Festival in 2009, he is the International Humanitarian of Peace awardee of Peace Pals International; Goodwill ambassador of Philippine League Against

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; founding President of the Epilepsy Awareness and Advocacy, Inc. (Philippines) in 2005 and the director for

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in the

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Early life and education

Kho was born on January 29, 1971, in Binondo, Manila, the eldest among the 4 siblings in the family of Ronnie Ching and Lily Kho. He had his early education at Chiang Kai Shek College, and studied Management Information Technology at AMA Computer College, and he went to study at the College of St. Benilde - De La Salle University taking the course

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under Prof. Religioso. He is an individual with

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Career

In the year 1993, he first organized his first Art and Crafts Workshop in

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Chinese Parish. He is also an active supporter of the Autism of the Philippines; he became a youth servant leader at the Binondo Chinese

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when he was a teenager and remained one for more than a decade after. He is the caretaker of the century-old image of

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, a cultural heirloom of the

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of Preachers and

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Chinese – Filipino

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community in

Volunteer in action

Kho is one of the Board of Directors of Kaisa Para sa Kaunlaran, a cause-oriented

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that advocates proactive and sustainable participation of the

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community in local and national development.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kho, Baldwin 1971 births Living people People from Binondo Artists from Metro Manila De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde alumni Filipino people of Chinese descent