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, born to Justice Anacleto Badoy and English Literature teacher Pura Tianco.

Early Media Career Badoy's first media job was with ABS-CBN, doing a series of interviews for the 1998 Philippine Centennial. The idea was to interview a hundred Filipinos working in America, and Badoy found the work exciting for the first few interviews, which were all success stories. Eventually, Badoy became more interested in profiling ordinary Filipinos struggling to survive in the US.

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.

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 Manila

Announcing her intent on the Rock Ed Radio Twitter account, Badoy said: "On air now on Jam 88.3. Tweet us @rockedradio or post msg here if u want us to announce anything on air. Tell ur parents u're okay or inquire abt them. Call. Text us areas where u need assistance, we can call local officials, konsehals to your area,"

She went on board for eight straight days, eventually joined by the other DJs of the station, spending 14 to 16 hours each day. "What an honor to be given the chance to give out crucial info at a crucial time."

When it became apparent that the Department of Social Welfare and Development needed more manpower so that relief goods could be distributed more quickly, 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, 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. These packs were delivered to Dagupan, Pangasinan and Baguio, the Rock Ed van driving through makeshift bridges and roads partly eroded by recent landslides.

Recognition In recognition of her work in Rock Ed, Badoy was recognized with The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS) for that 2010. The award was presented to her at Malacañan Palace on November 5, 2010, by Philippine President Benigno Aquino III.

The citation for Badoy said that: "By nurturing volunteerism, she reached out to the youth to empower them and move them to participate in empowering others to uphold their rights to better society."

On December 13, 2010, Badoy was also honored as one of the Philippines' Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) in an awarding ceremony, also held in Malacañan Palace.

Badoy is not comfortable talking about her awards, despite the recognition, noting that: In August 2013, Badoy joined change.org as the interim Communications Director in the Philippines and stayed with change.org until December 2013.

Project: Steady Asia In 2018, Badoy started Project: Steady Asia, an inter-disciplinary well-being program and guided creative therapy program for teenagers and adults. Art, music, and creative writing, and stress-reduction sessions consist part of the program to manage post-traumatic stress disorder and trauma-informed wellness plans. It is also the mental health program that takes care of athletes via the Philippine Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission.

Personal life In March 2010, Gang Badoy married Filipino-American Jay Capati.