Dreaming Big

Working to uplift the lives of people in need since she was 19, Shawntel Nicole M Nieto looks back to one special moment that kindled her passion for philanthropy. In 2015 she was spending time with the marginalised sector along the floodway in her hometown Cainta, inspired by the community service she saw in her parents.

“A guide, Aling Dolor, was assigned to me by the local government,” Shawntel tells her story. “We were together often enough and soon became friends.” But