Tonyo cruz biography for kids

Tonyo wears many hats: Blogger, advocate, strategist and newspaper columnist, among others.

In 2016, the French foreign ministry selected him for the Programme d’Invitation des Personnalités d’Avenir (International Visitor Leadership Program), citing his work on digital, social media and advocacy.

Here are some highlights of his work:

• In 2012-2013, Tonyo was Chief Social Media Strategist for Movent Inc., the country’s biggest digital agency.
• In 2011-2012, he served as Digital Consultant and later Digital OIC for TBWA\Santiago Mangada Puno, one of the most awarded creative agencies in the Philippines.
• In 2012, the Philippine tech website The New Media (TNM) feted him and his colleagues with a “Digital Hero” Award for outstanding use of social for calamity response (#RescuePH, #ReliefPH).
• In 2009, he co-founded TweetUp Manila, the lead organizer of Social Media Day in the Philippines since 2012.
• In 2008, his blog tonyocruz.com received honors in the Philippine B