Reputation
Mendiola has also inspired the mobilization of mobile technologies for humanitarian causes. In late 2004 as twin killer typhoons Yoyong and Winnie ravaged southern Luzon in the main Philippine Island, “Donate-a-Load” was launched whereby millions of Filipinos where encouraged to donate their call credits by simply texting variable amounts to a Red Cross short code. The scheme allowed people from all walks of life to give to victims of the typhoons, raising millions of Pesos in a matter of hours. As the country celebrated National Heroes Day in December 30, 2004, the phenomenon was cited in the Editorial of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Donate-a-load would later be mobilized again for victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake with UNICEF as the beneficiary.
In June 2008, Mendiola was inducted as Governor of the Philippine National Red Cross with the specific mission to use technology to advance their cause.
For inspiring technological innovations he had been cited through 2006 and 2007 by:
- Ernst & Young as Entrepreneur of the Year (2006)
- The Go Negosyo Movement of the Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship as one of the Ten Most Inspiring techno entrepreneurs (2007)
- The Philippine Marketing Association for the Agora Asia-Pacific Marketing Excellence Award (2007)
- Junior Chamber International Philippines as one of the country’s Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM)
Dennis Mendiola, however, was fired as the CEO of Chikka when external auditor SGV, the Philippine partner of Ernst & Young, revealed that the corporation’s cash advances during the past four years accumulated to P11 million, P8 million of which were advanced by Dennis Mendiola himself was never liquidated.
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