In November 2010 she was presented with an award by Philippine President Benigno Aquino III as one of The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS) for that year.

[1] She wanted to take Education and/or Industrial Engineering at the University of the Philippines Diliman, but ended up studying Art History there.

She cites the Beatles’ song ‘Blackbird’ for having taught her about apartheid, and first learned about desaparecidos from Sting’s ‘They Dance Alone,’ which was written for the widows of Chile.

[2] 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.

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.,[7] she became one of three hosts on ABS-CBN News Channel's talk show "The Brew",[8] and she was hailed as one of The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS) for 2010.

[11] On September 29, 2009, Closing her third day during the Ondoy broadcasts, Badoy tweeted:[11] 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.

[12] 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.

Independent Filmmaker Pepe Diokno would take over the executive post, while Badoy and her husband Jay Capati have organized an events management business called Samarami Asia to help keep Rock Ed funded.

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.