Quezon City, Philippines
Summary
Serving directly under the Office of the Executive Director, I lead and execute comprehensive economic research, policy monitoring, and strategic data analysis focused on the energy transition and environmental governance. I formulate evidence-based policy positions and draft actionable briefs to guide the organization's advocacy, legislative monitoring, and stakeholder consultation efforts. Additionally, I present research findings to policymakers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate technical economic data into impactful public campaigns.
Makati City, Philippines
Summary
I lead in performing secretarial duties while liaising with natural and juridical persons in relevant organizational matters across local and international platforms to foster strategic partnerships, enhance visibility, and further engage in industry discussions. I also implement and maintains a robust compliance framework to ensure all offices adhere to the standards and regulations of the organization, including maintaining an updated database of and keeping all documents and other paraphernalia of the organization.
Quezon City, Philippines
Summary
I support the project through research, regulation development, and capacity-building initiatives. I coordinate end-to-end event logistics, manage digital platforms, and produce training materials while providing technical and administrative support to senior officers to ensure the successful delivery of policy advisory activities.
Taguig City, Philippines
Summary
I assisted in planning and executing cultural events, press conferences, seminars, and workshops for the Embassy, and served as a primary point of contact for education-related inquiries and initiatives between India and the Philippines.
Manila, Philippines
Summary
From 2017 to 2023, I progressed through various roles at TomasinoWeb. In my tenureship, I co-founded an award-winning special coverage and co-founded culture-focused websites while rebuilding its main site.
Highlights
Chief Technology Officer (June 2022 - June 2023) - I oversaw the activities, operations, and outputs of the web technologies department of the organization. I co-founded Draft 143 and Lamona, both websites that emphasize culture and stories. Furthermore, I spearheaded the rebuild of the organization’s main website.
President (June 2020 - June 2022) - I oversaw the activities and operations of the executive, publication, and web technologies sides of the organization. Under my term, the organization garnered more than 18,000 following across social media while gaining wider recognition and bagging more than 4 awards.
Executive Editor (April 2020 - June 2021) - I oversaw the activities, operations, and outputs of the executive, publication, and web technologies sides of the organization. I co-founded an award-winning special coverage which garnered two major awards, an Excellence Award and Top Award for Covid Comms Nominee, from the International Association of Business Communicators – Philippines (IABC Philippines).
Blogs Writer (2017 - 2019) - I wrote stories on pop culture and society.
Manila, Philippines
Summary
I served as an assistant to the head instructors and professors who taught the English language to Japanese students.
Gas Policy Development Project 3
Formally turned over to the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) during the GPDP3 Closing and Turnover Ceremony on 15 May 2026, the report summarizes the Project’s major accomplishments across regulation creation, research, and capacity building.
Philippine International Law of the Sea Academy
This report provides a full narrative of the conference proceedings, including contributions of the participants representing PHILSEA, the outcome of their institutional engagements, and their ways forward for future cooperation and policy dialogue. The insights and recommendations contained herein emerged from the conference sessions and courtesy meetings as interpreted by the participants representing the PHILSEA.
Pacific Forum
One of the most controversial recent developments is China’s newest project in Cambodia, the Funan Techo Canal (FTC), which touches upon the Gulf of Thailand and is said to be the next flashpoint of the US and China.
TomasinoWeb
"Despite the thrill of it all, I still count everything to its last days to see how long it takes before I could be that perfect version of myself."
TomasinoWeb
"If we want to experience growth and development from the University, we, all together, have to get into the nitty-gritty of the rust and the grimes of our system–the ones that repeatedly haunts generations of Thomasians."
me!
A lyrical essay about the 21st year of existence.
TomasinoWeb
“It seemed like there was nothing left to lose; that this week-long suspension is a gain for our wellbeing. A month later, it revealed itself as a black sheep in disguise.” NOTE: “A lighter shade” won a Philippine Student Quill Award in the 9th iteration of IABC Philippines’s annual awards.
Summary
Together with the members of the Web Technologies (Y15) department of TomasinoWeb, we rebuilt the main website of the organization. The project involved building everything from scratch, specifically design and code itself. In its totality, the project amassed to around 250+ frames and 19.2K lines of code. I managed the product together with my project leads. I also headed research and design for the website rebuild.
Summary
(Almost) all of the music I love in one big messy Notion page.
Summary
I designed the recruitment website of the premier digital media organization of the University of Santo Tomas this year hehehe (â—Ź'â—ˇ'â—Ź) The TomasinoWeb Main Website won a Philippine Student Quill Award in September 2025.
Summary
A chapbook written in a span of two years that tells stories of yearning, distance, and the city streets. baskerville was once sold in Komiket back in 2019.
Summary
Draft 143 is a compilation of stories about love and friendship told through our version of receipts and tickets. I did the copywriting, terms of submission, project management, documentation, and the conceptualization of the said project.
Summary
Lamona is a food and drink directory for Thomasians, by Thomasians. I managed the project and developed the concept, brand, and product with the project's developers and designers. Moreover, I spearheaded the project's research and fieldwork pre-launch and post-launch. Lamona also won at a Philippine Student Quill Award in September 2025.
Summary
The Philippine International Law of the Sea Academy is the premier law of the sea (LOS) academic capacity-building training organization in the Philippines and the very first LOS academy in Southeast Asia. Website coming soon!
University of the Philippines
For my acceptance and attendance to the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Academic Fellows Program at the University of Connecticut
IABC Philippines
The main news website of the premier digital media organization of the University of Santo Tomas, TomasinoWeb, was awarded a Philippine Student Quill Award (Merit)
IABC Philippines
The food and drink directory of the Manila university belt, Lamona, was awarded a Philippine Student Quill Award (Lamona)
UST Model ASEAN Meeting
Awarded as the "Most Diplomatic" for this year's Model ASEAN Meeting simulation at the University of Santo Tomas.
IABC Philippines
“It seemed like there was nothing left to lose; that this week-long suspension is a gain for our wellbeing. A month later, it revealed itself as a black sheep in disguise.” NOTE: “A lighter shade” won a Philippine Student Quill Award in the 9th iteration of IABC Philippines’s annual awards.
IABC Philippines
For TomasinoWeb's special coverage titled "#TheBayanihanCoverage: A Special Coverage on the Covid-19 Crisis". The said special coverage was spearheaded by me, Jose Rafael Ballecer, Christine Annmarie Tapawan, Rabin Bote, and Patricia Jardin.
ASEAN Foundation
Awarded as the top performing delegate in the 2022 ASEAN-China Young Leaders Summit's debates which talked about drug trafficking and regional security.
I was competitively selected for the Young Leaders Program, a distinguished platform for young professionals in the Indo-Pacific region. Furthermore, I contribute in policy discussions and junior- and senior-level conferences and events globally, shaping the ocean policymaking framework with experts on critical regional issues, including maritime dispute settlement, foreign policy, and security.
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