Experience

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  The Republic of the Philippines House of Representatives

  • Chief Political Affairs Officer

    • Jun 2022 - Present

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  Philippine House of Representatives

  • Senior Communications, Legislative, Political and Programs Consultant

    • Jul 2011 - Nov 2022

    -Chief speechwriter & PR officer;-Policy analyst & advisor;-Legislative officer;-Political consultant and advisor;-Programs / projects consultant and adviser.

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  Local Government Unit - Malinao, Aklan

  • Legislative and Programs Consultant

    • Nov 2007 - Nov 2022

  • SK Municipal Federation President and Ex-Officio, Municipal Councilor

    • Aug 2002 - Nov 2007

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  Regional English Circle, Inc., Department of Education - Western Visayas

  • Training Director, Campus Journalism Program

    • 2006 - Nov 2022

  • Writing Coach, Trainer and Judge

    • 2002 - Nov 2022

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  Local Government Unit-San Vicente, Palawan

  • Governance, Policy and Legislations, Communications and Management Consultant

    • May 2014 - Jun 2022

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  Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff

  • Puerto Princesa City, Palawan

  • Policy, Sustainability and Management Consultant

    • Jul 2014 - Jun 2016
    • Puerto Princesa City, Palawan

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  Provincial Government of Palawan, Philippines

  • Policy Consultant

    • Jul 2014 - Jun 2016

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  Schedio Consulting, Inc.

  • Chief Projects Officer

    • Dec 2012 - Dec 2013

    • The firm’s chief architect of its projects, products and services; • Directly reports to the firm's CEO and closely collaborates with the latter in directing the firm's overall direction, growth and strategies;• Leads the company's directors in all matters related to project/business development and management; • Currently leads the firm's CSR Services Division.

  • Executive Director

    • Oct 2012 - Dec 2012

    • Responsible for the operational efficiency of the company's Directors in terms of delivering the needed deliverables on time. • Responsible for administrative matters related to individual projects handled by the Directors. • Convened monthly meetings with Directors to discuss issues on quality and delivery of project requirements. • Attended meetings of the Board of Directors and Executives as ex-officio member.

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  Altavas Agenda

  • Altavas, Aklan

  • Columnist

    • May 2012 - Dec 2013
    • Altavas, Aklan

    Altavas Agenda is an independent, community newspaper published monthly, circulated in the province of Aklan and distributed to the town's (Altavas, Aklan) diaspora all over the world.

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  Senate of the Philippines

  • Technical Consultant

    • Jul 2011 - Dec 2012

    Provides technical advice to the Joint Committee composed of Senators and Congresspersons chaired by Sen. Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on matters affecting the implementation of The Special Purpose Vehicles Act of 2002.

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  SENCOR

  • Senior Editor and Team Lead

    • Jan 2011 - Jul 2011

    • Managed operations of six writing, reputation risk management and social media analytics projects; • Managed and mentored a team of writers and editors;• Acted as the chief editor and analyst of all these projects, ensuring that all articles submitted to clients were free from factual, grammatical and linguistic errors, and compliant to projects’ and clients’ specifications; • Liaised with clients to seek, discuss and address feedback and issues on team’s deliveries; • Helped screen and interview applicants for the company's Editorial department;• Directly reported to the department’s head, SENCOR’s Managing Editor, and to the company’s Business Development Manager; • Performed other administrative tasks inherent to a team manager’s post.

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  Business Leader Media

  • Associate Editor

    • Jul 2010 - Nov 2010

    - Led editorial operations of the company’s five (5) magazines published in five regions in the U.S.: (1) Triangle, North Carolina; (2) Triad, NC; (3) Charlotte, NC; (4) Miami, South Florida; and (5) Atlanta, Georgia;- Liaised between and among publishers, clients, PR agencies and coordinators (all based in the U.S.), and production staff (in the Philippines) to accomplish editorial tasks on time, and ensure smooth operations; - Interviewed high-profile clients (company executives, business owners and leaders of small-, mid-size, and large companies in the U.S., including the Fortune 500) to come up with their respective profiles, published in our online and print publications;- Wrote several leader and company profiles and features, including cover stories for Business to Business Magazine (September-October 2010 Issue, Atlanta), South Florida Business Leader Magazine (September-October 2010 Issue) and Opportunity World (Summer 2010 Edition, distributed all over U.S.);- Wrote the company’s press releases, and sales/campaigns sheets; - Developed and executed training modules and programs to improve competencies of staff writers; and - Managed teams of layout and graphics artists, writers and newswire researchers and uploaders.

  • News Editor and Senior Writer

    • Mar 2010 - Jul 2010

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  Philippine Council of Cheshire Homes for the Disabled

  • Quezon City, Philippines

  • Programme Officer

    • Jun 2008 - Sep 2009
    • Quezon City, Philippines

    Managed the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of a pioneering employment program for people with disabilities in the Philippines. The program was piloted in the National Capital Region and Western Visayas, Philippines. The program worked for the recognition of persons with disability/ies' right to work as set forth in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the country's Magna Carta for PWDs and relevant Intenational Labor Organization instruments.

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  Scandinavian Tourist Board

  • Makati City, Philippines

  • Editor-in-Chief

    • Jun 2008 - Dec 2008
    • Makati City, Philippines

    Chief researcher, writer, analyst and producer of an international e-magazine on tourism trends and developments in the Asia Pacific region distributed to clients in Europe, Australia and East Asia.

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  Hala Birada Newsweekly, Western Visayas Explorer and Aklan Reporter

  • Western Visayas, Philippines

  • Associate Editor and Columnist

    • 2007 - 2008
    • Western Visayas, Philippines

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  UNFPA

  • Philippines

  • Trainer, Consultant and Youth Advocate

    • 2000 - 2007
    • Philippines