Experience

PolitiFact
• United States
• Online Media
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Staff Writer

  • Jan 2023 - Present


Rappler

• Philippines
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Researcher/Writer

  • Feb 2020 - Dec 2022

  - Monitors and debunks viral misinformation and disinformation online - Uses Facebook’s fact-checking tool and CrowdTangle to spot viral claims - Conducts digital verification, interviews sources to fact-check claims- Minds Rappler’s fact-checking team as of 2022 - Edits 40-60 fact checks monthly - Trains fact checkers, interns, and mentees on the fact-checking process - Conducts webinar sessions on Rappler’s fact-checking methodology - Conducts research as needed by the editorial team, covering politics, health, social issues- Produces data-driven investigations - Writes and produces scripts for video fact checks Show less

• Multimedia Reporter

  • Aug 2019 - Feb 2020

  - Covered transportation, Quezon City, and the Department of the Interior and Local Government

• Intern, News/Investigative/Research

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  - Wrote breaking news/investigative stories independently for MovePH and Newsbreak, covering protests, transportation, and the women and youth sectors, among others - Assisted and did research for beat and investigative reporters - Did fieldwork and interviews for in-depth articles - Livetweeted highlights of the United People's SONA 2019 - Encoded data for the Research department - Attended workshops on social media, photography, and multimedia reporting - Wrote breaking news/investigative stories independently for MovePH and Newsbreak, covering protests, transportation, and the women and youth sectors, among others - Assisted and did research for beat and investigative reporters - Did fieldwork and interviews for in-depth articles - Livetweeted highlights of the United People's SONA 2019 - Encoded data for the Research department - Attended workshops on social media, photography, and multimedia reporting



Yabag, Ateneo Gabay’s Online Publication

• Editor In Chief

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018

  - Curated, edited, and published articles and creative submissions for the organization’s website and online magazine - Increased the use of multimedia elements like photos and slideshows in online stories - Supervised the creation of the online magazine - Wrote news articles on Gabay’s projects and events - Curated, edited, and published articles and creative submissions for the organization’s website and online magazine - Increased the use of multimedia elements like photos and slideshows in online stories - Supervised the creation of the online magazine - Wrote news articles on Gabay’s projects and events



The GUIDON

• Philippines
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• News Writer

  • Sep 2016 - May 2018

  - Wrote regular news articles and news briefs, published online and/or in print - Covered stories on student elections, rallies, forums, student organizations and gender policies in the university, developments on the Ateneo Employees and Workers Union’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, and news involving Barangay Loyola Heights - Livetweeted at least six different events inside and outside of campus - Pitched stories for its monthly print issues - Acted as Editorial Assistant for a press cycle Show less



The Performing Arts and Recreation Center (PARC) Foundation

• Social Media Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

  - Managed the organization’s social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter) - Managed the organization’s social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter)