Experience

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  Statista

  • Hamburg, Germany

  • Freelance Researcher

    • Sep 2023 - Present
    • Hamburg, Germany

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  Philippine Daily Inquirer

  • Philippines

  • Research Analyst

    • Dec 2021 - Present
    • Philippines

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  University of the Philippines

  • Tacloban, Eastern Visayas, Philippines

  • Lecturer

    • Aug 2021 - Present
    • Tacloban, Eastern Visayas, Philippines

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  Plan International

  • Research Consultant

    • Mar 2020 - Sep 2021

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  Development Bank of the Philippines

  • Freelance Writer

    • Sep 2019 - Feb 2020

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  Root Capital

  • Market Research Consultant

    • Mar 2019 - May 2019

    - Conducted primary and secondary research on the Philippine coffee industry, including interviews with producer organizations and cooperatives, traders and exporters, and other relevant stakeholders such as government bodies and local nonprofit institutions- Managed tasks and coordinations- Analyzed data and provided recommendations

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  Smarter Good, Inc.

  • Senior Writer and Researcher

    • Oct 2018 - May 2019

    - Developed Grant Writing Manuals for international nonprofit organizations-Developed grant proposals, reports, and other program-related content for international nonprofit organizations such as BOMA Project, Panzi Foundation, and Solve Education.- Mentored junior writers

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  Philippine Coffee Board, Inc.

  • Grants and Research Consultant

    • Mar 2018 - Sep 2018

    -Wrote grant proposals and reports-Conducted research, interviews, and focus group discussions to develop case studies for international funders and partners- Served as liaison between funders and Board of Directors- Cultivated Funder Relations

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  Smarter Good, Inc.

  • Makati

  • Writer and Researcher

    • Jan 2017 - Mar 2018
    • Makati

    -Developed grant proposals, reports, and other program-related content for international nonprofit organizations such as the BOMA Project, Solar Sister, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, myAgro, African Prisons Project, and Root Capital- Supported junior writers in improving their work.

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  Philippine Daily Inquirer

  • Philippines
  • Newspaper Publishing
  • 500 - 600 Employee

  • Freelance Contributor

    • Nov 2010 - 2017

    Write feature stories for the Learning (Education) and Business Features section.

  • Metro Reporter

    • Dec 2014 - Jul 2015

    • Covered Quezon City and CAMANAVA (Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela) local government, nongovernment organizations and police• Reliever for PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration) and Philippine National Police (PNP)

  • Editorial Assistant

    • Jan 2010 - Nov 2014

    • Served as liaison between editors and reporters• Did administrative tasks such as ensuring that all important media events are covered.• Compiled stories to be edited• Wrote articles for News, Metro, Global Pinoy and Learning sections

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  M2.0 Communications Inc.

  • Quezon City

  • Writer/Content Creator

    • Mar 2016 - Jul 2016
    • Quezon City

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  Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development or FIT-ED

  • Quezon City

  • Research Assistant

    • Jul 2009 - Dec 2009
    • Quezon City

    • Provided all research work necessary for the completion of Philippine history and Asian history educational software and other projects• Attended regular project meetings and planning sessions and come up with project report• Compiled all project files and documents through a document filing system• Coordinated with different government agencies, media institutions and publishing houses to secure permit to use photos, videos and other materials.• Encoded and ran statistics through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)

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  BusinessWorld

  • Quezon City

  • Intern

    • Apr 2008 - May 2008
    • Quezon City

    • Researched information for stories• Interviewed sources • Met deadlines successfully, with 100 percent completion of all assigned reports by specified deadline• Wrote articles for the newspaper