Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication and Master’s Degree in Development Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman

Career:

• 2022 – Present: Executive Director, Presidential Human Rights Committee (PHRC) Secretariat and Chairperson-alternate, representing the Executive Secretary, Special Committee on Human Rights Coordination
• 2016 – 2022: Executive Director, PHRC Secretariat, and Spokesperson, National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) for Human Rights Peace Process,and International engagements.
• 2010 – 2016: Executive Director, PHRC Secretariat, Pioneer-member representing the Office of the President, AO 35 Inter-Agency Committee
• 2001 – 2010: Executive Director, Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) under PAPP Ermita, DND Special Assistant to SND Ermita, Assistant Executive Secretary and later Undersecretary, Office of the Executive Secretary handling special concerns on communications and media management, Director representing the Office of the President, Philippine Specialty Hospitals, and Executive Director, PHRC Secretariat with rank of Undersecretary
• 1998 – 2001: Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Director for General Administration and Director-in-charge for youth and elderly sectors
• 1992 – 1998: Head, Political Affairs Office, National Unification Commission (NUC), one of the pioneer officers in the OPAPP, OPAPP Deputy Executive Director prior to stint as business development manager, PHIVIDEC Industry Authority (GOCC supervised by DND)
• 1998 – 1992: Senior Program Officer, Office of the Peace Commissioner