About the Author
- I am an environmentalist and medical student whose dream is to lead an efficient waste management company that would turn the Earth (almost) zero waste. When this happens, I would be happy enough I could die. For a longer/detailed/more formal information about my accomplishments, here they are:
- EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Primary: Salutatorian, Ateneo de Davao University
Secondary: Graduate with High Honors, Philippine Science High School-Southern Mindanao Campus
Tertiary: College Scholar, Intarmed- Class of 2014, UP College of Medicine, UP Manila
- Friends of Jesus President SY 2000-2001
- 3rd place, Biology Quiz Bowl (Individual Category)
- Science Camp 2006 Subcamp Leader
- Student Government Business Manager SY 2006-2007
- UPM-CM Intarmed- College Scholar
- UP One Earth Co-founder & President SY 2009-2010
- Champion Team Member, PE II Philippine Games Palarong Pinoy Inter-class Competition
- Bayer-UNEP Young Environmental Envoy, Batch 2009
- USC Councilor for Environment SY 2010-2011
- Head, Bigkis ng mga Iskolar para sa Bayan tungo sa Makabuluhag Pagbabago Membership Committee (SY 2010-2011)
- Public Relations Officer (SY 2010-2011), Kanlungan Pilipinas
- Climate Hero (awarded by the Office of Senator Loren Legarda)
- Delegate, Ateneo School of Government-World Bank’s 100 Youth Leaders for Knowledge and Development
MAJOR AWARDS & LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
- SEMINARS, FORUMS, WORKSHOPS & OTHER SOCIO-CIVIC ACTIVITIES
- Participant, "A Clean and Green Environment: Are You Willing to Take the Challenge?" Workshop on Waste Management and Healthy Environment (April 25,2008)
- Organizer, WOMENvironment: A Tree-Planting Activity in Partnership with Community Women of Malibay, Pasay (March 7, 2009; July 2009 & March 6, 2010)
- Organizer, “We are Earthlings: How can Animals and Human Live in Harmony” o December 15, 2009; College of Arts and Sciences, UP Manila
- Organizer, “Community Empowerment- the Heart of Environmental Protection” o December 9, 2009; Paz Mendoza Hall, College of Medicine, UP Manila
- Organizer, “Tik Tok Tik Tok: Time to Act Before Our Time is Up” o November 26, 2009; College of Arts and Sciences, UP Manila
- Participant, Bayer Young Environmental Envoy 2009 Eco-camp o September 4-10, 2009; Camp Explore, Antipolo
- Participant, “A Gathering of Voices: Hands-on Choral Workshop with the UP Madrigal Singers” o October 21-25, 2008; Cultural Center of the Philippines
- Participant, "Living with Climate Change in Developing Countries" Climate Cool Network Conference o October 22, 2008; Café Scientifique
- Participant, Tuli Mission o April 2008; Pasig City
- Organizer, Hep Hep Herran! Clean-up Drive Along Pedro Gil Street o June 27, 2009; Pedro Gil Street, Ermita, Manila
- Organizer, UP Manila- Ayala Recyclables Fair o Sept. 9, 2008; Nov. 25, 2008; Feb. 10, 2009; July 21, 2009; Oct. 16, 2009; every third Tuesday of every month thereafter; University of the Philippines-Manila
- Participant, He Cares Foundation Street Children Caring Center Visit o Feb. 13, 2010; Quezon City
- Organizer, Workshop on Waste Management and Sustainable Development o April 17, 2010; Transfiguration of our Lord Church, Quezon City
- Participant, University of the Philippines 6th Global Health Course o April 19-24, 2010; Tagaytay City
- Organizer, Workshop on Philippine Environment and Waste Management o August 7, 2010; College of Allied Medical Professions, University of the Philippines- Manila
- Speaker, “Perlas ng Silangan: Kumikinang Pa ba?” (Workshop on Philippine Environment and Waste Management) o August 21, 2010; Taytay City
- Participant, YLKD Session on Good Governance o September 9, 2010; Bahay ng Alumni, University of the Philippines-Diliman
- Participant, YLKD Session on Social Entrepreneurship o October 1, 2010; World Bank-KDC Office, Ortigas
- Speaker, “Perlas ng Silangan: Kumikinang Pa ba?” (Workshop on Philippine Environment and Waste Management) o October 29, 2010; Ernesto S. Guadalupe Jr. Hospital & Laboratory, Davao City
- Participant, TEDx Manila
- December 4, 2010; University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Law
- Head Organizer, UP Manila Health & Environment Week 2011
- January 24- February 4, 2011; UP Manila
- Participant, YLKD Session on Good Governance with DILG Sec. Jesse Robredo o February 11, 2011; World Bank-KDC Office, Ortigas
- Youth Empowerment for the Environment o February 15, 2011, Sylvia P. Lina Theater, De La Salle University- Zobel
- UP Para sa RH: March for RH o July 1, 2011; UP Diliman
- Delegate, Young Progressives Southeast Asia 2011 Conference “Youth for Human Rights”
- September 30- October 3,2011; G Hotel, Manila
- Attendee, Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines’ Youth Hours 2011 “Like the Vision, Share the Mission of Nation-building”
- November 19, 2011; PLDT InnoLab, Mandaluyong City
- Speaker, DILG’s “One Day, One Bay”
- November 26, 2011; Roxas Blvd, Ermita, Manila RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
“GARBAGE ATTITUDE CRISIS: THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN THE PHILIPPINES”, June-October 2007, Department of Arts and Communications, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Manila
“ANTI-ANGIOGENIC PROPERTIES OF Oryza sativa BRAN ON DUCK EMBRYOS” with Gabriel, et al. June 2010 – present, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila
“A CERCARICIDAL EFFECTS OF Annona squamosa, Leucaena glauca, Euphorbia hirta, AND Gliciridia sepium CRUDE EXTRACTS AGAINST Schistosoma japonicum” with Flor, et al. June 2009 – March 2010, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila