Professional experiences

January 2020 – Present

PROFESSORIAL LECTURER

  • Department of Geography, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Courses taught included (1) Environmental Hazards and Disasters, (2) The Geography of Disasters and Natural Hazards

February 2020 – December 2021

DRR-RESILIENCE SPECIALIST

  • Lead agency: USAID-funded project awarded to the International City/County Management Association
  • Project: Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity Project (SURGE)
  • Project areas: Partner cities in the Philippines including Batangas City, Legazpi City, Puerto Princesa City, Iloilo City, Tagbilaran City, Cagayan De Oro City, Zamboanga City, General Santos City, and thir adjacent areas, and Marawi City

 

September 2018 – January 2020

CONSULTANT/ DRR-CCA SPECIALIST

  • Lead agency: USAID-funded project awarded to the International City/County Management Association
  • Project: Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity Project (SURGE)
  • Study Area: Partner cities in the Philippines including Batangas City, Legazpi City, Puerto Princesa City, Iloilo City, Tagbilaran City, Cagayan De Oro City, Zamboanga City, General Santos City, and thir adjacent areas, and Marawi City
  • Role:
    • Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (DRR-CCA) Specialist

 

January 2017 – December 2019

PROJECT MANAGER

  • Lead Agency: Philippine Geographical Society (in partnership with Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation
  • Project: Strengthening Public-Private Partnership on Disaster Risk Reduction to Build Resilient Communities
  • Study area: Quezon City, Philippines
  • Roles:
    • Provide technical assistance to partner communities and city in implementing Participatory 3-Dimensional Mapping (P3DM) and Climate Disaster Risk Assessment

 

August – October 2019

Consultant

  • Lead agency: Puerto Princesa City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office
  • Project: Risk Mapping and Updating of LDRRMP of Puerto Princesa City
  • Study area: Puerto Princesa City
  • Roles:
    • Facilitate updating of LDRRMP of the City and produce hazard and risk maps as input to the plan

 

March 2019 – June 2019

Consultant/ Project-End Evaluator

  • Lead agency: Nowegian Red Cross and Philippine Red Cross
  • Project: Evaluation of the VCAD Geoportal
  • Study area: 25 PRC Chapters, Philippines
  • Roles:
    • Conduct project end evaluation of the vulnerability and capacity analysis geoportal of Nowegian Red Cross and Philippine Red Cross

 

January 2018 – March 2019

DRRM CONSULTANT/ GIS SPECIALIST

  • Lead agency: Department of Tourism Region 8
  • Project: Site development plans, tourism product concept designs, vulnerability assessment and recreational guidelines for selected tourism sites in Tacloban, and a tourism disaster risk reduction (DRR), management, and communications plan
  • Study area: Tacloban, Samar and Eastern Samar Province, Philippines
  • Roles:
    • Prepare Risk and Vulnerability Assessment and Recommendations for the project identified tourist sites

 

November 2016 – January 2018

CONSULTANT/ CO-TEAM LEADER

  • Lead agency: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) through Philippine Geographical Society (PGS)
  • Project: Child-Centred P3DM and GIS for Disaster Risk Reduction (CPAG-DRR) Phase 2
  • Study area: Philippines
  • Roles:
    • Provide technical assistance to UNICEF’s partners on the conduct of Participatory 3-Dimensional Mapping (P3DM) and Geographic Information System (GIS) to foster a child-centred Disaster Risk Reduction.

 

December 2016 – September 2017

CONSULTANT

  • Lead agency: USAID-funded project awarded to the International City/County Management Association
  • Project: Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity Project (SURGE)
  • Study Area: Eight partner cities in the Philippines
  • Role:
    • Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (DRR-CCA) Specialist

 

April-December 2016

CONSULTANT

  • Lead agency: Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)
  • Project: Improved Resilience to Future Disasters – Emergency Assistance and Early Recovery for Poor Municipalities Affected by Typhoon Yolanda
  • Study Area: Region 8, Philippines
  • Role:
    • Institutional and Capacity Building Training Specialist

 

August 2014-July 2016

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

  • Department of Geography, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Courses taught included (1) Environmental Hazards and Disasters, (2) Research Methods in Geography, (3) Seminar in Geography, and (4) Places and Landscapes in a Changing World

 

November 2015-May 2016

CONSULTANT/ CO-TEAM LEADER

  • Lead agency: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) through Philippine Geographical Society (PGS)
  • Project: Child-Centred P3DM and GIS for Disaster Risk Reduction (CPAG-DRR)
  • Study area: Philippines
  • Roles:
    • Provide a technical assistance to UNICEF’s partners on the conduct of Participatory 3-Dimensional Mapping (P3DM) and Geographic Information System (GIS) to foster a child-centred Disaster Risk Reduction.

 

December 2014 – February 2015

CONSULTANT/ RESEARCHER

  • Lead agency: Oxford Policy Management, United Kingdom
  • Project: International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) Strategic Research into National and Local Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management
  • Study area: Philippines
  • Roles:
    • Identify relevant literature prior to the team arriving in country and write a scoping paper on DRM background, policies and institutional infrastructure in the country.
    • Arrange and participate in interviews and focus group discussion of key DRR actors, and write up the notes
    • Contribute to the country analysis and production of the case study report as required by the Research Director.

 

January 2014

CONSULTANT

  • Strengthening Government and Civil Society Partnership for Good Local Governance and Disaster Risk Preparedness of the Vulnerable Sectors in Camarines Norte, Drr-Gov Project
  • SPACFI (Socio Pastoral Action Center Foundation Inc.)
  • Camarines Norte, Philippines
  • Roles
  • Facilitate trainings on Geographic Information System (GIS) and participatory mapping with members of host NGO and officials from local communities.
  • Provide a rationale on the application of GIS and participatory mapping in DRR.
  • Produce a case study manual featuring the step-by-step procedure of conducting participatory mapping for DRR.
  • Discuss the usefulness of participatory mapping in conducting risk assessment.
  • Elaborate on the importance of participatory methodologies as aid for good local governance (planning, action and policy making to enhance local governance in terms of livelihood, health and transportation).
  • Facilitate community-based activities to strengthen government and civil society partnership.

June 2014

CONSULTANT

  • Conflict Sensitive Resource and Asset Management (COSERAM)
  • GIZ (La Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), the KfW (German Development Bank) and the local partners
  • Surigao Del Norte, Philippines
  • Roles
    • Develop the 3-dimensional blank model of the landscape covering Malimono, Surigao del Norte and Parang-parang Watershed and prepare the appropriate legends to be placed on the map;
    • Facilitate the 3D Mapping activity with the different stakeholders, government agencies and communities. As such, he will facilitate issue identification, analysis of the issues, and facilitate planning on how to address the issues and identify the next priority steps to take forward to address conflict and issues;
    • Prepare the final map with appropriate legends, colors, and final touches for turning over to LGU Malimono;
    • Submit a documentation report of the 3D mapping activity.

November 2013 – February 2014

CONSULTANT

  • A Combined Post Disaster Monitoring of Education Sector Impacts and Needs
  • Save the Children
  • Metro Manila and Province of Bulacan, Philippines
  • Roles
    • Facilitate participatory, quantitative, and qualitative methods and tools (e.g. participatory survey, focus group discussions, and interviews) to assess the impacts of flooding in the education sectors of Metro Manila and Provinces of Bulacan, Philippines.
    • Conduct assessment of flood hazard situation in Metro Manila using Geographic Information System and web-based mapping applications.
    • Co-author of reports summarizing the key findings and implications of the assessment, and recommendations for action by both government and NGO actors.

 

2009-2012

Fieldwork Coordinator/ Researcher

  • Participatory methods for volcanic disaster risk reduction
  • MIA-VITA (MItigate and Assess risk from Volcanic Impact on Terrain and human Activities) financed by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, Area “Environment”, Activity 6.1 “Climate Change, Pollution and Risks”
  • (1) Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, Philippines, (2) Jogjakarta, Indonesia, (3) Fogo, Cape Verde
  • Roles
    • Oversee the implementation of the project particularly in Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, Philippines
    • Coordinate with local actors of DRR (e.g. DRR officials from provincial to village level, representatives from different sectors of the community, local scientists, etc.) for the conduct of DRR activities
    • Conduct research methods such as quantitative, qualitative and participatory methods
    • Facilitate participatory risk assessment, planning, and evacuation drill in the study area
    • Submit a documentation report to the funding agency

 

2008-2009

Project Leader

  • Participatory Methodology and Managing Disaster Risk Project (PAMAMRISK)
  • Provention Consortium and Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)
  • Masantol, Pampanga, Philippines
  • Roles
    • Oversee the implementation of the project
    • Coordinate with local actors of DRR (e.g. municipal and local officials, teachers, students, faith leaders, etc.) for the conduct of DRR activities
    • Facilitate quantitative, qualitative and participatory methods for risk assessment at the community level
    • Facilitate community-based disaster risk reduction activities (e.g. risk assessment, participatory mapping, action-planning, etc.)