2019 TOYM Awardee

I’m very happy to be among The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of the Philippines awardees in 2019. I was recognized for my work in the Political and Social Sciences category, specifically on youth participation in disaster risk reduction.

The Senate of the Philippines congratulated us by issuing a Resolution.

2021 PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR FILIPINO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS OVERSEAS

Presidential Pamana ng Pilipino Awardee

2022 INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR GOVERNMENT SCIENCE ADVICE, ASIA CHAPTER (INGSA-ASIA) GRASSROOTS SCIENCE ADVICE PROMOTION AWARDS, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 2022

Winner (Project Title: Science Advice on Disaster Waste Management: Enabling Local Governments to Practice and Promote Building Back Better, Circular Economy, and Climate Change Mitigation)

2022 HIGH-END FOREIGN EXPERT RECRUITMENT PLAN, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Beijing, China

Team Project Grantee (Project Title: Disaster-related Science Diplomacy: A Study of China’s Global Role in Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery)

2021 NATIONAL CONVENTION AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY, PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNIERS (PIEP), Manila, Philippines (virtual)

3rd Place, Best Research Papers, November 7, 2021

SRI2021 EARLY CAREER CHAMPION, Brisbane, Australia (virtual congress)

Champion (Sustainable Solutions from the Global South pillar), June 2021

2019 OUTSTANDING TEACHING AWARD, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

Awardee, December 2020

SUMITOMO FOUNDATION , Tokyo, Japan

Grantee, March 2020 (principal investigator of project reviewing Japan’s disaster-related science diplomacy with Southeast Asia) 

2019 EXCELLENT FACULTY MEMBER AWARD, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

Awardee, December 2019

SICHUAN UNIVERSITY DOUBLE TALENT CATEGORY B AWARD, Chengdu, China

Awardee, October 2019

ASIA PACIFIC NETWORK FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH (APN), Kobe, Japan

Grantee, July 2019 (principal investigator of project on post-typhoon disaster waste management in coastal cities in China, Fiji, and Philippines; one-year transdisciplinary project with USD50,000 budget)

TAKAGI FUND FOR CITIZEN SCIENCE, Tokyo, Japan

Grantee, December 2018 (principal investigator of project on mangrove monitoring and rehabilitation by youth councils in coastal villages in southern Philippines; mangroves as bio-shield or green infrastructure against tsunami) 

JAPAN FOUNDATION ASIA CENTER, Tokyo, Japan

Fellow, September 2018 (principal investigator of project on the applicability of an indigenous Japanese tsunami evacuation strategy in Banda Aceh, Indonesia; fellowship in January and February 2019 hosted by the International Research Institute of Disaster Science of Tohoku University and the Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center of Syiah Kuala University)

PROFESSIONAL EVALUATION AND CERTIFICATION BOARD, Montreal, Canada

PECB Certified ISO 31000 Risk Manager, July 2018  

PROFESSIONAL EVALUATION AND CERTIFICATION BOARD, Montreal, Canada

PECB Certified ISO 22301 Foundation, July 2018

MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY – ILIGAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MSU-IIT), Iligan, Philippines

Visiting Professor, July 2018

INTEGRATED RESEARCH ON DISASTER RISK (IRDR) PROGRAM, Beijing, China

IRDR Young Scientist, January 2017 (first batch)

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Outstanding Reviewer, March 2018

Recognized Reviewer, October 2017

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Outstanding Reviewer, May 2017

Recognized Reviewer, September 2016

JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE (JSPS), Tokyo, Japan

JSPS HOPE Fellow, March 2015

PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY COMMISSION, Manila, Philippines

Licensed Environmental Planner (EnP), June 2014

NORDWEST2050, Bremen, Germany

Second Runner-up, Best Poster Award, 2014 International Conference on Regional Climate Adaptation and Resilience: Towards Climate Adapted and Resilient Regions (CLARR), February 24-25, 2014

EMERALD LITERATI NETWORK, England, UK

Outstanding Author Contribution Winner, 2012 Awards for Excellence

JAPAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE, SPORTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MEXT), Tokyo, Japan

Scholar (Kyoto University), April 2009 – March 2015

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES OPEN UNIVERSITY (UPOU), Los Baños, Philippines

Dean’s List Awardee (GWA 1.19); No. 1 graduate of the Diploma in Environment and Natural Resources Management (DENRM) Program, April 2009

INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS, Florida, USA

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), November 2007 – December 2012

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, Manila, Philippines

Certificate of Eligibility – Career Service Professional, October 2002

PHILIPPINE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DOST), Taguig, Philippines

Scholar (University of the Philippines – Diliman), June 1997 – March 2002

AVON PHILIPPINES, Makati, Philippines

Scholar (University of the Philippines – Diliman), June 1997 – March 2001

ANALOG DEVICES PHILIPPINES, General Trias, Philippines

Scholar (University of the Philippines – Diliman), June 1999 – March 2001

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC. (UPERDFI), Quezon City, Philippines

Scholar (University of the Philippines – Diliman), June 1999 – March 2001

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST (UPCAT) 1996

Oblation Scholar (among the Top 50 out of 60,000 applicants)