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ABOUT
EDUCATION
Seneca College, Toronto (Graduated with Honours)
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Public Relations-Corporate Communications
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Social Media Graduate Certificate
Lyceum of the Philippines, Manila
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B.S. Foreign Service
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The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, University of Texas at Austin 2020
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Digital Investigations for Journalists: How to follow the digital trail of people and entities (MOOC)
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Journalism in the Pandemic: Covering COVID-19 Now and in the Future (MOOC)
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Product strategies for journalism: How to align editorial, audience, business and technology (MOOC) 2021
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Going Live: Building live journalism in your newsroom (MOOC) 2022
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How to use ChatGPT and other generative AI tools in your newsrooms (MOOC) 2023
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University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
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Communication Strategies for a Virtual Age (online) 2021
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University of Alberta
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Indigenous Canada (online) 2022
Stanford Medicine X Program (Online) 2019
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Partnering with the Public and Patients in
Medical Research (Certificate with Distinction)
EXPERIENCE
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News Correspondent, KYODO NEWS MANILA
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Military/Defense Reporter, PHILIPPINE JOURNAL
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Diplomatic Reporter, MANILA TIMES
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Producer/Senior Reporter, NHK TV
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Writer/Editor, VERA FILES
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Digital Marketing Specialist, SENSEI MARKETING
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PR/Communications Manager - LifeWIRE Group
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Communications & Community Relations Coordinator - GLENCORE Kidd Operations
FELLOWSHIPS
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2016 Kiplinger Fellow for Public Affairs Journalism, Ohio
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2016 East-West Center Asia Studies Fellow, Washington DC
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2017 Reporting ASEAN Fellow, Bangkok