Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand 
why the old poets of China went so far
and high 
into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

Education and Research

    • Ph.D. in Southeast Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, 2018
    • MA in Philosophy, University of Santo Tomas, 2007
    • BA in Philosophy, Colegio de San Juan de Letran, 2002

Courses Taught

    • AS 202: Asia in Antiquity
    • AS 203: Asian Encounters
    • AS 255.2: Politics and Governance in Southeast Asia
    • PS 215: Special Topics in Philippine Socio-Cultural Studies