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ACCOLADES & NOMINATIONS

Lessons in a cup of masala chai. Pushcart Prize 2024 nominee, Epistemic Lit (USA). November 2023.
Self-eating.
Best of the Net 2024 nominee, The Hooghly Review (India). September 2023.
Killing for the gourmet. Best of the Net 2024 nominee, Janus Literary (USA). September 2023.
False poetics. Best of the Net 2024 nominee, petrichor (USA). September 2023.
How I love the world.
Finalist, phoebe Spring Poetry Competition. George Mason University, Virginia (USA). May 2023.
Where The Gods Play. 2nd place, Around the World in 80 Pages Global Writing Contest (Portugal). 2017.
Becoming a Mother. 8th place, The Philippine Star My Favorite Book Contest Year 12 (Philippines). 2012.
Becoming a Daughter. Weekly finalist, The Philippine Star My Favorite Book Contest Year 10 (Philippines). 2010.

PRINT ANTHOLOGIES

A letter from a Filipina to potential foreign mates/ Ways I resist our colonizers. Memory and Freedom. San Anselmo Press (Philippines). November 2023.
Bullshit Lit Second Anthology. Bullshit Lit (USA). July 2023.
The Alien Buddha Gets Rejected: Part 2. Alien Buddha Press (USA). 2023.
Around the World in 80 Pages. Navigator Paper (Portugal). 2017.

CREATIVE NONFICTION

When I send my sexual abuse poems to Western mags, they always end up rejected. Roi Faineant Press (USA). December 2023.
Reasons why I haven’t fucked in a decade.
The Hooghly Review (India). Issue 2 – October 2023.
In it. JAKE (USA). May 2023.
Questions after you said I died a million times in you. JAKE (USA). May 2023.
Buscalan and Scars of Happiness. Bulb Culture Collective (USA). May 2023.

POETRY | PROSE POEMS

41 Kilometers. Sontag Mag (USA). January 2024.
In Every Sheepfold. Sontag Mag (USA). January 2024.
Even the scarred can dream on New Year’s Eve.
JAKE (USA). December 2023.
Sailing together.
Coffee and Conversations Magazine (India). December 2023.
For my niece struggling with bipolar disorder.
Roi Faineant Press (USA). December 2023.
I don’t like makahiya.
Mister Magazine (USA). November 2023.
Distant love smells like. Mister Magazine (USA). November 2023.
I Swear Porch Lit Mag (Indonesia). October 2023.
Visitations. Porch Lit Mag (Indonesia). October 2023.
Weaving from Sorrow Porch Lit Mag (Indonesia). October 2023.
Peaks.  Koru Magazine (USA). September 2023.
Void.  Door Is A Jar Magazine (USA). Fall Issue. September 2023.
Tooth and heart. Door Is A Jar Magazine (USA). Fall Issue. September 2023.
For a friend mending grief 2,700 miles away. Barely South Review | Old Dominion University (USA). August 2023.
Lessons in a cup of masala chai. Epistemic Lit (USA). August 2023.
An alien visits Earth. Bullshit Lit Second Anthology (USA). July 2023.
The day I went cold turkey on smoking. Defunkt (USA). June 2023.
Kindness. Porch Lit Mag (Indonesia). June 2023.
Like chocolate. Porch Lit Mag (Indonesia). June 2023.
How I love this world. phoebe | George Mason University (USA). May 2023.
Meruem and Papa. The Daily Drunk (USA). May 2023.
False poetics. petrichor (USA). April 2023.
Self-eating. The Hooghly Review (India). Issue 1 – April 2023.
Vasana. The Hooghly Review (India). Issue 1 – April 2023.
Playgrounds and transitions. Asam/Garam (Malaysia). April 2023.
Killing for the gourmet. Janus Literary (USA). March 2023.
Intersect. Rat World Magazine (New Zealand). March 2023.
Writing for a prize. Rejection Letters (USA). February 2023.
Chosen family. The Alien Buddha Gets Rejected: Part 2 (USA). February 2023.
when i write. The Alien Buddha Gets Rejected: Part 2 (USA). February 2023.
In my dreams Jiro Horikoshi did not make fighter planes. The Daily Drunk (USA). February 2023.
My cat is not Baron Humbert van Gikkingen. The Daily Drunk (USA). February 2023.
How a Scorpio loves (thoughts while you were sleeping). Maudlin House (USA). January 2023
Do not come to me unless you can. DED Poetry (USA). December 2022.
A kiln for wounds. Anti-Heroin Chic (USA). December 2022.
Gandhi’s words. Manila Bulletin (Philippines). October 2019.
Shark fin. Philippines Free Press (Philippines). December 2013.

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SPi Global
Hotel Covo El Nido
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SCRIPT WRITING

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SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT 

Living Asia Channel
Education Consulting Associates
CampusEd
Tots Tot Kids
Sunlife
The Deal Project

ARTICLES FOR PRINT PUBLICATIONS

MAGAZINES

 
  • EXPAT TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE
No Place Like Manila. December 2018.
On Miracles and Keeping an Open Eye. December 2018.
Beef, Brains, and Brawn (Wolfgang’s Steakhouse). January 2018.
  • LAISLA MAGAZINE (PHILIPPINE AIRLINES’ INFLIGHT MAGAZINE)
Waist-deep Surprises: The Malabon Motorcycle Tours. November 2018.
The Real Quiapo Experience. November 2018.
  • TRAVEL NOW
Waist-deep Surprises: The Malabon Motorcycle Tours. October 2018.
The Real Quiapo Experience. October 2018.
Taiwan Travel Fair Returns with a Bang. October 2018.

2,714 sq.m VR Zone and Food Park The Garage at City of Dreams Opens Today. October 2018.
Chasing Angely. March 2018.
Henann Summer Lookbook. March 2018.
The Suite Life: Ascott Makati. Volume 4 2017.
Gourmet Marries Home at Myron’s. Volume 4 2017.
Envoy’s Key: An Interview with Japanese ambassador Kazuhide Ishikawa. Volume 1 2017.
Tick Them Off Your List. Volume 4 2016.

  • NORTHBOUND MAGAZINE (EDITING + WRITING WORK)
Lakbay Norte 7 issue. September 2018.
Ilocos Norte and Clark issue. March 2018.
Cordillera issue. December 2017.
  • LOCALE 
Tale of Two Liquors. Drink Up: The Beverage Issue. Volume 1.6 2017.
Dulo MNL. Drink Up: The Beverage Issue. Volume 1.6 2017.
Kampai. Drink Up: The Beverage Issue. Volume 1.6 2017.
Ties that Hurt. Bond: The Pet Issue. Volume 1.5 2017.
A Designer’s Connection. Craftsmen: The Design Issue. Volume 1.1 2016.
  • MABUHAY (PHILIPPINE AIRLINES’ FORMER INFLIGHT MAGAZINE)
Coming Home to Albay. May 2016.
 
  • VIEW MAGAZINE
Arayat National Park: Beyond Legend and Fables. November 2015.
History Speaks Through Pampanga’s Churches. November 2015.
  • PEOPLE MANAGER
So you think you can write? January 2012.
  • THE VILLAGE CONNECT
The Truth About Authenticity and Touristy Attractions. February 2018.
Saving Orangutans and Rainforests. February 2018.
Where the Gods Play. August 2017.
Baguio’s Spookiest Hotel. June 2017.
 
 

NEWSPAPERS

  • BUSINESS MIRROR

Rakrakan Festival 2018: Rediscovering oneness in OPM. March 11, 2018.
Experience an authentic Chinese New Year in Hong Kong. February 4, 2018.
AirAsia and World Vision Partner in ‘See The World’ Project. December 17, 2017.
Southeast Asian Tourism Gems Shine in 30th ASEANTA Awards for Excellence 2017. September 16, 2017.
Unicorn dreams come true in Malolos’s Dreamy ‘Unicorn’ Café. August 6, 2017.
More visitors eyed as Fort Santiago showcases two new sections. June 18, 2017.
Madrid Fusión Manila 2017 cooks its way to sustainability. May 7, 2017.
AirAsia inspires journeys with ‘Red Talks’. April 9, 2017.
Up and away: The 21st Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in retrospect. March 5, 2017.
Batangas Development Summit 2017 highlights rich and dynamic Batangas. February 19, 2017. 
Star Cruises Makes Manila Cruise Home Port with Launch of SuperStar Virgo. January 22, 2017.
Happiness after Yolanda in Eastern Visayas. December 11, 2016.
Finding peace, culture and wellness at Nurture Farmacy. October 31, 2016. 

World Travel Expo 2016 presents Philippines’s biggest travel fair. October 2, 2016.
Niyogyugan Festival 2016: The festival that shook Quezon. September 25, 2016.
The Magic of Calamianes. September 4, 2016.

Disconnected and Connected: The Paradox of Buscalan.  July 11, 2016.
10 Kilometers to Freedom: The 2016 Capas Freedom March. May 16, 2016.
Pangasinan: A Place of Salt and Great Adventures. May 2, 2016.
Great Fondness for Food Grows in Tagaytay. April 2016.
La Union Beyond Surfing.  March 2016.

  • MANILA BULLETIN
People of the Philippines. January 24, 2016.

  • PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER
Norde International rolls out Philippines’ first 3D printing technology. August 2014.
So you think you can write? December 2011.
 
  • THE PHILIPPINE STAR
DTC unveils new dual-SIM smartphones to suit all budgets. January 2013.
 
  • PEOPLE’S JOURNAL
DTC releases newest smartphones to suit all budgets. January 25, 2013.
 
  • THE MANILA STANDARD TODAY
DTC unveils Android touchscreen phones. September 13, 2012.
Piolo Says It’s time! With Sunlife. July 2010.
  • PHILIPPINES FREE PRESS
Sharksfin. December 3, 2011.


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