Personal Information

Birthdate: March 19, 1974

Age on election day: 51 years old

Birthplace: Iligan City, Lanao del Norte

Residence: Barangay Biga Dos, Silang, Cavite

Civil status: married

Spouse: Maria Belinda Cabonegro

Profession/occupation (as stated in COC): Media

Education

• AB Political Science, De La Salle University, Manila (1991-1993) 
• BSBA Marketing Management, De La Salle University-College of St. Benilde 

Career

• Project officer, Conserving for Tomorrow Foundation Inc. (June 1994-December 1995)
• Senior project researcher, National Statistical Coordination Board (January 1995-January 1996)
• Project monitoring and management information system officer, Philippines partnerships for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA) (February 1996-March 1998)
• Executive assistant, Cooperative Foundation of the Philippines Inc. (April 1998-January 1999)
• Project officer, Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development and the Bishops-Businessmen’s Conference (February 1999-September 2000)
• National coordinator, Civil Society Counterpart Council for Sustainable Development Inc. (October 2000-July 2001)
• Assistant sub-regional coordinator, Rio+ 10 Project of the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)-South East Asia Policy Programme (August 2001-December 2004)
• Regional facilitator for Asia, Sustainability Watch (January 2005-June 2007)
• Managing trustee, Partido Kalikasan Institute Inc. (July 2007-July 2011)
• Organization and partnership development officer, International Institute for Rural Reconstruction-Regional Center for Asia (August 2011-January 2012)
• Executive assistant to the president, National Economic Protectionism Association (February 2012-July 2013)
• Policy officer in charge of advocacy campaigns, South East Asia Regional  Initiatives for Community Empowerment (SEARICE) (August 2013-August 2015)
• Consultant, Organizational Development, DENR Manila Bay Coordinating Office (MBCO) in the 5-year reviewing and updating the OPMBCS (Operations Plan of the Manila Bay Coastal Strategy), particularly for the Habitat Cluster convened by the DENR Biodiversity Management Bureau (November 2016-March 2017)
• Policy research and advocacy specialist, Commission on Human Rights (November 2016-December 2017)
• Human Rights Observatory Specialist and Team Leader, Commission on Human Rights; coordinated a team and provided technical support to the implementation of the 2018-2019 Organizational Development Plan of the Human Rights Observatory (January 2018-May 2019)
• Consultant, Partnerships and Resource Generation, Mindoro Biodiversity Conservation Foundation Inc. (September 2019-December 2020)
• Consultant, Grants and Governance, Health 2 Oceans (December 2020-April 2021) 
• Freelancing through Upwork, Peopleperhour and Fivver platforms (since December 2020); provided technical writing, creative writing, copywriting, editing, proofreading, data visualization, web development, and M&E systems  automation for various clients for short term work
• Accounts manager, OceanSaves Inc. (January 2023-May 2023)
• Business development officer, Test Consultants Inc (June 2023-November 2023)
• Publishing manager, Impact Publishing (May 2024-January 2025)
• CEO and president, Makakalikasan Organization Inc. (January 2025-present)

Candidacy in the 2025 elections

Position sought: Senator

Party: Democratic Party of the Philippines (DPP)

Period of residence in the Philippines up to the day before May 12, 2025: 51 years 2 months

Registered voter of: Barangay Biga II, Silang, Cavite

Election history

ELECTION YEAR	POSITION SOUGHT	PARTY	OUTCOME
2022	Senator	PLM	lost: ranked 46th with 880,919 votes

Sources:

Personal Information
Source: COC

Education
Source: candidate's bio

Career
As claimed in candidate's bio

Candidacy in Eleksyon 2025
Source: COC, candidate’s platform

Election history
Sources: 2022 Comelec Senatorial Summary Statement of Votes