xchange is an impact-first, active investor in early-stage impact enterprises in the Philippines, providing risk capital and intensive incubation support to organizations whose core mission is the creation of value for marginalized communities. I am currently the Incubation Manager for the WWF Plastic Smart Cities TVA Incubation Support and Technical Assistance for Piloting of Entrepreneurial Solutions Reducing Plastic Leakage in the City of Manila by xchange. Plastic Smart Cities is a global movement of cities committed to achieve zero plastic leakage in nature. Since 2018, the initiative has supported cities and coastal centres in taking bold action to stop plastic pollution, with a goal to reduce plastic leakage by 30% in the near term, and achieving no plastics in nature by 2030.

Experienced real estate broker with a proven track record in facilitating real estate transactions. Skilled in market analysis, client representation, and negotiation, with a strong focus on delivering results-driven solutions while upholding the highest standards of integrity and professionalism.

Financial Advisor / Insurance AgentConducted financial needs analyses and provided specialized financial guidance according to client's portfolios and associated risks. A recipient of the LIMRA International Quality Award in 2021 and back-to-back Million Dollar Round Table Qualification in 2020 and 2021.

• Legal and policy advice and services including company registration;• Engagement with national government bodies• Drafting and Contract Review with specific focus on real estate transactions, contracts for services and personnel engagement•Provided legal opinions, prepared, and reviewed documents in the ordinary course of business, and coordinated with government agencies relative to the management of day-to-day operations, crafting, and issuance of COVID related policies, addressing labor concerns, issuance of permits for renovation and construction, as well as crafting, filing and approval of By-Laws for a Homeowners Association.

Provided logistical and administrative support for the successful conclusion of the Post-Assessment of the United Nations Joint Programme.

•Co-developed the human rights law syllabus which integrated international and national human rights concepts and principles and applied it to the human rights law course to equip and expose law students to a rights-based application of the law.•Mentored and supervised law students handling pro bono cases under the Ateneo Clinical Legal Education Program which exposed the students to the plight of the underserved segments of society.

Program Manager•Spearheaded multi-sectoral programs on human rights particularly children's rights involving the government, business sector stakeholders, international and civil society organizations resulting to the formulation of child friendly training programs, modules, and other materials.•Provided technical expertise and consultancy services in legislative and policy initiatives involving children’s rights resulting to the passing of a law increasing the age of sexual consent in the Philippines; Situational Analysis of Business and Children's Rights in the Workplace; and Children's Rights Situation in the ASEAN: Recent Developments, Trends, and Issues.

•Provided legal opinions; prepared and reviewed contracts and other legal documents in the ordinary course of business relative to the processing of franchise agreements.

•Provided legal and policy expertise and services with oversight functions over the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution (OADR), and core human rights treaties and conventions, to which the Philippines is a party.•Successfully represented the Philippines in various bilateral and multilateral negotiations and engagements including during the consideration by the UN Committee of the 3rd Periodic Report of the Philippines under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (2015); and the 6th PH-US Bilateral Strategic Dialogue (2015) which led to the upgrading of the Philippines to Tier 1 Ranking making it the 1st Southeast Asian country to achieve the highest ranking on the U.S. State Department’s Global Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report.

•Provided legal and policy technical expertise and services on strategic initiatives including Presidential issuances•Represented the Office of the President in various international, regional and national dialogues and engagements on social development, good governance, human rights and humanitarian aid, natural disasters and climate change, and results-based management systems including the Intergovernmental Regional and Global Consultations for the Nansen Initiative, a state-led, bottom-up consultative process intended to identify effective practices and build consensus on key principles and elements to address the protection and assistance needs of persons displaced across borders in the context of disasters, including the adverse effects of climate change.