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Monitor data collection implementation and conduct quality checks of households interviews for the 4Ps 12-Year Follow Up Study.

I am conducting a technical and editorial review of the Third Outcome Evaluation of the National Community-Driven Development Program (NCDDP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

M&E Consultant for the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) Project with the Department of Agrarian Reform

As part of the Introductory data science for public policy training for staff of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, I handled sessions on Introduction to Classical Linear Regression and Introduction to Causal Inference.

Training and Development Specialist on Upgrading the DevLIVE+ Questionnaires, Training Designs and Users Manuals for Localizing e-Governance for Accelerated Provision of Services (LeAPS) Project in BARMM. The Development through Local Indicators and Vulnerability Exposure Database (DevLIVE+) is a community-based monitoring system for deprivations assessment, program targeting, local planning, SDG monitoring, and climate and disaster risk planning.

SME for the enhancement of the Development through Local Indicators and Vulnerability Exposure Database (DevLIVE+), a system and a tool that is used to collect, organize, visualize and manage data on households and structures in Philippine localities.

Monitoring and evaluation specialist for the I.T.-enabled Maturity Assessment of Agrarian Reform Beneficiary (ARB) Organizations• Developed data collection instruments and conducted enumerators’ training;• Worked closely with the programmers that developed the mobile data entry program;• Supervised data cleaning and processing;• Developed organizational maturity index scores and levels for classifying ARB organizations.

Analyzed and prepared the report for the 2014 Graduate Tracer Study conducted by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Philippine Institute for Development Studies.

Provided technical guidance to the Department of Finance staff in implementing propensity score and difference-in-difference methodologies to evaluate the impact of tax incentives.

Research manager for the 1990-2010 CARP Impact Assessment (barangay-level) study• Supervised research assistants and monitored overall progress of the study;• Conducted panel analysis of non-monetary outcome measures at the barangay and household level for the period 1990-2010;• Conducted cross-section analysis of the effect of land ownership, receiving land through CARP, and residing in an ARC barangay on welfare; • Drafted selected sections of the report.

Research and data consultant for the Office of the Basic Sector Coordinating and Advocacy Service• Provided technical and data support to the Post-Yolanda Fisherfolk Settlement Program, Integrated Coconut Poverty Reduction and Industry Roadmap Project, and Community Fish Landing Centers Program

Research manager for the PIDS and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Graduate Tracer Study• Provided technical support to the CHED Research unit in managing data collection;• Conducted rapid appraisal of data collection in selected areas to assess implementation issues.

Regression Discontinuity Design Research Assistant for the Second wave impact evaluation study of the Philippine conditional cash transfer program• Cleaned and processed individual, household, and village level data sets;• Ran regression discontinuity models and other statistical analysis as agreed with other members of the research team;• Drafted portions of the report as agreed with the research team.

1. Conduct Field Interviewers Training in selected sites for the Second Round of Impact Evaluation of the Philippine's Conditional Cash Transfer Program2. Monitor fieldwork in 5 provinces in Mindanao3. Prepare the Editing Manual and conduct the training for office editors4. Assist the Data Processing team in editing, encoding and data cleaning.5. Assist the Technical team in preparing the Data Collection Report

1. Manages the Impact Evaluation Design Study for the Farmer Entrepreneurship Program (FEP). FEP is an agroenterprise project using the clustering approach jointly implemented by the Catholic Relief Services, the National Livelihood Development Center, and the Jollibee Foundation.2. Handles all project-related requirements and data needs.3. Works with APPC experts and research fellows in drafting survey instrument and project reports.

1. Prepared proposals and concept notes for submission to public development finance institutions.2. Conducted research on relevant PPP topics, projects, and institutions in Asia and explores opportunities for cooperation with the private sector.3. Undertook overall project management and monitoring of all existing PPP projects with partners. 4. Coordinated with potential partners and funding institutions for project development, implementation, and reporting requirements.

1. Conducted policy research and came up with resource materials on water and power sector policies of Asian governments and international financial institutions like the World Bank and Asian Development Bank.2. Assisted in developing and implementing timely and appropriate strategies for policy intervention. 3. Organized regional conferences, workshops, and strategy meetings on advancing the campaign for right to essential services and natural resources (specifically on water and power services).4. Drafted press releases and statements, reports and other organizational materials. 5. Monitored the progress of network members’ implementation of regional strategies at the national level.

1. Carried out the step-by-step implementation of research projects from proposal preparation to report-making, including monitoring. 2. Coordinated closely with other service units (field, data processing, services) to ensure that every aspect of the research process is carried out efficiently and high quality output is promptly delivered to clients.3. Liaised with client to relay projects’ progress and answered inquiries whenever possible. 4. Assisted in the management of the client account and identified opportunities for growth.

Taught Social Sciences courses to 2nd and 3rd year college students, e.g. Introduction to Political Science, Basic Economics, Introduction to Logic, and Current Issues and Social Problems of the Philippines.