Before coming to Cambodia he worked for  several publications in the Philippines and Republic of Palau. He has more than 10 years of experience as a journalist and has written extensively on social issues, environment, business, law, agriculture, culture, travel, sports, and politics. He is a former reporter for the Leyte Samar Daily Express in the Philippines and Palau Horizon, Tia Belau, and Island Times in Palau. He has attended training courses sponsored by the Palau Government and various United Nations agencies in the United States, Fiji, Palau, and Tonga.