Student, Master of Arts (MA) in History, ongoing.
BSE History, Philippine Normal University, 2012.
“My research interest focuses on the history of aviation and naval history in the Philippines. In researching the early aviation history of the Philippines, I look into how the introduction of technology of flight by the Americans complimented in their benevolent assimilation policy. I examined photos, airplane design blue prints, memorabilia and airshow tickets from the Smithsonian National Space and Air Museum. I also explored the naval history of the Philippines when I serve as Defense Analyst at the Office of the Naval Strategic Studies. My studies focus on narrating the service history of the Legacy Ships/ World War II-era vessels of the Philippine Navy. I also proposed to conserve one of the Legacy Ships into the Philippines’ first memorial/museum ship following the approach of Public History. In addition, I also use the institutional history of the Philippine Navy to offer strategic lessons and insights to strengthen naval diplomacy with our allies. Due to my research focus, I was chosen by the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) as International Scholar for 2020-2021.
The Department of History deepened my understanding of the discipline of history. Primarily, it widened my knowledge of Philippine History and its various repository of primary sources. I also learn a lot on the different approaches and framework of history such as public history, social history, local history, and many more. It is actually the Department of History that inspire me to explore my current research focus align with its effort to diversify the study of history in the Philippines. Furthermore, my learning from the Department also help me as learning resource developer for Araling Panlipuan for various publishing houses and learning materials provider.”
