Esquire Philippines • 1st July 2016 Gathering dust Commissioned a month into my internship, my first story for Esquire was this two-page profile of a local artist. I conducted the interview with Mr. Vermont Coronel Jr., wrote the piece, and supplied its head and deck.
Young Star • 26th April 2019 Fresh Produce 2019 I was honored to work on Young Star's annual banner piece: Fresh Produce, which features emerging creatives and their stories. For this cover, I worked on the intro and interviewed Colin Dancel, Zen Flores, and Angelo Casimiro.
Young Star • 6th August 2021 Lorde of light With pop culture icon Lorde's much-awaited third album, I take a look at her journey alongside mine so far. This was my first article for a post-pandemic Young STAR in 2021.
Young Star • 22nd October 2021 Kiana V: Dazed but not confused I profiled Kiana Valenciano on the release of Dazed, her new EP. I wanted to explore how sensitively crafted her new sound was, made by a perfectionist musician eclipsing her own last name.
Young Star • 10th November 2018 What homesickness taught me about cooking I wrote this reflection on travel, cooking, family, and friends while I was on foreign exchange. At that time, I was working remotely, still submitting articles both to my school newspaper and Young STAR.
Young Star • 1st August 2017 Cheers to low-maintenance friendships This personal essay was one of Young STAR's top stories for the week, receiving more than 700 likes on Facebook alone. I pitched this based on my own musings about college and high school friendships.
20th April 2018 LANY and their Filipino fans are two ends of a great performance As PR for a LANY concert, Young STAR briefed me on a piece that would capture the energy of the crowd more than just the band themselves. This ended up being my first print cover story for the publication.
Esquire Philippines • 1st October 2016 This new year, be the self-preserving gentleman with organic grooming products Esquire's fashion editor commissioned me to do this piece after I covered the Manila launch of Neal's Yard Remedies. I researched on natural grooming and interviewed brand representatives to compile these recommendations.
Young Star • 17th June 2017 These full-time travelers are the masters of budget tourism This was a PR profile on two travel bloggers. I was tasked to come up with a creative feature that would integrate the bloggers' use of Google Search. The article eventually became one of Young STAR's top 20 most-read pieces in 2017.
