East of Here and West of There

A series of viewer testimonial plugs shot by the GMA News TV News and Public Affairs team and art directed by myself. Check out the videos below.

Lipat Bahay, PCIJ's documentary on the Ampatuan wealth, is a two-segment documentary on the extent of the real properties of the Ampatuan clan. The patriarch and scions of the clan stand accused as masterminds of the massacre of 58 people, including 32 journalists, in 2009. I designed and art directed the promo plug.

The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), in partnership with GMANewsTV Channel 11, broadcasted a five–part documentary on media killings in the Philippines. The PCIJ: Media Killings Series is composed of documentaries exploring the dangerous and violent state of journalism in the country and is PCIJ’s contribution to the global observance of the International Day to End Impunity on Nov, 23, the second anniversary of the Maguindanao Massacre that claimed 58 victims, including 32 media workers. I designed and art directed the plug.

do something new. try something different. broaden your horizons. just jump in.

believe in something. anything. everything. stand up for it. and try to set the world on fire.

  find humor everywhere. share laughter. relish those moments. expect to laugh some more.

Another food-centric information capsule I designed and art-directed for GMA News TV's FilipiKnow, this time featuring the ubiquitous fruit salad -- a Filipino favorite. Most of the photos used in the plug were gathered from my collection of food photos, made by family... and eaten by moi! Enjoy!

hold on to each other's hand. Share more sunsets together. and sunrises.

For my beautiful wife.

know which things are important. and which are not. life's a beach. know when to chill. have a coconut.

ask for help. be thankful for blessings. and be comforted by faith.

These are a set of FilipiKnow information capsules I designed and art directed for GMA News TV. Featured are two of the most popular Filipino dishes -- adobo and sinigang. Adobo is meat, seafood, or vegetables marinated in a sauce of vinegar and garlic, browned in oil, and simmered in the marinade. Considered as the unofficial national dish of the Philippines and probably has the same number of variants as the Philippines has islands. Sinigang is a soup/stew known for its sour and savory flavor derived from ingredients such as tamarind, guava, calamansi, bilimbi, or unripe mango. Made with very limited budget, I decided to do the food styling and photography myself. Then, obviously,  I got to eat the food I shot :)

Parada ng mga Sto. Nino; pasay City; 2013

Another FilipiKnow information capsule I art directed and designed for GMA News TV. This video features the steps a Filipino citizen would need to do to either apply for a driver's license for the first time or to renew his current driver's license.

Bicycle converted to carry and cook streetside mami noodles Bicycles for sale at a second-hand shop Chopper-style bicycle Napasyal sa Dapitan Arcade in Manila; 2012