Bio

Filipino journalist reporting on her home region, Southeast Asia, with five years of work experience in the U.S. and Japan. Currently Thailand correspondent for Nikkei Asia, covering Thai business, economy, politics and society in multiple formats including breaking news, daily stories, mid- and magazine-length features. Passionate about investigative reporting on cross-border stories. Graduate of Columbia Journalism School as part of the 2019 Stabile investigative program, and Seton Hall University '17, with degrees in international relations and modern languages (Russian) and minors in economics and Asian studies.