• Raised in Santa, Ilocos Sur • Finished secondary education in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur • Graduate of Mechanical Engineering, University of the East; and Master in Management, Technological University of the Philippines • Married to Elizabeth Pader; with 5 children and 3 grand children • Currently works as Vice President - Registrar at the Technological Institute of the Philippines • Diagnosed with Stage IV Adenocarcinoma Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) in late 2013