I engaged in in-depth discussions with other young Canadian leaders on key policy issues in support of the Y20 delegates. I contributed to policy discussions around two main themes: 1) Digitalization, Innovation, & the Future of Work; and 2) Inclusion & Equal Opportunity.
I contributed to the research and writing of the INTEGRATING SOUTHEAST ASIA’S DIGITAL SECTOR session backgrounder as part of the ABALC 2021 Meeting Booklet. Aside from collaborating in the general research for the backgrounder, I wrote the mini case studies on the Philippines' QBO Innovation Hub and the Gojek-Grab tech firm rivalry in Indonesia (see screenshots below). Attached below is a copy of the booklet (found on APFC's website) as well as the summary report of the 2021 ABLAC Conference
This research paper was the final major assignment for my POLI 366 International Political Economy class. In this research paper, I utilized Susan Strange's Four Structures of Power as a theoretical framework to analyze the rise of Chinese influence and power in Southeast Asia. Using my home country (the Philippines) as a case study, I examined how contemporary Chinese foreign policy has led to geopolitical tensions in four structures of power: security, production, finance, and knowledge.
An Analysis of the TikTok Controversy in the USA from the Perspective of an Advisor to ByteDance CEO Zhang Yiming
This final research paper written for POLI 372 Multinational Corporations & Globalization analyses the impact of government regulations on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows and the struggles of regulatory reform.
A report on the Chinese multinational corporation (MNC) Huawei, focusing on its current delicate position within global technology geopolitics written for POLI 372A Multinational Corporations & Globalization
A policy brief addressed to the World Health Organization regarding then President-Elect Joe Biden's emerging COVID-19 policy
I co-authored a legal explainer on the dehumanizing treatment of refugees under the Trump administration which is published on the UBC Coordinated Arts Program Law & Society blog: From Classroom to Courtroom
This research paper on the 2015 European Refugee Crisis was written for my GEOG 220 Geopolitics class answering the prompt: "To what degree do international borders matter in today’s world?"
In this final project for COMM 321 Organizational Behaviour, I reflect on my leadership style and goals by examining the example set by Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand through several national & international crises.
