Had the opportunity to represent the UP Department of Communication Research and at the same time, practice my Bahasa Indonesia (still mixed with English, and still with syntax errors) at the community engagement at Kebontunggul, Mojokerto in East Java

Finally ✨

Last conference for the year, now not as a presenter but a part of the main organizing team ✨ Also my last year of being part of the NCRC/CRIC Secretariat team, which I have worked as part of for two NCRCs and two CRICs since 2019 🫶

Finally got my visa and it’s becoming more real ✨ In a few months, I will be commencing my PhD at Monash University in Melbourne 🇦🇺 Grateful to everyone who had been supporting me throughout this journey 🫶

We invite early-stage researchers to apply for the Ernst Mach Grant – worldwide. This fellowship supports young researchers from all disciplines who wish to pursue a project in Austria. We look forward to receiving your applications (January 15, 2025) 🌍donau-uni.ac.at/en/university/…

2/2 at the International Communication Association (1) Mobile Comm division and (2) LGBT Studies Interest Group 🫶🏻 with buboy Jonalou Labor ✨ #ica2025

Paper proposal for a panel on Asian Politics has been accepted for presentation at the IPSA World Congress for Political Science in Seoul 🫶🏻 will be my first time joining a PolSci confe 😨

Commencing this exciting journey on a windy summer day. Grateful for a very warm and insightful welcome from my supervisor, Dr. Earvin Charles B. Cabalquinto, PhD. Manifesting a fruitful and enriching journey ahead!

Exploring queer religiosity through placemaking and pakikipagkapwa. “We argue that gendered practices are intricately tied to social spaces, and these gender identities are integrated with religious identities.”

Wasn’t able to join the original session of the International Communication Association Mobile Communication Mentorship but I’m lucky to be assigned to Doc Dr. Lia Uy-Tioco . We talked about mobile communication, mobility, and migration 🫶🏻

Call for papers  | Online influence operations and democracy in Southeast Asia kitlv.nl/news/online-in…

Our undergraduate thesis (2015), which Marielle and I transformed into a journal article (2019), has been published in the Philippine Population Review Vol.16 (2019-2020 issue) ✨ Online access still in the pipeline. Thank you, Philippine Population Association, Inc. (PPA)!

New article contributing to disinfo ops in the Philippines, available in ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc…

IG chikahan with Pinoy scholar in 🇯🇵 JM Embate, who’s just starting his PhD. Almost a year ago, pinaplano at pinapangarap pa lang. Ngayon, we’re both taking the path we’ve prayed for 🫶🏻

Attended the Monash University Faculty of Arts induction earlier, and finally got to meet my cohortmates from the Monash's School of Media, Film and Journalism 🫶🏻✨

Some of the many Pinoy scholars I met last week at the Filipino Graduate Researchers Reception hosted by FASTCO and the Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne. ✨🫶🏻 photos from Camille and Earvin

Glad and grateful to be part of the mentoring program under the UP Alumni Association in Victoria (UPAV). In this program, I am being mentored by Dr. Kidjie Saguin, a seasoned academic from the University of Melbourne.

sad to miss this year’s ICA. But my colleagues will be presenting our paper as part of the ICA LGBT Interest Group!

Wish I was there 🥹 thank you to these amazing collaborators (and friends? Di ka sure charez). Congrats buboy and more power Jonalou Labor ! Sana makapag confe tayo magkakasama ✨

Insightful and engaging session today on Digital Migration led by Dr. Earvin Charles B. Cabalquinto, PhD ! Looking forward to the next reading group sessions ✨