Professor at the Philosophy Department, University of Santo Tomas. Research interests in phenomenology; existentialism; intercultural and interreligious dialogue; philosophy of religion; ethics and philosophy of Karol Wojtyla. His research interests are in Phenomenology, Existentialism, Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue, Philosophy of Religion and Ethics. He is also a lay lecturer at the Philippine Dominican Center of Institutional Studies (PDCIS) in Sto. Domingo Convent in Quezon City, Philippines. He is affiliated with the Philosophy Department, Faculty of Arts and Letters and the Center for Religious Studies and Ethics of UST. He is the past president of the Philosophical Association of the Philippines (PAP), Inc. serving from 1999-2012. He is the Executive Governor of the Philippine National Philosophical Research Society, (PNPRS). He is a member of the Asian Association of Christian Philosophers (AACP). He is the co-editor of the PAP Monographs: Selected Philosophical Papers Delivered at the PAP Conferences. He is the Editor-in-chief of the Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy. (ISI – Thomson Reuters listed philosophy journal). His textbook “Towards and Understanding and Appreciation of the Human Person” is used in Senior High Schools in the Philippines. His book on St. John Paul II entitled “Person, Action and Love: The Philosophical Thoughts of Karol Wojtyla (John Paul II)” is a popular book on St. John Paul II in the Philippines. He has organized local and international conferences and has also read papers and delivered lectures in local and international conferences. He has published many articles in Philippine journals and international journals. He was awarded the Dangal ng UST, Gawad Santo Tomas as Best Professor in 2010 and 2014, the Distinguished Faculty Award by the UST Graduate School in 2014, Dangal ng UST, Gawad San Alberto Magno as Best Researcher in the Humanities in 2015 and the Dangal ng UST, Hall of Fame Award in 2016. He was presented with Lifetime Service Award by the Philippine Dominican Center for Institutional Studies in 2018. His recent book is entitled “The Good and Happy Life: An Introduction to Ethical Systems and Theories (With Selected Primary Texts),” published by UST Publishing House in 2019.