[1] She was first exposed to student activism during her studies at the University of the Philippines Diliman as she was taking BA Journalism.

She was active in organizations like Union of Journalists of the Philippines and Center for Nationalist Studies where she was enticed by the latter's discussions and analyses against tuition fee increases.

Coming from a fact-finding mission among the human rights situation in Mindanao, she became instrumental in the establishment of the Moro-Christian People's Alliance in August 1999.

However the organization failed to win a single seat alleging that it has been a victim of voter fraud in Mindanao.

She relates how Moros and Filipinos in general in the Philippines have been also been victims of US Imperialism like in Palestine, especially among issues of displacement, land-grabbing, and bombings.