[6] His undergraduate thesis created a mental health first aid mobile application, partnering with University of the Philippines Manila.

[8] He participated in the Manilakbayan in 2015 on the eve of the killing of the executive director of Alternative Learning Center for Agricultural and Livelihood Development (ALCADEV), an alternative Lumad school established in 2004, serving Lumad children from Manobo, Higaonon, Banwaon, Talandig, and Mamanwa in Surigao del Sur.

[9] He got involved in organizing numerous Lakbayan and in bakwit (evacuee) Lumad schools, championing their right for education and self-determination.

[14] On February 15, 2021, a police raid was conducted against a Lumad sanctuary in the Talamban campus of the University of San Carlos where he was arrested, without warrant, along with others.

[15][6] The USC itself through the Societas Verbas Divini (SVD) Philippines Southern Province and the Archdiocese of Cebu-Commission on Social Advocacies said that they were helping the bakwit school and they were there because they were stuck because of quarantine restrictions.

Those arrested included co-teacher Roshelle Mae C. Porcadilla, Lumad datus Segundo Lagatos Melong, Benito Dalim Bay-ao, and students Moddie Langayed Mansimoy-at, Esmelito Paumba Oribawan, and Jomar Benag.

On March 17, University of the Philippines College of Engineering condemned the red-tagging sentiment of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), particularly by its spokesperson and Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy-Partosa.

[18] Many other personalities, including Kabataan Partylist representative Sarah Elago called for Booc's release and condemned the actions by state forces.

[19] On March 20, the detainees became more concerned for their health condition for Lumad student Esmelito “Bugoy” Oribawa cannot stand up and talk and was coughing blood.

[6] He continuously denied accusations against him, including an instance where tarpaulins described Booc, Bayan Muna Representative Eufemia Cullamat, Dr. Naty Campos, and other Lumad and advocates as 'bloodthirsty NPA terrorists'.

Vice presidential aspirant Senator Kiko Pangilingan said that impunity in the country must stop, after reading a placard demanding justice for Chad Booc and 'New Bataan 5' in a campaign sortie in March 2022.

[31] On April 4, 2022, commemorating forty days after the massacre, religious people, students, and other advocates conducted an ecumenical service and tree-planting ceremony in front of Melchor Hall, the engineering building in UP Diliman.

[33] The death of Booc and his four other companions have been denounced by Greenpeace,[34] UP Cebu University Student Council,[25] former Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares,[24] Bagong Alyansang Makabayan,[25] Karapatan,[35] International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines,[10] Anakbayan USA,[36] IBON Foundation,[37] many of whom also denounced the state of impunity and instances of red-tagging under President Duterte and NTF-ELCAC.

[39] The University of the Philippines particularly its College of Engineering has described Booc as a 'hero' as they demanded an unbiased investigation on the New Bataan massacre, urging human rights and denouncing counter-insurgency.

[9] Booc was posthumously honored as the Most Distinguished Awardee at the 7th Gawad Bayani ng Kalikasan, held by the Center for Environmental Concerns in December 2022.