[4] His Urian-award winning short documentary,[5] "Palugid (Margins, 2001)", is considered as an influential coming out of the closet biographical work and has been programmed in Philippine Cinema retrospectives in Germany[6] and the Czech Republic.

[12] The “Love Trilogy” ended with 2009's Walang Hanggang Paalam (Endless Farewell) which won the Best World Showcase award in Soho International Film Festival in New York in 2010.

"[15] It also won six awards in the Tofarm Film Festival including the Special Jury Prize and Best Acting for leading actors Bembol Roco and Cherry Pie Picache.

[16][17][18] In 2009, together with journalist Patricia Evangelista he made his TV directorial debut with Storyline for the ABS-CBN New Channel.

[20][21] In 2010, he began to work for advertising as an in-house director for the country's biggest TVC production supplier, Filmex [22][23] and has made successful campaigns for brands like McDonald's[24] and Jolibee.