[1] His classmates in Yapenthom include future student activist and newspaper manager Robert Puang Sunur.

[1] Moa began his career in September 1964 as the head of the village development bureau in his hometown in Sikka.

[3] In early 1998, while serving as the regional secretary of the Liquiçá regency, Moa was nominated as a candidate for the Regent of Sikka.

However, Moa's name was not mentioned during parliamentary lobbies with the East Nusa Tenggara governor, prompting protests from the local populace.

He also established cooperation with Australian Aid for marine park conservation and with UNICEF for breastfeeding programs in maternal and child health.

[1] During his first term as parliament member, Moa became the running mate of Ibrahim Agustinus Medah, former Regent of Kupang, in the 2008 East Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial elections.

The pair, who nicknamed themselves Tulus (an acronym of their last names),[6] promised free healthcare and education as well as the development of people's economy.

[6] Upon the end of his term as parliament member, Moa ran as a candidate for the Regional Representative Council in the 2014 Indonesian legislative election.

[9][10] Moa ran again as a legislative candidate for the People's Representative Council in the 2019 Indonesian general election.

He ran as a candidate from the East Nusa Tenggara 1 electoral district, which covers regencies in the Timor island.