Like many new artists who are just starting, he applied his talent in small gigs by making street art like mural, billboard and sign painting.

[3][4][5][6] During the later years of his time as a high school student he was commissioned to finish a mural by a Peace Corps volunteer.

He received a Kahn Scholarship grant, a Ford Foundation tour grant to study the cultural minorities of the country, and Zarzuela Foundation grantee to receive an 8 months tour of ASEAN nations together with other painters Edgar Doctor and Liongoren.

He also studied printmaking under Manuel Rodriguez Sr. at the Contemporary Graphic Art workshop.

[3][5] He has exhibited his works throughout the Philippines and around the world like Japan, Spain, Belgium, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, England, and the US.