Filipino Chess Grandmaster (2011) is born in Bacoor, Philippines.
Best results: FIDE World Cup 2017, 1st round; 84th Annual Southwest Open 2018, tied 1st; 11th Annual Philadelphia Open 2017, tied 3rd; 2013 UTD Fall GM Invitational, 1st; U.S. Open Chess Championship 2013, tied 1st;
He represented Filipino National Team at the Chess Olympiads (2014, 2016, 2018)