February 9, 2009
1Military Service
Joining the military is something I always knew I was going to do. The Army taught me commitment, camaraderie, persistence, and the confidence to keep moving forward until the job was done.
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My Story
Before HomeBasePH, there was a long series of decisions, mistakes, successes, setbacks, and lessons learned along the way.This is the story of how a Filipino-American Army veteran ended up building a life, raising a family, and pursuing a dream in the Philippines. From military service and entrepreneurship to life-changing challenges and new beginnings, each chapter shaped who I am today.
The journey is far from over. New chapters are still being written every day.
January 1, 2016
2Leaving the Military
Leaving a successful military career was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made, but there were other dreams I wanted to pursue and more of life I wanted to experience.
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July 1, 2020
3Life After the Uniform
After nearly seven years in the Army, college and civilian life felt surreal. I wasn’t searching for who I was so much as where I fit outside the uniform.
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August 1, 2020
4Entrepreneurship
What drew me to entrepreneurship was the freedom to decide where I worked, what I built, and how I pursued my goals—with responsibility for both failure and success.
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December 1, 2022
5When Tomorrow Isn’t Promised
An uncertain medical diagnosis reminded me that tomorrow is never guaranteed and forced me to rethink the life I was building.
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December 1, 2023
6The Calm in the Storm
I spent years believing peace waited beyond the next problem. A year of medical uncertainty taught me that life is uncertainty—and peace has to exist within it.
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