Taj is a Senior Associate at Vriens & Partners Manila Office.
Taj has 6 years of experience as a social development professional for non-profit organizations and infrastructure projects specializing in project management, government affairs, stakeholder engagement, and sustainability planning.
He first worked with the Philippine Jesuits as the Current Issues and Advocacy Manager having to manage and oversee information campaign, coalition building, and socio-political risk response on a local and national level. Taj has collaborated with various civil society coalitions with the likes of Task Force Eleksyon, People’s Council of Quezon City, and Disaster Risk Reduction Network Philippines.
He also worked for big-ticket infrastructure projects such as the Mindanao Railway Project and the Navotas Coastal Bay Reclamation Bay Project wherein he led the drafting, and thorough review of its social development plans up to international standards.
Taj is a graduate of Ateneo de Davao University with a degree in Bachelor of Arts Major in Economics.