 He continued his postgraduate studies at Harvard University (Master in Public Administration, 1979; “A” student) and at Columbia University]] (Executive Program in Business Administration, 1983).At the University of the Philippines, Harvard University and Columbia University, he took up courses such as Modern Drama, Shakespeare, Comedy and Film Theory.He worked for the Philippine government for more than twenty years (most of them were at the National Economic and Development Authority as Director, Policy Coordination Staff and Philippine National Bank, as Executive Vice President, Corporate Services).