RIKI is an actor (theatre, film and commercial), director (theatre and events), stage fight choreographer and an educator. A former resident actor and director of Tanghalang Pilipino and the Cultural Center of the Philippines and worked in numerous productions either as an actor or director. Some of his directorial work was presented in festivals in Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic and Spain and received rave reviews and recognition. A five-time ALIW AWARDS and Broadway World nominee for directing, recipient of National Commission for Culture and the Arts Ani ng Dangal (Harvest of Honors) and recently received an Outstanding Director nod from Philippine L.E.A.F Awards for his directorial work in Dulaang Filipino’s Alyas July