· City Mayor, 2016 to present, City Government of Makati
· Congresswoman, 2007-2016, Philippines House of Representatives
· Lawyer, 2002-2007

· Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) and Executive Director, Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency (2017-Present)
· Program Director- Strategies, Initiatives and Networks (2009-2017)

· Practice Manager for the World Bank East Asia and Pacific Region
· Head of the Global Facility for Disaster Risk Management (GFDRR) until June 2018
· Known for his leadership on several flagship initiatives, including the establishment of Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF), the Central America Probabilistic Risk Modeling Initiative, and the Understanding Risk Forum (UR)

· Has extensive experience in sustainable development and regional cooperation and has been serving as Regional Director of ICLEI East Asia Secretariat since 2015.
· Held leadership position at the UNDP Secretariat for Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI), an intergovernmental economic cooperation mechanism between China, Mongolia, Korea and Russian Federation
· Was a journalist and editor at the People’s Daily