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Benedict Alibasa

Business Writer

Smarterworks.com

Location:
Philippines
Education:
Master's degree, Masters in International Studies (Completed Academic Requirements)
Experience:
22 years, 6 months

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Total Years of Experience:  22 Years, 6 Months   

November 2013 To Present

Business Writer

at Smarterworks.com
Location : Philippines
- Identifies and aggregates news articles, features, and blogs relating to various topics on private equity, hedge funds, asset management, initial public offerings, and commercial real estate issues across various geographies in Asia and the Pacific, Europe, and North and South America.
November 2012 To February 2017

Senior Intelligence & Investigations Research Analyst

at Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
Location : Philippines
- Conducts intelligence and investigation research and analysis on various issues affecting ADP associates and clients. These include country risk assessments, travel alerts, car dealership fraud investigations, workplace safety assessments, fraudulent activity investigations and reporting, and executive protection tracking.
- Formulates business continuity and resiliency practices and protocols including disaster risk management, emergency coordination, and workforce management.
- Monitors, assesses, and disseminate communications on events and emergency situations that could impact operations and interests of ADP.
- Attends and participates in security and investigations activities and meetings working with various security personnel of ADP and other organizations.
June 2011 To October 2012

Senior Industry Writer

at Advisen
Location : United States
- Edits and writes industry reports and analyses the various business aspects of an industry including market activity, trends, opportunities, risks, and mergers and acquisitions.
- Writes news features on various commercial insurance issues in the U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
- Digests and summarizes court cases from all U.S. federal and state courts, as well as full docket information on litigation for U.S. federal courts involving large scale losses, management liability, professional liability, environmental violations, and other malpractices that have implications on the insurance sector.
- Reviews annual business reports of business organizations and extracts vital details of companies’ comparative financial, legal, and organizational changes and developments.
June 2011 To November 2011

Contributor

at Islam Online
Location : Qatar - Doha
- Writes news features on various issues concerning Muslims and Muslim interests in the Philippines.
- Identifies and develops new contacts/resource persons from various Muslim sectors and organizations in the Philippines.
June 2011 To August 2011

Freelance Correspondent / Reporter

at Asia Pacific Defense Forum
Location : United States
- Writes news features on various issues concerning the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
- Identifies and develops new contacts/resource persons from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and affiliate government agencies for research and news correspondence.
- Conducts photo and video coverage of events of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
November 2007 To June 2011

Senior Research Analyst/Senior Writer

at Pacific Strategies and Assessments
Location : Philippines
- Conducts research and analysis on various economic, social, political, and security issues that may impact physical security and business continuity of clients in the Philippines and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
- Produces risk assessments and safety guidelines for clients’ business operations and assets.
- Conducts due diligence and investigation on various firms and personalities depending on client specifications.
- Conducts in-depth assessments on crime trends in the Philippines including kidnapping, petty crimes, and organized crime groups.
- Regularly writes security newsletters and travel advisories on various points of interests and security hotspots in the Philippines and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
- Contributes in providing guidelines in handling community relations in areas of concerns of clients, including those affected by mining activities, armed atrocities, and disaster stricken areas.
- Liaises with different public and private agencies for intelligence reports, events monitoring, and employee background investigations.
October 2005 To October 2007

Freelance Research Consultant

at Social Development Associates Inc.
Location : Philippines
- Provided the organization with research outputs on various development projects. Such includes feasibility studies in the education and garments sector.
- Attended ocular inspections in various development projects in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces.
- Participated in brainstorming activities with fellow consultants to integrate research outputs for feasibility studies.
July 2007 To October 2007

Sub-Editor

at Hill & Associates Security and Risk Management Consulting (H&A)
Location : Philippines
- Has written and edited news briefs, research, commentaries, and analyses on various issues that may impact the business sector of various countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
- Liaises with various media entities and public offices for information gathering on events that may affect physical security and business continuity of clients in the Asia-Pacific region.
- Monitored domestic and international developments that may affect the business climate of various countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Such include the monitoring of elections, protests and rallies, natural disasters, and health pandemics.
- Provided clients with intelligence reports to facilitate pre-emptive security measures on security risks that may have a significant impact to their operations.
October 2005 To June 2007

Member Relations and Sales & Marketing Project Manager

at The Development Executive Group
Location : Philippines
- Conducted business intelligence research on various international development projects funded by donor agencies such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the United Nations System.
- Collates and simplifies donor requirements so clients better understand the funding processes of donor agencies.
- Produced weekly and monthly reports on members’ activities and developments.
- Increased the organization’s total revenues for individual professional membership.
- Conceptualized and executed online marketing campaigns advertisements.
- Conducted market research and analysis.
- Organized marketing events and functions.
January 2003 To October 2005

Client Relations Representative (US Based Hispanic Market)

at People Support Philippines
Location : Philippines
- Handled client relations issues through e-mail and voice support.
- A consistent top performer, exceeding sales quotas and quality assurance expectations.
- Organized meetings and brainstorming activities to improve the team’s sales performance.
- Attended trainings for various software systems and processes.
April 2002 To September 2002

Researcher

at ABS-CBN News Center (ANC) Loren: Kabalikat Natin
Location : Philippines
- Conceptualized program’s weekly episode.
- Traveled with production crew to various regional locations for interviews, shoots and other production related activities.
- Conducted research and interviews on various issues such as child labor, prostitution, historical buildings, the environment and public governance.
- Coordinated with different officials from government and private offices for production related activities such as interviews and data gathering.
May 2001 To May 2002

Floor Director

at UP Freshmen Orientation Program Committee
Location : Philippines
- Supervised program activities.
- Coordinated with various organizations for corporate sponsorship.
- Screened applicants for production staff and performers.
- Planned and directed program execution and presentation.

Education

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March 2010

Master's degree, Masters in International Studies (Completed Academic Requirements)

at University of the Philippines - Diliman
Location : Quezon City, Philippines
March 2010

Master's degree, Masters in International Studies

at University of the Philippines - Diliman
Location : Quezon City, Philippines
March 2004

Bachelor's degree, Broadcast Communication

at University of the Philippines - Diliman
Location : Quezon City, Philippines

Specialties & Skills

News Feature Writing

Desktop Research

Social Media Investigation

i2 Analyst Charting

Private Equity Research

Due Diligence and Vendor Vetting Investigations

Physical

Production

Liability

Insurance

Government

Languages

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Filipino

Expert

English

Expert

Spanish

Intermediate

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