VAN is a graduate of BS Psychology in Our Lady of Fatima University - Antipolo. He is currently a freelance artist and a full-time Virtual Assistant, helping his clients to achieve their goals through data gathering, document organization, scheduling of meetings, basic graphic designs, social media management, etc.

He is also currently an Events Volunteer and Chief of Internal Affairs of Transmasculine Philippines. TMPH is a young community-based organization for Filipino trans men and transmasculine non-binary people. They advocate for safe transitioning, trans rights, and the end of toxic masculinity and misogyny in the transgender community.