In 2009, he began studying tiger grasses in a small village in the Philippine island province of Tablas through a funding grant from the Department of Trade and Industry. He then expanded his research in the nearby seven adjoining villages with funding support from his University and the Department of Science and Technology. He has presented and published papers about tiger grass in the Philippines and abroad. He is currently working on his dissertation for a PhD degree in Education major in Biology Education at the University of the Philippines Open University.