ISABEL SOFIA

Isabel Sofia Santiago is the Operations Officer for the Disaster Risk Reduction Enhancement at the Local Level (DRREALL) Program at Expertise France. She is also currently working on an independent research with her colleagues on the role of metalworking using the technique repoussé (pukpuk) in the Philippines.

She was previously with Asia Society Philippines as a Project Assistant for a project that focused on assessing Chinese investments in the Philippines. She is also affiliated with the Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies as a Grant Writing Team Member.

Her research focus is on Philippine culture, Philippine fashion and textiles, geoeconomics, regional security and maritime issues.

Isabel graduated with a degree in Diplomacy and International Relations with a specialization in East and Southeast Asian Studies at the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. She also completed J.F. Oberlin University’s Reconnaissance Japan program in Tokyo, Japan.

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