About
Charles is a Siargaonon educator and curriculum architect whose work spans community-based research in island contexts, early childhood education reform in BARMM, and higher education program leadership.
His practice integrates localized knowledge systems with institutional design frameworks to build participatory, culturally grounded learning environments.
Highlighted Leadership and Design Work
Program Head
Bachelor of Secondary Education, College of Teacher Education
Siargao Island Institute of Technology, Dapa, Surigao Del Norte
September 1, 2020 – July 15, 2023
Oversaw daily delivery of classes of 13 faculty members
Collaborated with the Commission on Higher Education to maximize the PSGs and minimum requirements by the Commission
Taught Literature and English Language Teaching major courses
Designed syllabi, learning materials and activities to cater synchronous and asynchronous classes
Curriculum Architect
Early Childhood Care (ECD) Play Labs in the Philippines Project
BRAC Philippines, Cotabato City, BARMM
June 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025
Designed training activities, prepared financial plan, wrote activity reports and conducted monthly Refresher Training to Child Development Workers/Play Leaders in the BARMM
Developed the pioneering Teacher’s Guide for children aged 3–5 years old based on the National Early Learning Curriculum and Learning Resource Packages
Developed a Parenting Manual for 20 months as supplementary activity in the Child Development Centers/Play Lab Centers
Wrote success stories and donor reports showcasing the progress of the project implementation
Facilitator and Archivist
Community Awareness Campaign and Municipal-wide Peace Forum for the Assistance for Security, Peace, Integration and Recovery for Advancing Human Security (ASPIRE) Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Management Project in BARMM
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
October 2025 – January 2026
Facilitated community and municipal-wide awareness campaigns
Wrote the Inception Report and Activity Reports with activity design, instruments, methodology, consent forms, etc.
Drafted the Final Report with analysis, findings, and recommendations
Published Papers
Dayakit Stories in Siargao Island: Misfortunes, Ethnotheraphy and Advisements
Presented at Critical Island Studies International Conference, "The Political Lives of Islands”. De La Salle University Manila, October 3, 2024 and International Conference on Literature Education. Central Luzon State University, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, April 28 to 30, 2025.
Sustaining Community rooted in ECD through Shared Governance in BARMM
Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood (ARNEC). EDSA Shangri-La Manila, June 30 – July 3, 2025
Palestinian Aspirations and Bangsamoro Plights in Fadwa Tuqan’s Selected Poems
International Research Conference for Culture, Arts, and Sports. Cebu Normal University, November 29, 2024
Further work
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
November 24, 2023 – May 31, 2024
Graduate School, College of Education Notre Dame University — Notre Dame Avenue, Cotabato City Designed syllabi and learning materials for Master of Arts in English and Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English students
Facilitated Literary Criticism and World Literature seminars in the Graduate SchoolFacilitated English major courses and professional education courses in the undergraduate
PHILIPPINE LINGUISTICS INSTRUCTOR
OngoingOnline Working Modality
Taught Sinurigaonon, Sinugbuanon, and Filipino languages intended for personal and business use of the learners through video conference
Created learning materials designed to meet individual learning progress and needs of adult learners in the target languageConducted remedial instructions to remedy learning gaps
ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR
OngoingMaison Bukana, General LunaDesigned and implemented student-centered learning materials and training on needs-based intended to enhance English communication skills for lifelong usage, business-related transactions, oral and written discourse, and customer service.
CONTRIBUTING WRITER AND TRANSLATOR
December 2019 – May 2022
BE Siargao Magazine — General Luna, Surigao Del Norte Wrote a series of feature articles under the headline “Homegrown” celebrating the silver linings of tourism in Siargao Island and its benefits to the localsTranslated articles in English to Sinurigaonon
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Curriculum architecture for multi-stakeholder learning environments
Community-based participatory research facilitation
Cross-cultural knowledge translation
Donor-compliant program documentation
Synchronous / asynchronous hybrid learning systems design
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Understanding the Child Better – University of the Philippines Open University, April 30, 2024
Gender Sensitivity Training – University of the Philippines Open University, April 8, 2024
Regional Forum: Field Study and Practice Teaching: Best Practices in the New Normal – Philippine Normal University Mindanao, December 9, 2022
Bookkeeping NC II Training (292 hours) – Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, August 22, 2022
Embracing the Field Study Courses towards the Formation of 21st Century Teachers – Philippine Association for Teachers and Educators, August 2, 2021
Vacc to School: Doing Blended Learning for GE Courses Webinar under LINANGAN: The GE Faculty Development Extension Program – University of the Philippines, November 15, 2021
Leading the Schools in the 21st Century (The Whole Child Journeys to the Philippine Catholic School Standards) – Cebu Parklane International Hotel, May 21-25, 2018
BANTULA Forum: National Conference on CultureBased Education – Tandang Sora, Cebu Normal University, October 5-7, 2016
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As Translator
→ Translation of Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Promotion (SHEP) Handbook (198 pp) and Brochure (7 pp) from English to Filipino – Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) – 2023 – 2024, 2025
As Facilitator
Community Socioeconomic Profiling and Needs Assessment on June – August 2025
→ Facilitated focus group discussion (FGD) with participants to identify qualitative data for coding and analysis.
As Archivist
UNJP-CT Internal Lessons Learned Workshop – December 5, 2023
As Communication Specialist
Salmon Financing – July – September 2023
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Doctor of Arts in Literature and Communication
Complete Academic Requirements, Dissertation Writing
Cebu Normal University (2023 – ongoing) Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City, 6000
Master of Arts in Literature
Dayakit Stories in Siargao Island: Misfortunes, Ethnotheraphy and Advisements
Cebu Normal University (2020 – 2023) Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City, 6000
Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English
Cebu Normal University (2013 – 2017) Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City, 6000
2025
Thailand
“When death finds you, may it find you alive ”
Charles Alimpoos