Clarissa V. Militante finished AB Literature at the De La Salle University, Manila (1985) as her undergraduate course. P rofessionally she started as a journalist, having worked as a reporter-writer for the Philippine-based news agency, Philippine News and Features in the mid-1980s and early 1990s. She also was Special Reports Editor of www.gmanews.tv in 2006.  She is now a freelance editor and writer, working mostly with non-government organizations.  She is currently working as short-term consultant (Knowledge Products Specialist) for the Philippine office of the Maryland-based Development Alternatives Inc.