Azrael received an award for the 2009 Most Influential Blogger for Luzon, Philippines awarded by Globe Telecom and The 2009 Philippine Blog Awards, he’s a full time blogger since 2003 and an online community manager since 1999. Blogging about pop culture and events are one of his specialty, from sci fi, fantasy, toys, comics, music, concerts and movies. He’s into events organizing and one of the core founder and organizer of Toy Con aka Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention for 9 years in SM Megamall, and other anime, cosplay, comics and indie events in Manila.
He is the founder of The Manila Bloggers Network, a community of active bloggers in Manila and nearby cities. Azrael also organizes the first largest live blogging event at SM Marikina last 2009 during the stress testing of their wifi, attended by 384 bloggers, and recently organizes the Blogger.com Blogger Fiesta last August 2010 that was attended by 90 bloggers. In Manila, he is busy as a blogger and social media manager of more than 60 brands, and never stops organizing events for bloggers as a regular meet up for Manila Bloggers. He loves traveling, eating, watch movies, meet new people, photography and collects Transformers toys.