Working Full-Time While Studying Civil Engineering at PUP
A breadwinner’s story of full-time BPO work, two internships, and the people who helped me keep going toward March 2027.
Read the article ↗THE BLOG / GERALD APOSTOL
A wider
perspective.
Engineering, working-student life, and the journeys that change how I think. Personal essays from the Philippines, by Gerald Apostol.
How Taiwan Changed the Way I See Transportation Engineering
Five days with my girlfriend in Taiwan made me rethink the trains, buses and everyday connections we need in the Philippines.
Read the article ↗
Why Is Pax Silica So Controversial in the Philippines?
Why I support the opportunity, take the criticism seriously, and want the Philippines to aim higher in the AI economy.
Read the article ↗Behind the perspective.
I’m Gerald Apostol, a civil engineering student at PUP and a full-time professional with experience in financial services and AI-related work. I write from the Philippines about what I am learning, the responsibilities I carry, and the systems I want to understand.
My travel and student-life essays describe my own experiences. Opinion pieces separate my perspective from factual context, with references linked where used. Personal photographs document my experience; conceptual illustrations are described as such.
If you spot an error, send a correction or question ↗. Please include the article title and the passage you want me to check.