Currently a digital strategist working for one of the largest advertising companies in the country, Marck Ronald Rimorin writes about current events, politics, culture, and sometimes dabbles in essays, poetry, and short fiction. In its many iterations, his blog has been around for roughly 10 years.
He has also written for various magazines and newspapers, and has maintained a column in the digital edition of The Philippine STAR and lent commentary for the BBC on a number of occasions. He won the award for Best Commentary Blog in the 2009 Philippine Blog Awards. He was also one of two fellows for creative nonfiction in the 48th Silliman University National Writers’ Workshop, the oldest creative writing workshop in the Philippines.
When not writing, blogging, or working on advertising projects, Maro plays video games, watching movies, playing the keyboard, and dabbles in smartphone photography.