Abe Olandres (Founder and Editor-in-Chief)

Abe has been blogging since 2000 and founded YugaTech in 2002. He is a graduate of the Ateneo de Manila University with a BS in Chemistry and Computer Engineering. He’s been to several countries (Germany, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan) moderating seminars/workshops on blogging and new media (complete list of talks/workshops here).

Randolph Novino (Technical and Creative Director)

Founder of Pinoyscreencast started using YouTube as a medium to disseminate Filipino-spoken technical tutorials. He decided to embark on reviews focusing on affordable gadgets. As he kept sharing more content, his subscriber base grew and shared how his videos influenced them in making a product purchase. Randolph a.k.a “Biboy” has over a decade of experience with digital content creation, social media marketing, e-commerce strategy. He is also a maker who loves tinkering and creating functional things to make his life easier everyday.

Joaquin Segovia (Operations Manager)

Joaquin graduated with a degree in Operations Management from San Beda University. Despite having no direct connection with his undergraduate course, his interest in technology led him to join YugaTech as an intern back in 2018. A few months after he graduated, fate worked its way in making him the Operations Specialist of the company.

Kathleen Manangkil (Accounts Manager)

Kath is a Communication graduate in LPU-Laguna. Wanting to go out of her comfort zone, she tried exploring something new that she’s not familiar with which is why she joined YugaTech. Aside from that, she loves acting, she has won the best actress and best-supporting actress back in her college days and still hoping to use that talent of hers in the future.

Miguel Paolo Ty (Executive Producer)

Miguel Paolo Ty is a highly skilled and versatile Senior Producer at YugaTech. As a filmmaker, content producer, and freelance multimedia consultant, Miguel’s diverse skillset enables him to bring a unique perspective to his work for the brand.Miguel holds a degree in Digital Filmmaking from the De La Salle – College of St. Benilde, graduating in 2018. This academic background, combined with his practical experience, underscores his strong commitment to creative storytelling and technical excellence.Whether he’s producing a short visual narrative or crafting a tech review, Miguel’s work consistently showcases his passion for digital media and his ability to engage audiences with compelling content.

Arel Ebana – (Senior Part-Time Producer)

Arel studied Material Science Engineering at Mapúa University while working part-time as a multimedia producer in YugaTech. He is also a theater actor, cinematographer, and editor at Tanghalang SAWAKAS, and Vincentiments. He has been doing films for a year while doing stage performances for 5 years already.

Jose Luis Altoveros (Senior Multimedia Producer)

JM Chavaria (Multimedia Producer)

JM’s highest stat is probably his curious ardor to anything tech—electronics and gaming in particular. He certainly heeds utmost regard to specsheet, visuals, and rule of thirds. If creativity and wit sometimes leave JM’s system, watching films, series, and playing games are his approved therapeutic claims. JM Chavaria graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.

CJ Valerio (Multimedia Producer)

Cristina Joy D. Valerio, more commonly known as CJ to most, is a Multimedia Producer at Yugatech. She has an interest in the evolving world that is technology. Apart from that, she organizes D&D sessions, plays video games, and watches anime to kill time. CJ’s alma mater is iACADEMY and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology specializing in Web Development.

Duane Villanueva (Multimedia Producer)

Communication graduate, closet cynic, and kid at heart. Duane is a rare person to find, quite literally. He often takes to himself but has proven his mettle in tech media with his quick wits. Well, the portfolio of scriptwriting, web content, and public relations help too, we suppose. As a homebody, he often spends his time on the streaming platform Twitch or ‘farming’ gaming clips with friends. He is also an avid fan of round glasses and anything relative to blueberries.

Erldian Burtanog (Operations Specialist)