BRENSON ANDRES is currently a Ph. D. student at the Department of Education, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences of Sophia University. He obtained his master’s degree in Asian Studies with specialization in Southeast Asia at the Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. Before coming to Japan, he worked as an English and Social Studies teacher in the Philippines for 10 years. His current research focuses on global citizenship education, teacher training institutions, and transformative pedagogy. He is also interested in social studies education, gender studies, and ASEAN regionalism.