Leandro honed himself in research. He worked under the direct supervision of LR Adviser, Norman B. Mendoza, in the completion of their thesis study. The work of Leandro and his group-mates, Joy, Christian, and Jenna, has been accepted in various esteemed conferences here in the Philippines and abroad. Most recently, their paper entitled “Mental health symptoms predict self-reported aggression in the Philippine National Police: The moderating role of alcohol consumption and social support” was presented at the PSSP 43rd National Conference of Filipino Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines. In July, they will be presenting their study in the AASP Conference in Taipei, Taiwan. Their team targets to publish the paper at the Aggression and Violent Behavior, Impact Factor: 1.912. SCIMAGO Journal.

Leandro has trained in different fields of Psychology. He received certificates of training completion for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Educational Psychology at Sacred Heart Medical Center, Metro Psych Facility, and Holy Family Academy High School, respectively.

Leandro is an alumnus of Chevalier School, Angeles City, Philippines. He took units of BS Chemical Engineering at Mapua Institute of Technology (now Mapua University), Philippines, and graduated with a degree in BS Psychology at Angeles University Foundation, Angeles City, Philippines.

Leandro’s interests are in the fields of social psychology, police psychology, culture studies, language studies, history, political science, mathematics, education, and literature. 

Leandro enjoys his leisure time practicing the piano, listening to classical music, reading books from different genres, playing football, experimenting dishes, tinkering and repairing stuff, and traveling the country and abroad.

Leandro is a son to Felix and Joanne, and a younger brother to Laken.