JOHN RAY RAMOS is a history lecturer in the Ateneo de Manila University. He finished his bachelor’s degree in History at the University of the Philippines Diliman and is currently taking his Master of Public Administration degree in the National College of Public Administration and Governance in UP Diliman (UP-NCPAG). He has worked as a historical consultant for multiple documentation and conservation projects on old churches, ancestral houses, Spanish fortifications, and other built heritage. As a scholar and cultural worker, his research interests include cultural policy and governance, heritage conservation, and public history.