Derick as he is called by his friends originally came from Cagayan de Oro City (CDO) where he studied in Corpus Christi Grade School. When his family moved to Dumaguete, he studied in Silliman University High School and St.Paul's University High School where he graduated. Now currently in Second Year in Silliman University college of Mass Communications, he actively plays basketball with the college team. His avowed aim is to become a lawyer like his late grandfather who was a provincial fiscal in Zamboanga del Sur and his uncle who is also a lawyer.

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