Tata spent over 20 years working for Landbank, a government bank whose focus is serving the special needs of farmers and fisherfolk. During that time, he worked closely with a large number of agricultural farmers cooperatives throughout the Eastern Visayas region, to help them avail of financial resources. In 2019, he attended a training on “Climate Change and Community-Based Ecosystem Disaster Risk Management,” which encouraged him to get involved in Rainforestation by volunteering with ELTI & ITEEM’s School-on-the-Air program. Tata has a Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness and is currently studying towards his Master’s degree in Tropical Ecology at the Visayas State University.