Born in 2009 in Cavite, Philippines, Samantha now studies in Manila. She is interested in literary and performance arts and plans to study medical anthropology. She joined the magazine having won the International Affairs category of the Harbinger Prize 2024.

After successfully completing the Essential Journalism course, Samantha became a writer for Harbingers’ Magazine starting in March 2025.

In her free time, Samantha enjoys writing proses and poetries. She won Notable Submission Award in 2021 Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest Poetry & Spoken Word Junior Category and is one of the runner-ups in the 2022 Immerse Education Essay Competition.

Samantha speaks Filipino and English.