I fold, thetefore I am. – romie
Romie is presently an independent policy and program development consultant in the field of education and peacebuilding. He has served a number of international development agencies and international non-government organizations, such as UNICEF, Oxfam and Cardno International, as well as government agencies, notably the Department of Education.
Outside his professional work, Romie is an origami artist. During his childhood years, he frequently folded traditional and popular origami models such as the crane, flapping bird, boat, plane, shuriken, and jumping frogs. Over the years, Romie increasingly got fascinated with origami, particularly with the works of origami art masters such as David Brill, Jun Maekawa, Michael Lafosse, Neil Elias, Peter Engel, and Robert Lang.
In later years, Romie delved into origami designing. His original creations are featured in this blog. They range from simple or easy to intermediate models in various categories: animals, mythological characters, boxes, decorative origami, and practical origami. He has taught origami to a number of children, youth and adults through small informal sessions.
Some of his models have been featured in certain YouTube channels, as well as in the Tanteidan Magazine published by the Japan Origami Academic Society (JOAS).
Highlights:
February 2015 – Romie participated in the Nihongo Festival Origami Exhibit held in Makati.
July 2019 – he conducted an origami session at the Dingalan Artists’ Village in in Dingalan, Aurora.
August 2019 – he co-founded the Origami Artists of the Philippines (OAP), an informal Facebook-based group of Filipino paper folders and origami designers.
March 2022 – he served as one of the judges in the Arki Origami Contest organized by the UP Diliman Architecture Student Council.
September 2022 – facilitated an origami session with the children at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Day Care Center, and had a mini-exhibit. This was part of the activity organized by DFA and The Japan Foundation in celebration of the Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month.
January 28, 2024 – co-facilitated the Thousand Cranes Workshop held at the Grand Atrium of Shangri-la Plaza. The activity was organized by The Japan Foundation and Shangri-la Plaza as a promotional event for the Japan Film Festival 2024.
July 21, 2024 – Facilitated an origami session cum mini-exhibit at the Mitsukoshi Mall, Bonifacio Global City., as part of the celebration of the mall’s first year anniversary.
September 24 2025 – Facilitated an origami session at the National Museum of Natural History, participatrd in by high school students from the Philippine Christisn University. Thd event is titled “Exploring the Diversity of Philippine Fauna Through Origami”
To Romie, origami and origami designing are creative ways of understanding the geometric and mathematical beauty of nature, as well as sharpening one’s analytical and thinking skills.
FOLDSHOP 
Hi I live in the Philippines too ,and an origami enthusiast just like you. If you don’t mind would you like to join our group in facebook ?
a proof that i’m an origamist here’s the link to my photostream https://www.flickr.com/photos/57387534@N03/
Unlike other groups from around the world , our group has less people some are beginners ,and not very much active at all . hope to see your reply soon!
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Ok, but what is that group? and where is the link? 🙂
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I am interested in obtaining instructions for folding the business card holder that you have featured on the Origami Resources website. Can you point me in the right direction? Thank you.
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Okay, Jeff. I’ll do the instructions and diagram for that model. Give me a day.
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The folding instructions are now posted, Jeff.
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Thank you very much!
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Hey Romie! I left you a comment on an older post of yours which I would like an answer too if you don’t mind 🙂
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I’ll do it asap, Robin. I’m quite busy at work right now. 🙂
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Heh, I know how that “busy” feels. Time is a precious thing, I’m very grateful you’re doing it!
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Hi again Romie! Any news about the diagram? 🙂
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Hey again Romie! Don’t know if I’ve missed it, but I’ll try and remind you and ask for the of the pinwheel envelope diagram 🙂
It would be really appreciated! – I am gonna use it for a wedding invitation. So, it’s getting a bit urgent.
Thanks in advance! /Robin
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Hi Robin! I just emailed you the diagram instructions. I hope you got it. Let me know.
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Hi!
I would like to ask if you can do Origami Workshop in one of our event? It’ll be on September 3 at Market Market. Thank you!
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Thank you so much for the invitation, Jean. I’d love to, but I can’t make it on September 3 especially since it falls on a working day. I do full-time consultancy work on weekdays. Maybe some other time? My apologies.
Thanks.
romi
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Hello,
I am very much interested in knowing how to fold the ‘green green grass’ that was featured on the Origami Resources website. Where can I find the instructions? Thankyou
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Sovay, please see your email. Good day!
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