Mr. Tria holds a B.S. Community Development Degree, minor in Sociology from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, as well as agraduate diploma in Management from the Ateneo De Manila University Graduate School of Business.
He has experience in doing social impact and other socio-economic research, documentation, information-education and training activities for various institutions in government and the private sector, including schools, NGOs, foreign development funding agencies such as OXFAM, research institutes such as the Office of Research Coordination of the University of the Philippines and the Center for Integrative and Development Studies, civic organizations and private companies.
He has completed several training programs associated with social development and environment and is currently pursuing a master`s degree in Sociology.