Roehl Niño Bautista, or Ronin to his peers, is a media professional with an extensive background in multimedia journalism specializing on visual storytelling, honed from working on print, broadcast, and online media. His 15-year experience also includes digital marketing, account management, web content management, and corporate communication with start-ups and multinational corporations.

He earned his graduate degree at the University of the Philippines Asian Center, where he specialized on Northeast Asia - Japan. He is also a full-time Department of Broadcast Communication assistant professor at the University of the Philippines College of Media and Communication, where he earlier earned his journalism degree.