About

Cj de Silva-Ong is currently an Executive Creative Director at TBWA\SMP. She’s also a painter, illustrator, designer and podcaster.

Cj’s advertising work has been recognised in local and international industry shows — she has won in D&AD, Cannes Lions, Clio, AdFest, Spikes Asia, One Show, and AMEs, and is part of the team that bagged the Philippines’ first Webby.

Cj has judged in notable industry awards such as the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, Spikes Asia, and The Webby’s. She’s also the first Filipina to be selected as a judge for the Cannes Young Lions Design Competition 2023.

Cj loves to paint and illustrate. Her illustration credits include two children’s books, namely, Ang Ikaklit Sa Aming Hardin, written by Bernadette Neri, and  Gumagapang, Lumulukso, Lumilipad: Bugtong Sa Mga Kulisap, written by Eugene Evasco. She also designed and illustrated the cover of the late Filipino Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s book Stupid Is Forever. 

Cj also produces and co-hosts the podcast entitled Telebabad Tapes, with her husband Wincy Ong. Telebabad Tapes is consistently in Spotify’s PH Top 200 Podcast Charts.