About the Author
Philip Habacon (he/him) is a Filipino-Canadian author and intermediate care paramedic whose career spans both ground operations and his former role as a flight medic. A member of the College of Paramedics of Manitoba and the Paramedic Association of Manitoba, Philip draws deeply from his professional background and personal journey in his writing. Before moving to Canada, he spent six years living in Pattaya, Thailand, working as a PADI-qualified master scuba diver trainer.
Philip's literary work is rooted in resilience, recovery, and life experience. His debut publication, 55 Things Learned at 55, captures hard-won insights drawn from monthly journals he has kept since 2013. His second book, PTSD & Paramedics, builds on these themes, while his upcoming fictional work, Three Roosters at Heaven's Gates, is slated for publication in the summer of 2027.
Philip recently moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, and shares his home with two Shih Tzu/Bichon Frise crosses, Krinkle and Kenzo. Alongside writing, he finds inspiration and a deeper understanding of resilience through travel, visiting global sites of destruction and recovery—from the Taal Volcano and Arles ruins to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Shanghai swamps, Tagaytay cockpit, Shifen waterfalls, and Waikiki's North Shore.
