Biography

Born in Cebu, Philippines on September 4, 1978 to parents Drs. Disi Yap and Rey Cadagat Alba. He is the eldest of five children.


RD studied Drama at Jacksonville State University in Alabama and moved to Los Angeles to finish Film Directing at the Los Angeles Film School in Hollywood, California.

Career

At age 23, he became the youngest film maker to direct 175 episodes of a serial drama TV series on ABS-CBN Regional Network titled Kapalaran.


He then produced the award-winning Panaghoy sa Suba

Panaghoy sa Suba

Panaghoy sa Suba, titled "The Call of the River" in English, also referred to as "Cry of the River" is a 2004 film produced, directed and starred by Filipino actor Cesar Montano. It features Filipino actors Juliana Palermo, Jackie Woo, Phil Anthony, Caridad Sanchez, Joel Torre, Daria Ramirez,...

 directed by Cesar Montano

César Montano

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He continued to direct a remake of the popular "Milyonaryong Mini" on ABS-CBN for another 60 episodes.

In 2010, he directed "Biktima" which is currently in negotiations with distributors to be released to theaters in 2011. "Biktima

Biktima

Biktima is a 2011 Filipino drama film starring Cesar Montano and Angel Aquino. The film is produced by Alba Productions.-Plot:Alice de la Cruz is a TV field reporter at KVTV. But when she gets the dangerous assignment to cover kidnappings in the island of Kamandao, she takes the opportunity for...

" stars Angel Aquino and Cesar Montano

César Montano

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He begins directing a Talk Show on TFC (The Filipino Channel) titles 'RSVP' with Giselle Toengi and Dr. Tess Mauricio that airs Fall of 2011

Filmography

Year	Title	Position	Company
2002	Kapalaran Kapalaran Kapalaran is a Filipino daytime television drama that was aired by ABS-CBN Regional Network which ran from September 2002 to January 2004 for a total of two seasons...	Director	ABS-CBN Regional Network
2004	Panaghoy sa Suba Panaghoy sa Suba Panaghoy sa Suba, titled "The Call of the River" in English, also referred to as "Cry of the River" is a 2004 film produced, directed and starred by Filipino actor Cesar Montano. It features Filipino actors Juliana Palermo, Jackie Woo, Phil Anthony, Caridad Sanchez, Joel Torre, Daria Ramirez,...	Producer	CM Films
2006	Milyonaryong Mini	Director	ABS-CBN Regional Network
2010	Biktima Biktima Biktima is a 2011 Filipino drama film starring Cesar Montano and Angel Aquino. The film is produced by Alba Productions.-Plot:Alice de la Cruz is a TV field reporter at KVTV. But when she gets the dangerous assignment to cover kidnappings in the island of Kamandao, she takes the opportunity for...	Director	Alba Productions
2011	RSVP	Director	TFC (ABS-CBN)