Mr. Catampongan is a public health professional with experience in disaster risk management including pandemic preparedness and response, as well as in community health development and organisational capacity strengthening.

He is currently a senior officer of the Health Division, which is part of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Department of the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. In particular, he serves and facilitates the cooperation of the ASEAN Health Sector in Promoting Healthy Lifestyles and in Responding to All Hazards and Emerging Threats, two of the four operational bodies that provide leadership in addressing a set of strategic health priorities under their purview.

Mr. Catampongan served the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, World Health Organization and the Philippine Red Cross before joining the ASEAN Secretariat in 2016.