Mr. Derije participated in the 10th season of ANC’s Square Off, where his team won the championship.

He has also written for the “Commentaries on HB 4994: Bangsamoro Basic Law”, a special issue of the Mindanao Law Journal in December 2014.

Mr. Derije was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2016 and is a member of the Davao City Chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.