While in the Navy, he won three Chief of Information (CHINFO) Merit Awards for writing and the Thomas Jefferson Award from the Department of Defense (DOD) for a photo feature. He was also the recipient of the 2002 Pluma Award in Journalism from the Gintong Pamana Awards Foundation, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois. He lives in Seattle, Washington, where he writes his weekly column, A Cup o' Kapeng Barako.
Jesse Jose is a retired US Navy chief journalist and a former deputy sheriff for the Martin County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. He has written for several military and civilian publications, including the Stars and Stripes, Navy Times, All Hands, and other AP/UPI-oriented civilian newspapers all over the country.
He has also written and edited the Dolphin, the Submarine Base newspaper in Groton, Connecticut, and the Camp John Hay Newsletter in Baguio City, Philippines
