About Glim
Kumusta ka, talaga?
How are you, really?
Glim helps people notice what their mind is telling them before it gets heavy, with short quizzes, a daily check-in and small circles of people who care. We started in the Philippines. We are building for everyone.
Why Glim exists
Most people do not wait until they are in crisis to wonder how they are. They wonder on the commute, after a long shift, in the middle of review season, or late at night when the house is finally quiet. Glim is for that moment.
Riyan Portuguez, RPsy, wrote the Glim Meter so that anyone could check in with themselves in two minutes, in words that sound like the voice in their own head. People shared it, came back to it, and asked for more. Glim grew from there: a library of quizzes for students, workers, parents, couples and friends, Kumusta for the days in between, and versions for schools, workplaces and local governments.
Every quiz on Glim is a reflection, not a diagnosis. It helps you put words to what you feel and points you to the next small step, including real people when you need them.
What we believe
Checking in should feel like a conversation, not a test.
Your answers are yours. You decide what to share, and with whom.
No one should have to pay to be told where to find help.
A quiz is a mirror, not a label. A licensed psychologist is always part of how Glim is made.
The people behind Glim
Six people who own and build Glim together: a psychologist, a people developer, and four engineers from different fields.
Riyan Portuguez, RPsy, RPm
Growth, partnerships and public relations
- Registered Psychologist, PRC 0001183
- Registered Psychometrician, PRC 0001375
Riyan Portuguez, popularly known as Your Millennial Psychologist, is a practicing psychologist, psychometrician, and mental health advocate who applies psychological science and education to advance systemic solutions. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Psychology from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and leads Figure-Ground, a mental health and well-being practice providing psychological services and organizational well-being programs.
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A national lecturer, TEDx speaker, and media resource person, she has collaborated with organizations including UNDP, the European Union, TikTok, Smart-PLDT, and UNICEF on mental health, digital well-being, education, and social impact. She has served as Chairperson of the Psychological Association of the Philippines' Industrial-Organizational Psychology Division and LGBT Psychology Special Interest Group. Her contributions have earned recognition, including LinkedIn's Top 100 Filipinos, Gawad Banyuhay 2024, Gawad Galing 2025 for online education, the University of Santo Tomas College of Science Centennial recognition for Mental Health Advocacy and Science Communication, and the NCMH Green Ribbon Award. She brings to Glim the reach and trust that grow it: partnerships, public relations, and a trusted voice on mental health that many Filipinos already follow.
Grace Santillan
Content, user experience and professional consultations
Grace Santillan is a Human Resource Development practitioner specializing in training and social development. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration major in Human Resource Development Management and is pursuing a master's degree in Clinical Psychology at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
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With over eight years of experience in development work, she has led initiatives in community education, advocacy, and direct services in collaboration with national and international partners. Combining organizational expertise with mental health training, Grace develops people-centered approaches that promote well-being, inclusivity, and sustainable social impact. She brings to Glim the care behind what people read and experience: the content, how people interact with Glim, and the path to professional consultations when someone needs more.
Engr. Andrew Mañacop, ECE
Systems and architecture
- Registered Electronics Engineer, PRC 0051851
Andrew Mañacop is an electronics engineer and educator with more than 14 years in engineering education, and the founder of PathBuilder, an AI-native learning intelligence platform that diagnoses, guides and measures learning for review centers, schools and universities.
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He designs large assessment and learning systems end to end and has served as a DOST-PCIEERD project leader. He is a peer-reviewed research author whose published work is recognized by the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), and a Royal Academy of Engineering Leaders in Innovation Fellowship (LIF Global 2026) awardee. He holds a BS in Electronics Engineering from Mapúa University, is an MBA candidate at One League (California), completed Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Stanford University, and is an Asian Institute of Management alumnus and part of the AIM Dado Banatao Incubator ecosystem. He brings to Glim the architecture that turns assessment science into private, reliable systems serving thousands of people at once.
Keith Piniera
Full stack development and deployment
Keith Rick Piniera is a full stack developer with more than a decade of experience building web platforms, databases and APIs. He architected and built PathBuilder end to end, including its multi-agent AI architecture. Before that he led the procurement and inventory system of the Philippine Rice Research Institute and built web products for Revdojo in Los Angeles.
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He is a peer-reviewed research author whose published work is recognized by the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), and an Asian Institute of Management alumnus and part of the AIM Dado Banatao Incubator ecosystem. He holds a BS in Information Technology, major in Web and System Development, from Central Luzon State University. He brings to Glim the hands-on engineering to build every screen and service and ship each release safely to the phones and laptops people use.
John Allen Mañacop
Quality assurance and data
John Allen Mañacop is a technology leader with more than a decade in software quality, test automation and data systems. He has led platform architecture and quality governance for PathBuilder, served as Lead Automation Engineer at BCS Technology International, and was a Senior Software QA Engineer and supervisor at Abbott Rapid Diagnostics, validating releases in a regulated healthcare diagnostics environment.
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Earlier he held software quality roles at Fluor Daniel, Globe Telecom, Yondu and Emerson Process Management. He is a peer-reviewed research author whose published work is recognized by the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), and an Asian Institute of Management alumnus and part of the AIM Dado Banatao Incubator ecosystem. He holds a BS in Information Technology, major in System Development, from Central Luzon State University. He brings to Glim the discipline that keeps every quiz, score and report accurate before anyone sees it.
Engr. Roy Andrew Garcia, ECE
Operations and automation
Roy Andrew Garcia is an electronics engineer and educator with more than 15 years in engineering education, institutional partnerships and technology-enabled learning. He has led operations for PathBuilder since 2020, serving more than 60 partner schools with 100% commercial client retention, and for a decade before that led TOP ECE Review Center, which produced board topnotchers nationwide.
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He placed 3rd in the October 2008 Electronics Engineering Licensure Examination with a perfect score in Engineering Mathematics, was a DOST National Scholar, and authored Ultimate Engineering Mathematics and the GEAS Ultimate Reviewer. He is a peer-reviewed research author whose published work is recognized by the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), and an Asian Institute of Management alumnus and part of the AIM Dado Banatao Incubator ecosystem. He holds a BS in Electronics Engineering from Divine Word College of Calapan. He brings to Glim the experience of rolling programs out to many institutions at once and keeping them running smoothly.
Start with two minutes.
The Glim Meter is free, private and written by a psychologist. See how bright your light is right now.