Aissa is an artist, photographer, and illustrator in a museum in the Philippines. Since 2010, her scientific illustrations and photographs of animals, plants, and fossils have been published in several local and international scientific journals. As an artist in a scientific institution, she developed skills in understanding the harmonious synergy between the sciences and the arts and the convergence of these important disciplines, for better appreciation of the wealth and beauty of the natural history of the Philippines. She studied Painting and graduated cum laude from the University of Santo Tomas, Manila.