Manila Invade is an illustration based on the artist's own depiction of his return now as an artist to the city where he lived during his early childhood. The year this was created was an important turning point in his career and he imagined this moment as if his art was invading the country's capital which was the most active location for the art scene at that time. This artwork also won him the first Behance Coin ever awarded during the first-ever Behance Portfolio Reviews in the Philippines.