Francis, who is also known as Kokong Ska, is a litigation lawyer, a notary public, a musician, a college professor, and a road and trail runner. As a lawyer and a notary public, he is an associate of Sabio Law, a full-service law firm based in Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. As a musician, he sings for The Superflirts, a ska band also hailing from Cagayan de Oro City. And as a
college professor, he teaches law in PHINMA-Cagayan de Oro College. He is a member of Tandu Legis Fraternitas, a law school-based fraternity founded in 1984 and is likewise one of the founders of STC, a road and trail running club established out of CDO. He is also a sneakerhead, a vinyl record collector, and a thrifter.