Currently:
- Professorial lecturer, University of the Philippines, 1997-present
- Clinical psychologist in private practice, 1980-present
- Columnist for Abante and Abante Tonite, 2000-present
- Resource psychologist in TV show Salamat Dok Author, 17 books (8 in English, 9 in Filipino)
- Director, Woman's Crisis Center, January 2001-present
- Director, Remedios Aids Foundation, December 2000-present
International recognition: her work has been featured in Newsweek, Time, Asiaweek, Far Eastern Economic Revue and she has been a frequent contributor to the BBC & CNN
Formerly:
- Associate Professor, Department of Counsellor Education, De La Salle University
- Adjunct Professor, at the Departments of Psychology at the following institutions in North Carolina, USA: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Pfeiffer University, and Queens College
- TV host, No Nonsense with Dr. Margie Holmes, the first TV show in the Philippines to deal solely with psychological issues. 6 seasons: June1991-March, 1993
- Director, National Press Club, 1991-1992
- Director, Woman's Crisis Center, 1994-1996
Educational attainment:
- B.A. Psychology, magna cum laude, University of the Philippines, 1973
- Masters in Public Health, University of Hawaii, 1982
- Ph.D. in clinical Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University, 1990
Awards: - Selected most outstanding graduate for 1973 by the U.P.Alumni Association
- Elected into membership at the International Honor societies of Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Gamma Mu, 1973