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In 1990 he graduated from the University of Santo Tomas. He got master's degree from
the Ateneo de Manila University (2001) and Ph.D. degree - in the field of Philippine
literature and translation - at the University of the Philippines (2010). Currently professor
of literature at the Arts Faculty of the Ateneo de Manila University. He's also the
Secretary-General of the Union of Writers of the Philippines.
He writes poetry, fiction, critical essays and is engaged in literary translation. The
writer's works have been published in national and international literary magazines:
Kritika Kultura, Philippine Studies, Unitas, Tomas, Bulawan Journal of Arts and Culture,
Daluyan, Loyola Schools Review, and the Malay Indonesian Studies. He is famous for
promoting the traditional poetic genre of the Philippines "balagtasan". He Has a column
in a literary magazine Haraya (Imagination) and Liwayway (Dawn). He participated in
international poetry readings "Kuala Lumpur-10" (2004) and the Second literary festival
"Korea-ASEAN" in Jakarta (2011).
Spencer R.balmedina
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