CURRENT POSTS (ACADEMIC)
President, The Manila Times College
Professor Emeritus, University Fellow, Consultant to the President, and Executive Publisher of the Academic Publications Office, De La Salle University
Consultant for Academic Institutional Development, Far Eastern University
CURRENT POSTS (NON-ACADEMIC, PUBLIC SECTOR)
Governor, National Book Development Board
Chair, Technical Panel on General Education (TPGE), Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
Member, Technical Advisory Council, Congressional Commission on Science, Technology and Engineering (COMSTE)
Adviser, Steering Committee, K to 12 Task Force, Department of Education ( DepEd)
Resource Speaker on K to 12, Congressional Committee on Basic Education and Culture
CURRENT POSTS (NON-ACADEMIC, PRIVATE SECTOR)
Columnist, The Philippine Star
Writer and Host, Continuing Studies via Technology (CONSTEC) Literature, ABS-CBN Knowledge Channel
President, Books for Philippine Schools Foundation (BPSF)
President, Wika sa Kultura at Agham (WIKA)
Chair, Asia Pacific Writing Partnership (APWP)
Chair, Manila Critics Circle (MCC)
Chair, Filipinas Copyright Licensing Society (FILCOLS)
Board Member and Chair of the Graduate Commission, Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU)
Board Member and Treasurer, Philippine Association of Scholarly and Academic Publishers (PASAP)
Chair, Advocacy Committee, Foundation for Upgrading the Standard of Education (FUSE)
Chair, Active E-Learning Technologies Foundation
Secretary-General, International Theatre Institute (ITI) Philippines Centre
International Consultant, Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC)
Consultant, Philippine E-Journals Project, C&E Publishing
Consultant, MIT International School
Member, Council of Advocates, International Visitor Program Philippines (IVP)
Member, Advisory Board, icubed.us (Hong Kong)
Board Member and Immediate Past President, Philippine Fulbright Scholars Association (PFSA)
Board Member and Immediate Past President, Philippine Studies Association (PSA)
Board Member, English Speaking Union Philippines (ESU Philippines)
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Ph.D. English, University of Maryland, 1976
M.A. English, Ateneo de Manila University, 1970
B.S. Physics, University of the Philippines, Diliman, 1965
PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT POST
Undersecretary for Programs and Projects, Department of Education (DepEd), 2001
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Full-time or part-time teaching or fellowship in various institutions, including Ateneo de Davao University, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, Far Eastern University, Ohio University, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz (formerly Jundi Shapur University, Iran), Soochow University (Taiwan), University of Maryland, University of Oxford (St Antony's College), University of Santo Tomas, Waseda University
MEDIA EXPERIENCE
Editor and/or columnist in 38 newspapers, magazines, and journals, including Asiaweek, BizNews Asia, Malay, Manila Times, Philippine Panorama
Writer, book reviewer, host, and/or segment host in television programs, including Balintataw, Friday Night at the Movies, Ms. Ellaneous, Our Doctors, Sining Gising, Wake Up Call
DECORATIONS / AWARDS / HONORS / DISTINCTIONS
Chevalier dans l’Ordre National du Mérite (France)
The Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL)
South East Asian Writers (SEAWRITE) Award (Thailand)
Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards in Literature Hall of Fame
Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas for Literary Criticism in English
Gawad Dangal ng Wikang Filipino (Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino)
National Research Council of the Philippines Achievement Award in the Humanities
Gintong Aklat Award for Literature
Aliw Award for Best Musical Production for Baler sa Puso Ko
Honorary Sultan of Iligan City
Reading Advocacy Award, Reading Association of the Philippines
City of Manila Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan sa Panitikan
Gantimpalang Quezon sa Panitikan (Quezon City)
Book Development Leadership Award, National Book Development Board (NBDB)
University of the Philippines Alumni Association Professional Achievement Award in Literature
SCHOLARSHIPS / FELLOWSHIPS / GRANTS / CONFERENCES
Senior Fulbright Research Grant
British Council Senior Fellowship
United States International Visitor Program
East-West Center Conference Grant
Fulbright Study Grant
Professorial Chairs in De La Salle University and Ateneo de Manila University
Convenor of several national and international conferences
Paper presentor and/or keynote speaker in numerous national and international conferences
PUBLICATIONS
20 authored books, including Beyond Futility: The Filipino as Critic (New Day Publishers, 1984); Once a Hunter, Always a Hunter: Jaime N. Ferrer as Public Servant (Jaime N. Ferrer Foundation, 1994); A Dictionary of Philippine English (Anvil Publishing, 1995); Building a Nation: Private Education in the Philippines (FAPE, 1997); Bukod na Bukod (University of the Philippines Press, 2003); The Basic Education Curriculum in 17 Easy Lessons (Anvil Publishing, 2003); Tagalog-Filipino Glosari: Pantulong sa Estudyante sa Hayskul (C&E Publishing, 2009); In Good Hands: The Metrobank Story (Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company, 2010); The Other Other (Far Eastern University Publishing House, 2010); Father Solo and Other Stories for Adults (Anvil Publishing, 2011)
19 edited books, including A Short History of Theater in the Philippines (1971); 1001 Reasons to Stay in the Philippines (1993); According to Raul Roco (1997); The Best Philippine Short Stories of the Twentieth Century (2000)
24 textbooks, including Effective Communication in English (JMC Press, 1982); Ang Ating Panitikan (Goodwill, 1984); Filipino para sa Pilipino (Phoenix, 1989); Chess for Filipino Children (Phoenix, 2009)
9 encyclopedia articles, including The Oxford Companion to the English Language (Oxford University Press, 1992); Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English (Routledge, 1994; 2nd ed., 2005); Traveller’s Literary Companion to Southeast Asia (In Print Publishing, 1994; Passport Books, 1995); Encyclopedia of the Novel (Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998); The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Fiction (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
125+ scholarly articles
2,000+ newspaper or magazine columns
19 original stage plays, including Halimaw (1971); Josephine (1978); Ms. Philippines (1979); Kuwadro (1980); Marjorie (1980); Marissa (1987); Pito-Pito (1998); The Lovely Bienvenido N. Santos (2004); Baler sa Puso Ko (2009); produced in the Philippines, Australia, Taiwan, and the USA
4 stage plays in collaboration, including Tribute to Benigno Aquino Jr. (Ninoy Aquino Movement, New York City, 1984); Hidden Wealth Atbp! (1985); Something to Crow About (2006); produced in the Philippines and the USA
12 stage adaptations or translations
9 television plays
5 short stories (2 Palanca award-winners)
2 commissioned screenplays
1 short film (Einstein Relativity, semifinalist, Pirelli Relativity Challenge 2005)
