Domingo Landicho

Domingo Goan Landicho (also called Domeng, born 4 August 1939), is a Philippine writer and academic.He obtained his Bachelor of Arts and BS in Journalism degrees from the Lyceum of the Philippines, and an MA in Education at the National Teachers College. He later earned his Bachelor of Laws degree at Lyceum. In 1994, he obtained his Ph.D in Filipinology from the University of the Philippines, where he has served as Writer-in-Residence and professor at the Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature and associate director for criticism at the Institute of Creative Writing. He was accorded Professor Emeritus stature by the University of the Philippines in 2005.He was Director for Asia of Poet Laureate International, member of PEN International, and honorary member of International Writers Workshop, University of Iowa.He received numerous awards such as several Palancas, CCP Balagtas Awards, KADIPAN Literary Contest, Catholic Mass Media Awards, and Institute of National Language Awards.He is currently the Editor-In-Chief of Tanod Publication.

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