Gemino Abad (Department of English) Gemino H. Abad. University Professor emeritus at the University of the Philippines (up). He teaches literature and creative writing in up and Ateneo de Manila. He has 40 books to his name (poetry, fiction, literary criticism, anthologies) for which he has received many honors and awards. Cyan Abad-Jugo (AB Literature 1991 / Department of English) Cyan Abad-Jugo recently put out her first young adult novel, Salingkit: A 1986 Diary (Anvil 2012). She also recently wrote a 6-chapter series for children entitled "The Earth-Healers" for the Learning Section of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Kenneth Isaiah Abante (BS Management Engineering INSERT INFO) Marami nang napaglumaang tsinelas si Ken. Mahilig kasi siyang maglaro ng tumbang-preso. Madalas niya mang hindi matapon ang pamato sa linya, masapul ang lata, o mahabol ang taya, patuloy pa rin ang pagtanaw niya sa tinutudla. Jim Pascual Agustin (AB English Literature 1990) Si Jim Pascual Agustin ay nagsusulat at nagsasalin ng mga tula sa Filipino at Inggles. Lumaki siya sa Marikina at pinalad na makatanggap ng Tulong-Dunong Scholarship sa kabutihang-palad ng yumaong si Fr. James O'Brien, sj. Ang mga una niyang aklat ay Beneath an Angry Star (Anvil, 1992) at, kasama ang mga kapwa-Atenistang sina Argee Guevarra at Neil Imperial, Salimbayan (Publikasyong Sipat, 1994). Inilathala ng University of Santo Tomas Publishing House ang kanyang mga bago at ilulunsad pa lamang na mga aklat: Alien to Any Skin (2011), Baha-bahagdang Karupukan (2011), Sound Before Water (2013), and Kalmot ng Pusa sa Tagiliran (2013).Naninirahan siya sa Cape Town, South Africa mula noong Oktubre 1994. Nagsusulat siya sa kanyang blog www.matangmanok.wordpress.com. Jim Pascual Agustin writes and translates poetry in Filipino and English. He grew up in Marikina and was a lucky recipient of a Tulong-Dunong Scholarship with the help of the late Fr. James O'Brien, sj. His early books are Beneath an Angry Star (Anvil, 1992) and, with fellow Ateneans Argee Guevarra and Neil Imperial, Salimbayan (Publikasyong Sipat, 1994). His recent and forthcoming books are published by the University of Santo Tomas Publishing House: Alien to Any Skin (2011), Baha-bahagdang Karupukan (2011), Sound Before Water (2013), and Kalmot ng Pusa sa Tagiliran (2013). He has lived in Cape Town, South Africa since October 1994. He maintains a blog on www.matangmanok.wordpress.com.
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