Galileo S. Zafra is a literature, language, and Philippine Studies professor at the Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature, University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman. He obtained his doctoral degree in Philippine literature from the same institution. He served as Director of the UP Sentro ng Wikang Filipino (2001-2004, 2007-2009) and was a Visiting Professor at the Graduate Studies on Language and Cultures, Osaka University, Japan (2009-2014). He is an active member of the Filipinas Institute of Translation and Wika ng Kultura at Agham (WIKA) which implements projects for the advancement of teaching and intellectualization of Filipino. He is involved in programs of the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino and the Philippine Cultural Education Program of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (PCEP-NCCA). He is an active writer, editor, and translator. He is associate editor of the Theater Volume of the CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art.

Galileo S. Zafra, PhD

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Galileo S. Zafra is a literature, language, and Philippine Studies professor at the Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature, University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman. He obtained his doctoral degree in Philippine literature from the same institution. He served as Director of the UP Sentro ng Wikang Filipino (2001-2004, 2007-2009) and was a Visiting Professor at the Graduate Studies on Language and Cultures, Osaka University, Japan (2009-2014). He is an active member of the Filipinas Institute of Translation and Wika ng Kultura at Agham (WIKA) which implements projects for the advancement of teaching and intellectualization of Filipino. He is involved in programs of the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino and the Philippine Cultural Education Program of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (PCEP-NCCA). He is an active writer, editor, and translator. He is associate editor of the Theater Volume of the CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art.