daquipelllstudied BA in English Language and Literature Studies, Bachelor of Laws, and MA in Literature at Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan. His articles and poems have appeared in Dagmay (a Literary Journal of the Davao Writers Guild), Business Week Mindanao, Philippine Information Agency, Katarungan News Weekly, and ReliefWeb (a digital service of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs).