Fidel Doloreto Rillo Jr. (born June 4, 1955) is a Filipino writer and book designer. Born in

Manila, Philippines Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is ...

, Rillo was a product of the Philippine public school system before pursuing a degree in agriculture at the Gregorio Araneta University Foundation, which he later abandoned for a writing career. He is a recipient of several awards from the

Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, popularly known as the Palanca Memorial Awards, are a set of literary awards for Philippine writers. Usually referred to as the "Pulitzer Prize of the Philippines," it is the country's highest l ...

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and the Surian ng Wikang Pambansa (National Language Institute) for his poetry, fiction and essays, and the National Book Development Board (NBDB) for his book designs. In 2004, Rillo received the Gawad Balagtas (Balagtas Lifetime Achievement Award) from the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL) or Writers Union of the Philippines (WUP) "for his poetry that exemplifies discipline, dignity and keenness of sense ... while exhibiting an admirably natural and daring approach to and exploration of the world of the Filipino."

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