Farolan obtained his bachelor's degree from Ateneo de Manila University, Licenciatura (Cand.)
He is the founding editor of an arts and entertainment e-zine, ReviewVancouver,[1] and Revista Filipina[2] He is the recipient of the Premio Zobel in 1982, the Philippines' highest literary honor given to Filipinos writing in Spanish.
As a leading authority in Spanish literature and language, he is a senior correspondent for the Real Academia de la Lengua Española in the Philippines.
He was published in Reflexiones Sobre el Primer Congreso Internacional de la Lengua Española as well as other books and articles in Spanish and English.
He was awarded the Premio José Rizal de las Letras Filipinas [es] in 2017.