He is a fictionist and poet, and also works as a translator, an editor, a book designer.
He has also won numerous prizes in Ilokano literary contests, such as the Gov.
Roque Ablan Awards for Iloko Literature (GRAAFIL).
He has published most of his short stories, poems, and feature articles in Bannawag, the leading Ilokano magazine in the Philippines.
He is a native of Mabasa, Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya.