He was an instructor at the Lagao Central Elementary School from 1969 to 1972. In 2003, he was appointed Dean of the College of Arts and Letters at the University of the Philippines Diliman. On June 25 of the same year, he was proclaimed National Artist for Literature.Biography - RioAlma.com http://rioalma.com/about/ retrieved at 27 August 2009, 10:39PM
