About the Author

Professor Isabelo T. Crisostomo is a prominent Filipino author, biographer, and historian. His biographies include those of former Philippine Presidents Ferdinand Marcos (Marcos, the Revolutionary), Corazon Aquino (Aquino, Profile of a President) and Fidel Ramos (Fidel Valdez Ramos: Builder, Reformer, Peacemaker), and of former First Lady Imelda R. Ramos (Heart of the Revolution). Additionally, his Modern Advertising for Filipinos and Advertising: Background, Theory, and Practice are well-respected university textbooks.

Crisostomo has written short stories and essays, a history of Quezon City, and a biography of the late Governor Eduardo Joson of Nueva Ecija Province, Philippines.

A freelance journalist and former college editor, he has won writing awards in the Philippines and abroad, such as the Best Story Award from Arizona Quarterly, and was cited as "distinguished foreign author" in Maria Foley’s anthology, Best American Stories. Other authorities see Crisostomo as follows: Manila Times: "...one of our leading analysts and political reporters"; Philippine Star (Ernesto R. Rodriguez, Jr.): “Crisostomo is the consummate historian and biographer par excellence”; (U.S.) Publishers Weekly: "...an award-winning Filipino political journalist and author"; Philippine Free Press: "(our) most outstanding contributor”; Press Foundation of Asia: "Best essayist (One-Asia Essay Contest)”; and Philippine Senator Blas F. Ople: "One of the keenest and most perceptive minds in the country."

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