He taught full-time at the Ateneo de Manila University from 1986 to 2009, and later worked as a Communications Analyst at the United Nations Development Programme and as Head of Research and News Desk Manager at TV5. Neil Garcia, Remoto edited the so-called Ladlad ('Out of the Closet') series, a succession of gay literature. In 1994, Remoto became a Local Fellow for Poetry the UP Creative Writing Center. In 1989, Remoto edited Alfredo Navarro Salanga's Buena Vista, a collection of poetry and fiction and was a co-editor of Gems in Philippine Literature. Career įrom 1986, Remoto worked as a writer, reporter, editor, and columnist for the Philippine Press. In March 2009, Remoto obtained a PhD in English Studies with a major in Creative Writing from the University of the Philippines Diliman. In 2004, Remoto obtained a fellowship from the Asian Scholarship Foundation at the National University of Singapore. In 2003, Remoto obtained a fellowship from the Asian Scholarship Foundation at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia ( National University of Malaysia). He also taught Freshman English Composition and Creative Writing: Fiction at Rutgers University. In 2000, Remoto was given the Fulbright Scholarship for Rutgers University in the United States. In 1990, while under the British Council Fellowship, Remoto received his Master of Philosophy in Publishing Studies from the University of Stirling in Scotland. In 1989, while under the Robert Southwell scholarship, Remoto gained his MA degree in English Literature. In 1983, Remoto obtained his AB in Interdisciplinary Studies from the Ateneo de Manila University. His father, Francisco Sr., was a soldier while his mother, Lilia Relato, was a music teacher. Remoto was born in Basa Air Base, Floridablanca, Pampanga. Remoto is the chairman emeritus of Ang Ladlad, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) political party in the Philippines. As a professor, Remoto taught English and Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University.

The award earned Remoto a scholarship at the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines.

Remoto received the first prize at the ASEAN Letter-Writing Contest for Young People. Danton Relato Remoto (born March 25, 1963) is a Filipino writer, essayist, reporter, editor, columnist, and professor.

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