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[**Gilbert Luis R. Centina III**][1] is a Catholic author and poet. He entered the Augustinian Monastery in Manila and studied at the [University of Santo Tomas][2], the Philippines' royal and pontifical university, where he obtained his ecclesiastical degrees: BA classical, Ph.B., S.T.B, and S.T.L., all cum laude. He earned his M.A. in comparative literature at the [University of the Philippines][3] and pursued a Ph.D. in comparative literature without completing his dissertation. After his ordination to the priesthood, he briefly served as a missionary in Peru. [*Getxo and Other Poems*][4] is his fifth poetry collection. His earlier poetry books are [*Triptych and Collected Poems*][5], [*Somewhen*][6], [*Our Hidden Galaxette*][7] and [*Glass of Liquid Truths*][8]. He has written two novels: [*Wages of Sin*][9] under a pseudonym and [*Rubrics and Runes*][10] under his real name. His works have been included in Philippine high school and college textbooks. Besides English, he also writes in Spanish and in two Philippine languages, Hiligaynon and Tagalog. From the Asian Catholic Publishers and the Archdiocese of Manila under Jaime Cardinal Sin, he received the Catholic Authors Award in 1996. A well-traveled writer, he has visited many places in Europe and in Asia, including Tibet. As an Augustinian friar, he has worked and lived in North and South America as well as in Spain. (Main source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) [1]: http://www.gilbertluisrcentinaiii.com/index.html [2]: http://www.ust.edu.ph/ [3]: http://www.upd.edu.ph/ [4]: http://www.amazon.com/Getxo-Other-Poems-Gilbert-Centina/dp/1492955833/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388619966&sr=1-1http:// [5]: http://openlibrary.org/books/OL25430561M/Triptych_and_Collected_Poems [6]: http://www.amazon.com/Somewhen-Gilbert-Luis-Centina-III/dp/1483956628/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368737572&sr=1-1 [7]: http://www.gilbertluisrcentinaiii.com/our-hidden-galaxette.html [8]: http://www.amazon.com/Glass-Liquid-Truths-Gilbert-Centina/dp/148416413X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368736138&sr=1-2 [9]: http://m.gilbertluisrcentinaiii.com/wages-of-sin1.htmlhttp:// [10]: http://gilbertluisrcentinaiii.com/rubrics-and-runes.html