Edilberto Manacpo Hinay Jr. is a native of Salvacion,
Dulag, Leyte. He spent his elementary years in
Salvacion Elementary School, completed his secondary
Education in Dulag Nationa...view moreEdilberto Manacpo Hinay Jr. is a native of Salvacion,
Dulag, Leyte. He spent his elementary years in
Salvacion Elementary School, completed his secondary
Education in Dulag National High School, and fi nished
the degree of Bachelor of Science in Development
Communication, Major in Community Broadcasting
from Visayas State University.
In December 2003, the author was enlisted in the
Philippine Army and was later assigned in the 14th
IB, 8th ID, PA. During his military service, he was
designated in CMO (Civilian-Military Operations)
and PsyOps (Psychological Operations). He was the man behind the voice of “Sangkay
Edil” in “Bantay han Bungto”, a hard-hitting commentary program on anti-insurgency
campaign aired every Saturday on DYES “Radyo ng Bayan” Borongan, Eastern
Samar.
In 2006, after his short-term military service, the author worked in TeleTech Corporation
as a call center agent for more than four years across four different accounts such as
BestBuy.com, United Airlines, Hewlett-Packard CSR, and Hewlett Packard HHO.
In the beginning of 2011, the author ventured a different fi eld of endeavor in which
he worked as a publishing and marketing consultant.
Since 1997, the author composed more than 300 songs and jingles, wrote three
fi ctions, and two non-fi ction novels. He is also a freelance ghostwriter on technical
papers such as Undergraduate and Master’s thesis.
The author is currently residing in Danao City, Cebu, Philippines and is happily
married to Caroline Magallano, a teacher in a public elementary school. The
couple is blessed with three children namely: Xi, Io and Yv.view less