Raul G. Moldez, is the Assistant Secretary to the Sanggunian in the City of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in English (Cum Laude) from Liceo de Cagayan, master’s degree in Public Administration from University of Bohol, PhD in Educational Administration and Supervision from Cagayan de Oro College-Phinma Education Network, Doctor in Public Administration from Cebu Technological University and a Post Doctorate in Strategic Management and Leadership from Philippine Christian University.
Aside from working in the Sanggunian, he also finds time to write fiction and poetry, some of which have appeared in The Sunday Times, Panorama, Philippines Free Press, Philippines Graphic, Homelife, Sunstar Weekend, Mantis, Gutter 25 and Bisaya, among other publications.
He had been a fellow to the 4th Iligan National Writers Workshop, the 2nd Panagsugat: UP Mindanao-UP Visayas Creative Writing Workshop and the 37th and 53rd editions of the University of the Philippines (UP) National Writers Workshop and a member of the Philippine Center for International PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Essayists and Novelists).
He is the author of two collections of poetry, A Day in a Poet’s Life and Other Poems and Mga Taho Gikan sa Akong Uniberso.
He has won awards in the writing competitions sponsored by Bathalad-Mindanao, Bathalad-Cebu, Davao Writers Guild, Gov. Gwen Garcia Literary Contest, Homelife Poetry Contest, among other writing contests.
He is a journalist, editor of Peryodiko Mindanao and an adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Cagayan de Oro College-Phinma Education Network.