Career

His recognized pen-names include Diody Mangloy, Rigor Tancredo, Reynaldo Lap, Buntia, Louisiana Roca, Melendres, and Flordeliz Makaluluoy. Alesna was an educator and a civil servant.

Achievements

• He created the Cebuano verse form "siniloy" and has frequently won prizes, including the 1966 award for "Most Outstanding Poet for the Last 10 Years" from Lubas sa Dagang Bisaya (LUDABI) - an organisation which is the self-declared "official" source for Cebuano Visayan.