Santiago B. Villafania (b. 1971, Pangasinan, Philippines), a bilingual Filipino poet who writes in English and in his native language of Pangasinan, is the author of poetry collections: As I Tango (2016), Ghazalia: Maralus ya Ayat (2013), Bonsaic Verses (2012), Pinabli & Other Poems (2012), Malagilion: Sonnets tan Villanelles (2007), and Balikas na Caboloan (Voices from Caboloan, 2005) published by the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts under its UBOD New Authors Series. Villafania has received several awards, including the Asna Award for Arts and Culture (Literature) in 2010. He is well known for his effort in reviving Pangasinan as a literary language. He has been published / anthologized in several countries and some of his poems have been translated into several languages, including Spanish, Italian, Arabic, and Hindi. He is a board member of the Philippine PEN and currently a commissioner for the Pangasinan Historical and Cultural Commission.