Dr. Philip Rentillo is a Professor,
Lecturer, and Research Fellow in the Department of English and Applied
Linguistics at De La Salle University. He completed his BS.c. studies in
English at the De La Salle University, MS.c. studies in English Language Education
at the De La Salle University, and Ph.D. studies in Applied Linguistics at the
De La Salle University. He worked on Austronesian linguistics (with a focus on
Central Philippine languages), language variation, and World Englishes. His
current project is the description of the linguistic area of Panay including
Akeanon, a Bisayan language spoken by half a million, and Capiznon, an
underdocumented Bisayan variety strongly influenced by Hiligaynon, and his
areas of interest include Corpus Linguistics, Language Documentation,
Dialectology, World Englishes, Psycholinguistics, Phonology, Philippine
Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, and Areal Linguistics.
Leah Gustilo is Full Professor in the Department of English and Applied
Linguistics, De La Salle University. She is the Founding Chief Editor of
the Journal of English and Applied Linguistics (launched in June 2022).
She has been involved in several research projects funded by the
British Council, Fund to Assistance for Private Education, Japan
International Cooperation Agency Philippines, Knowledge Channel
Foundation Inc., and University Research Coordination Office of De La
Salle University. She has presented her research works in conferences in
Asia, USA, and Europe. She has served in different positions as a
Linguistic Society of the Philippines board member: Director of
Publications and Associate Editor (2016–2018), Vice President
(2018–2020), Director of Conferences (2020–2021), and Director of
Publications (2021-April 2023).
