who’s fidelis? this pen name, with all its beautiful connotations, has been my
favorite since high school. it’s derived from my maiden name — deli figueras.
this “delightful figure” is better known in academia as —
adelaida a. figueras-lucero: a “scholar ng bayan” from a.b. to ph.d.
turned “professor ng bayan” in beloved u.p. focused on the artistic
and the critical in both the literary and historical. honed by the multi
roles of wife and mother, sister and neighbor, teacher and learner,
writer and critic. proud of her research and publications on
language, literature, and culture.