Asst. Prof. Ma. Lanie Vergara, a native of Bulacan, finished her Bachelor of Secondary Education degree major in Filipino at the Philippine Normal College with honors (Magna Cum laude). She taught at V. Mapa High School from 1983 – 2002 and was awarded as one of the outstanding teachers in the Division of Manila in 2001. She was also a finalist of the Dangal ng UST Outstanding Instructor in 2012. She completed her Master’s degree in Teaching Filipino in 2015. Her study entitled, “Pagbuo ng Glosaryong Filipino sa Agham Panrehabilitasyon” was chosen by the Philippine Normal University (PNU) as the Best Thesis of 2015 and became the official entry of PNU in the Julian Cruz Balmaceda Best Thesis of 2015 sponsored by the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino.