Hailed from Tigaon, Camarines Sur, obtained elementary education in Tigaon Central Pilot School, high school in Cam. Sur Nat'l Agri'l School, B.S. in Forestry, Master of Forestry and Doctorate Degree in Silviculture and Forest Influences at UP College of Forestry and UPLB Graduate School. Married to Concepcion Mondala Palaypayon with 4 children, now residing in Bay, Laguna adjacent to Los Banos, Laguna.