A native of Batanes, Flor Hornedo (as he was fondly called) was an esteemed professor of literature, history, philosophy, and cultural studies at Ateneo de Manila University. Dr. Hornedo had been a professor for numerous years, teaching philosophy, literature and Asian studies at the Ateneo de Manila University and UST, among others. He was also visiting professor to 29 universities in Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and the United States.

        He has been a recipient of numerous awards including the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, the National Catholic Authors Award, the Pilak Award from the Cultural Center of the Philippines, National Book Awards from the Ateneo de Manila University, the Batanes Provincial Achievement Recognition for Cultural and Social Research, and the Recognition Award for Social Research from the UST College of Education Alumni Association, Inc.

        Author of 13 books on philosophy, education, culture and history, he became a commissioner of the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines. In 1999, he chaired the UNESCO Committee to draft the Washington D.C. Statement on International Intangible Heritage at the Smithsonian Institution. He was also a commissioner of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. He was also a member of the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan Committee of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), first, from 2007 to 2011 and second, from 2011 up to present.