LITERATURE - Received awards such as Republic

Cultural Heritage Award (1960), Gawad

Francisco Arcellana
- One of the proponents of modern
Filipino short stories which uses English
- Uses lyrical-poetic approach in short
stories
- His works depicts Filipino sensibility
- Death in a Factory
A Clown Remembers
Frankie
Lina
Edith Tiempo
- Evident in her poems is the harmony of
intellect and emotions which resulted in
fine literary pieces
- Short stories highlight morality
- Founded Silliman’s Writer Workshop
with her husband, Edilberto Tiempo
- Little Marmoset & Bonsai
Bienvenido Lumbera
- Introduction and pioneering of Bagay
poetry
- Likhang Dila
Likhang Diwa
Apat na Dulang May Musika
Pakikiramay
Sarling Bayan
N.V.M Gonzales
- Known for effective use of English
language in expressing and shaping the
culture and sensibility of the Filipino
culture and country
CCP para sa Sining (1990)
- Doctor of Humane Letters at UP
- Winds of April
Work on the Mountain
Bread of Salt
Seven Hills Away
Virgilio Almario
- Exemplary poet with pen name Rio
Alma
- Modern poetry filled with social
consciousness
- Doktrinang Anakpawis- 70’s political
mayhem
Mga Retrato at Rekwerdo
Muli sa Kandungan ng Lupa
Cirilio Bautista
- Literary genius who brought literature
closer to the people esp. to the young
generations thru workshops, writings
and lectures
- Founded literary groups like Philippine
Literary Art Council, Baguio Writers
Group and Iligan Writers Workshop
- Instrumental in the establishment of the
Bienvenido Creative Writing Center in
the De La Salle University
- Summer Suns
Galaw ng Asoge
Words and Battlefield
Nick Joaquin
- Playwright, poet, novelist, short story
writer and journalist
- Most distinguished Filipino writer who
used English in his writing
- Literary pieces explored the Spanish
Colonial past and social changes evident
in the Philippines
- Dona Geronima
Order of Melchizedek
Ballad of Five Battles
Rizal in Saga
Cave and Shadows
The Woman who have two navels
Amado V. Hernandez
- Socially committed writer
- Believes that a writer should uplift the
human spirit by being the voice of the
society in times of oppression
- Bayang Malaya
Isang Dipang Langit
Luha ng Buwaya
Langaw sa Isang Basong Gatas
MAgkabilang Mukha sa Bagol
Lazaro Francsico
- Master of Tagalog novel
- Literary pieces highlights the writer’s
nationalism
- Novels express desire for social change
- Wrote for the masses and common
people depicting their life
- 11 literary pieces
- Ama
Daluyong
Maganda Pa ang Daigdig
Jose Garcia Villa
- Contemporary poet with pen name
Doveglion; dove, eagle, lion
- Renowned and received awards
internationally
- Many Voices
Poems 55
Footnote to Youth
Poems in Praise of Love
Francisco Sionil Jose
- Writings showing Filipino aspiration for
freedom and social justice
- Traveled diff. parts of the world as
journalist
- Wrote at Manila Times Sunday
Magazine for land reforms
- Novels from 1880s to 1970s
- Rosales Saga:
Poon
Tree
Mass
The Pretenders
My Brother, My Executioner
Carlos P. Romulo
- Editor, reporter and publisher
- Wrote articles predicting ww2
- Won Pulitzer Price for Journalism
- First Asian to win the prize
- Respected world leader; first Asian
president of the United Nations
- The United-novel
I Walked with Heroes- autobiography
Alejandro Roces
- Best comic short story writer and
humorous in literature
- Neglected change in the Philippine
Independence Day
- Has column in Daily Mirror; Roses and
Thorns
- Gives insightful comaprisons to Filipino
culture, life and history in simple
manner
- We Filipinos are Mild Drinkers; first prize
at student literary contest
My Brother’s Peculiar Chicken
Cocks and Kites

Carlos Quirino

- First recipient of National Artist Award

for historical literature by Pres. FVR
- Contains topics of Philippine history and
culture
- Wrote the Great Malayan, Rizal first
biographer
- Maps and Views of Old Manila
Lives of Phil Presidents
History of Phil Sugar Industry
Filipino Heritage; the making of a nation