MOONLIGHT ON

MANILA BAY
BY: FERNANDO
MARAMAG

ALIAH LUTERO & IRISH CELIZ

 MOONLIGHT ON MANILA
BAY ABOUT:

 The sonnet Moonlight of manila

bay is about the way the
Philippines looked before the
American intrusion.
 It was written by Fernando M.
Maramag
 MEANING OF MOONLIGHT ON
MANILA BAY

 Fernando Maramag’s Moonlight on

Manila Bay was published in 1912.
 It describes the Philippines “the
scene so fair” as a picturesque
country before the intrusion of
America.
 It is about Manila Bay battle 1898.
 Manila bay then was a serene place.
 The ambiance of the bay was so peaceful
that one could see the reflection of the
moonlight on the water.
 The water was placid, the placed was
unharmed and the people were untroubled.
 They were living a passive life.
 In this poem, Maramag is expressing what he
felt during war.
 IMPORTANCE ABOUT THE BATTLE
OF MOONLIGHT ON MANILA BAY
 The battle of Manila Bay was the first of
many U.S. victories in the Spanish-American
war.
 Moonlight on Manila Bay film created on
July 26,1951.
 Battle of Manila Bay happen on May 1,1898.
 Manila Bay battle called mock battle,
because they mock each other at the manila
bay.