ALEJANDRO G.

ABADILLA
 ALEJANDRO G. ABADILLA
Alejandro G. Abadilla (March 10, 1906 – August 26,
1969), commonly known as AGA, was a Filipino poet,
essayist and fiction writer. Critic Pedro Ricarte referred
to Abadilla as the father of modern Philippine poetry,
and was known for challenging established forms and
literature's "excessive romanticism and emphasis on
rhyme and meter". Abadilla helped found the
Kapisanang Panitikan in 1935 and edited a magazine
called Panitikan. His Ako ang Daigdig collection of
poems is one of his better known works.
 EARLY LIFE
Abadilla was born to an average Filipino family on March
10, 1906, in Salinas, Rosario, Cavite. He finished
elementary school at Sapa Barrio School, then continued
for high school education in Cavite City. After graduation,
he went abroad and worked for a small printing shop in
Seattle, Washington. He edited several section of the
Philippine Digest, Philippines-American Review and
established Kapisanang Balagtas (Balagtas' Organization).
In 1934, he returned to the Philippines where he finished
AB Philosophy at the University of Santo Tomas. Until
1934, he became municipal councilor of Salinas before
shifting to an insurance selling job.
 HIS MAJOR WORKS
Aside from writing Ako ang Daigdig, Abadilla wrote several poems
and compilation of his works:Mga Kuwentong Ginto (Golden
Stories)
Mga Piling Katha: Ang Maikling Kathang Tagalog (Chosen Works:
An Anthology of Short Stories in Tagalog) Maiikling Katha (Short
Stories)
Mga Piling Sanaysay (Several Essays).Parnasong Tagalog: Katipunan
ng mga piling tula mula kina Huseng Sisiw at Balagtas hanggang sa
kasalukuyang panahon ng pamumulaklak at pagkaunlad (Tagalog
Works: Compilation of Poems from Huseng Sisiw through Francisco
Balagtas until Present Times of Flourishing Philippine Poetry).
Ako ang Daigdig at Iba pang mga Tula (I am the World and Other
Poems).
EFREN R. ABUEG
 EFREN R.ABUEG
Efren Reyes Abueg (born 3 March 1937 in
Tanza, Cavite) is a well-known and
recognized Filipino-language creative writer,
editor, author, novelist, short story writer,
essayist, fictionist, professor, textbook
writer, and anthologist in the Philippines.
His works appeared on magazines such as
Liwayway, Bulaklak, Tagumpay, Mod, and
Homelife.
 EARLY LIFE
He attended Naic Elementary School in Naic, Cavite in
1950. In 1954, he finished high school at Arellano (Public)
High School in Batangas. He graduated in 1957 from Imus
Institute Junior College in Imus, Cavite with an Associate
In Arts degree and graduated with the degree of Bachelor
in Science in Commerce, Major in Accounting in 1960
from Manuel L. Quezon University in Quiapo, Manila.
He got his Masters in Arts in Language and Literature
degree at De La Salle University in 1987 and his PhD in
Filipino and Translation Studies at the University of the
Philippines Diliman in 2000.
 HIS WORKS: POEMS

Muling Pagsilang ng Isang Pangarap (1964)

Dugo sa Kayumangging Lupa (1965)

Alimpuyo (1967)

Dilim sa Umaga (1968)

Malamig na Ningas (1968)

Agaw-dilim (1969)

Mga Kaluluwa sa Kumunoy (1972)

Mister Mo, Lover Boy Ko (1973)

Maraming Lalaki sa Mundo (1984)

Huwag Mong Sakyan ang Buhawi (1985)

Mga Haliging Inaanay (1987)

Aawitin Ko ang Pag-ibig Mo (1992)
 HIS WORKS: Short Stories
Si Mark at ako
Ang Bagong Paraiso (1963)
Ang Kamatayan ni Tiyo Samuel
Mapanglaw ang Mukha ng Buwan
Saranggola