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2 Remarkable Writers of the Philippine Literature in English

Paz M. Latorena

Paz Manguera Latorena was born on Jan. 17, 1908 in Boac, Marinduque. She was the oldest among the ten children of Magda Manguera and Ricardo Latorena. She was a notable literary and educational writer from the first generation of Filipino English writers. She was a poet, editor, author, and teacher. She completed her elementary education at Manila's St. Scholastica College and Manila South High School, also known as Araullo High School. She went to the University of the Philippines (UP) in Manila in 1926 to study education. While there, she also took a short story writing class taught by Paz Márquez-Bentez. Latorena also wrote poetry under the pseudonym, Mina Lys, which, according to Tanlayco, had a “romantic significance,” for the young writer.

Contributions :

She won the third prize for her story "The Small Key" in Jose Garcia Villa's Roll of Honor for the Best Stories of 1927 before the year was over.

She became the literary editor of the Varsitarian and published her poems, “Insight” and “My Last Song,” under her nom de plume, Mina Lys.

Paz Marquez Benitez

Paz Marquez Benitez was born in March 3, 1894, she was Filipino short story writer, educator and editor. She was also a former beauty queen, and both her work as a writer and her career as a woman educator are regarded as significant contributions to the advancement of women in professional fields and Philippine literature.

Contributions:

Marquez-Benitez was a writer who wrote short stories that were critical of American imperialism. Her best-known short story, Dead Stars, was published in 1925. In it, the two main characters serve as allegories of American imperialism to illustrate the gradual deterioration of Philippine heritage.

Reference:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paz_Latorena

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Paz_Latorena

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paz_M%C3%A1rquez-Ben%C3%ADtez

Photo source:

http://rizal.lib.admu.edu.ph/aliww/english_platorena.html

https://alchetron.com/Paz-M%C3%A1rquez-Ben%C3%ADtez

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2 Remarkable Writers of The Japanese Period

N. V. M Gonzalez

Néstor Vicente Madali González was born in September 15, 1915 and died at November 28, 1999. He was a Filipino Novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet. Born in 1915 in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, Gonzalez expressed a passion for music from an early age. He learned to play the violin and handcrafted his own guitar. In college, he attended the National University in Manila, Philippines, but he did not complete his studies. While there, he wrote for Philippine graphics and later edited for both the Evening News Magazine and the Manila Chronicle. Gonzalez passed away in 1999 at the age of 84, leaving behind his wife, four children, and five grandchildren.

Contributions :

His first novel, The Winds of April, was published in 1941 and won honorable mention for the Commonwealth Literary Awards.

A Season of Grace (1956)

The Bamboo Dancers (1988)

The Land and the Rain

The Happiest Boy in The World

Bread of Salt.

Work on the Mountain (Includes The Father and the Maid, Essays on Filipino Life and Letters and Kalutang: A Filipino in the World), University of the Philippines Press, 1996.

Carlos P. Romulo

Carlos Pena Romulo was born in January 14, 1898 and died at December 15, 1985. He was a Filipino negotiator, legislator, soldier, journalist and author. When he was 16, he worked as a reporter, became a newspaper editor at 20, and became a publisher at 32. He co-founded the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, served as president of a university, was general in both the US Army and the Philippine Army, and was president of the United Nations General Assembly. Romulo grew up in the town of Camiling in Tarlac. He was born on January 14, 1898, in the city of Intramuros, Spain, at the dawn of one colonial regime and another. His father Gregorio fought Spain in the revolution for Philippine independence and fought the United States until it surrendered.

Contributions:

Romulo wrote and published 22 books, including the novel "The United", the autobiography "I Walked with Heroes", the wartime memoirs "I Saw the Fall of the Philippines", "Mother America", and "I See the Philippines Rise". In 1982, he was broadcasted a Public Craftsman for Writing of the Philippines, in acknowledgment of his commitments to Philippine Writing.

Reference:

https://english.colostate.edu/news/filipino-american-history-month-n-v-m-gonzalez/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_P._Romulo#:~:text=Romulo%2C%20in%20all%2C%20wrote%20and,(war%2Dtime%20memoirs).

Phto source: https://english.colostate.edu/news/filipino-american-history-month-n-v-m-gonzalez/

https://www.carlospromulo.org/bio

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2 Remarkable Writers of The American Regime

Jose Corazon De Hesus

Jose Corazon De Jesus was also known by his pen name "Huseng Batute". He was deemed as "Makata ng Pag-ibig". He was also a Filipino poet who used Tagalog poetry to express the Filipinos' desire for independence during the American occupation of the Philippines, a period that lasted from 1901 to 1946. His father's hometown of Santa Maria was where De Jess spent his childhood. He graduated in 1916 from the Liceo de Manila, where he finished his education. The works of José Corazón de Jess were published in a number of newspapers and magazines, including Sampagita, Ang Democracia, Taliba, and Liwayway. His writings have also been included in a number of textbooks and anthologies, ranging from elementary school to college. He is best known for being the lyricist of the Filipino song Bayan Ko.

Contributions :

Jose Corazon De Hesus wrote the nationalistic poem "Bayan Ko", and "Isang Punong Kahoy, an elegy was his masterpiece.

Ang Manok Kong Bulik (My White Rooster, 1911) - a poem about a country man's misfortune in cockfighting.

Barong Tagalog (1921) - poem written after the Filipino national costume.

Ang Pagbabalik (Homecoming, 1924).

Ang Pamana (The Legacy, 1925).

Isang Punongkahoy (A Tree, 1932).

Amado V. Hernandez

Amado V. Hernandez was born in September 13, 1903 in Tondo, Manila and died at March 24, 1970. He was given the title "Makata ng mga Manggagawa" for his poems, which focus on the lives of city workers. Amado was born in Tondo, Manila, to parents Juan Hernandez from Hagonoy, Bulacan and Clara Vera of Baliuag, Bulacan. He grew up and studied at the Gagalangin, Tondo, the Manila High School and at the American Correspondence School. He was a labor leader and writer from the Philippines who was well-known for his criticism of social injustice in the Philippines. Later, he was jailed for his participation in the communist movement. He was at the center of a landmark legal case that had to be settled after 13 years.

Contributions:

He wrote the poems “Isang Dipang Langit,” “Bayang Malaya,” “Munting Lupa” while being incarcerated in the Muntinlupa Jail because of his involvement in labor riots. The famous poem, “Ang Panday” was his masterpiece.

Mga Ibong Mandaragit (Birds of Prey) 1969.

Luha Ng Buwaya (Crocodile's Tears) 1972.

Pili sa Pinili (Chosen from the Selected) 1964.

Reference:

https://salirickandres.altervista.org/american-period/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huseng_Batute

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amado_V._Hernandez

Photo source: https://philippineculturaleducation.com.ph/de-jesus-jose-corazon/

https://tl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amado_V._Hernandez

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2 Remarkable Writers of the Spanish Period

Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

Jose Rizal was born in June 19,1861 in Calamba, Philippines, died at December 30, 1896, Manila. He was a patriot, physician, and man of letters who was an inspiration to the Philippine nationalist movement. Rizal was educated in Manila and at the University of Madrid as the wealthy landowner's son. A splendid clinical understudy, he before long conceded to the change of Spanish rule in his nation of origin, however he never upheld Philippine freedom. Between the years 1882 and 1892, he lived in Europe, where he wrote the majority of his works.

Contributions:

Noli me tangere (The Social Cancer), Rizal's passionate expose of the ills of Spanish rule in the Philippines, was published in 1887. El filibusterismo (1891), a sequel of His reputation as the most prominent spokesperson for the Philippine reform movement was established in The Reign of Greed.

Pedro Alejandro Paterno y de vera Ignacio (February 27, 1857 – April 26, 1911)

Pedro Paterno was a well-known politician from the Philippines who was a traitor. He also wrote novels and poems. On February 17, 1857, Paterno was born. He was "a child of privilege in a society where opportunities are scarce." He was one of 13 youngsters destined to Wear Máximo Paterno and his subsequent spouse, Doña Carmen de Vera Ignacio. After the Cavite mutiny in 1872, Máximo was exiled to Guam, which was also part of the Spanish East Indies at the time. He died on July 26, 1900, leaving behind a lot of money.

Contributions :

The Pact of Biak-na-Bato was signed on December 14, 1897, as a result of his intervention on behalf of the Spanish. He wrote an account of the signing in 1910. Ninay (1885), the first novel written by a native Filipino, and Sampaguitas y otras poesas varias ("Jasmines and Other Various Poems"), the first Filipino collection of poems published in Spanish in Madrid in 1880, are among his other works.

Reference:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jose-Rizal

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Paterno

Photo source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Rizal

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Paterno

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Short article about the Post EDSA Revolution

In contemporary Philippine literature, the end of the Marcos dictatorship in 1986 marked a turning point because writers had more freedom to express themselves. The political culture of the underground national democratic movement was reflected in the militancy and belligerence of writing during the Martial Law regime. After the system fell, the scholarly scene became perplexed, bringing about a multiplication of worries taken up by individual journalists and gatherings. In any case, the development of exploratory writing habitats and journalists' associations, as well as the production of the Public Commission for Culture and Human expressions in 1992, assisted with offering help for scholars and encourage a "public writing." In addition, non-governmental organizations were instrumental in recognizing writers from particular social groups. Grounds distributions gave one more outlet to forward thinking, exploratory composition. The literature of the post-EDSA era is characterized by an emerging critical orientation, a daring approach to publishing, and a focus on the recovery and retrieval of writing written in Philippine languages. Themes in contemporary literature range from socio-political debates to personal feelings and thoughts, with English and Filipino serving as major media. The exploration of issues like human rights violations, the experiences of overseas Filipino workers and migrants, and the effects of poverty and power dynamics are all explored in literature. The period following the EDSA revolution made a significant contribution to the growth of Philippine literature by providing an environment in which authors were able to write about a wide range of topics that reflected the country's sociopolitical realities. In general, the post-EDSA scholarly scene is set apart by a daring and basic soul, with an accentuation on investigating many issues and involving writing as a device for self-articulation and social discourse.

Reference: Philippine Literature After EDSA Revolution. (n.d.). https://www.slideshare.net/JessPalo1/litt-1-report

Photo source: https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2011/02/the-real-story-of-the-last-25-years-since-the-edsa-people-power-revolution/

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Short Article about the Period of New Society

The period of the New Society started on September 21, 1972. The Carlos Palanca Awards continued to recognize and give awards to the writers. The Green Revolution, family planning, healthy eating, the environment, drug addiction, and pollution were just a few of the topics that dominated the majority of writings and dealt with the country's development or progress. The New Society made an effort to put an end to pornography and other writings that have a negative impact on people's morals. The school organizations and all school newspapers were temporarily halted. The tactical government laid out another office called the Ministry of Public Affairs that directed the papers, books and different distributions. The public authority partook in resuscitating old plays like the Cenaculo, the Zarzuela and the Embayoka of the Muslims. In order to accommodate these plays, the Metropolitan Theater, the Folk Arts Theater, and the Cultural Center of the Philippines were all rebuilt. New rewards were given for singing songs in both English and Filipino. Many Filipino songs were promoted by those sent abroad. The weekly publications LIWAYWAY and KISLAP greatly contributed to the growth of literature. Our writers were able to publish a lot of their work through these venues.

Reference: https://group4lit1webpage.wordpress.com/period-of-activism-and-the-new-society/

Photo source: https://group4lit1webpage.wordpress.com/period-of-activism-and-the-new-society/

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Philippine Literature During Activism Period

In the era of Activism, chaos began

As all youth began to stand,

Holding up their head high,

Fighting with all their might,

And even as they struggle,

They won't lose the chaotic tussle

Filipino writers came to rise,

To join the chaotic strife,

Words and pens turned into a weapon,

Like a sword that expresses aggression,

Hearts burning with flames of rage,

In such a youthful age

Words started to overflow,

Like the raging waves against the wall,

Placards filled with bitterness,

As their faces painted with malevolence,

They keep moving forward,

No matter what it cost

Some died to fight,

Yet their burning hearts still bright,

"Oh, How rebellious they are!"

Still, youth fought with all their heart,

Standing firm against the law,

Was worth dying for

Words never fade,

And the history remained,

Passionate, raging hearts,

Became the activism's art,

Their experience became a story,

That is filled with rage and fury.

Photo source: https://theguidon.com/1112/main/2021/09/between-lines-and-strokes/

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Finest Art

Woman that is pure at heart,

See you as the finest art,

And you took my breath away,

As I stare at you all day.

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Fur Friends

I love you, my furry friend,

For such a great company,

I love you, my feline friend,

For your presence that calms me.

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Smile

When I saw your stunning smile,

Thawed my frozen heart inside,

How I really wish you knew,

That I always adore you.

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Words

"Word is just a word", they say,

Yet words are the sharpest sword,

For they did not know the pain,

They would find more hearts to torn.

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Cold Night

Cold was the night and so was I,

Stared at the endless night sky,

The wind brushing off my skin,

Thought how cruel the world is.

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Wish

If wishes come true,

Waking up alone and free,

Is my only wish.

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Summer

My summer ended,

Placidity, ecstasy,

Was written in it.

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Night Sky

Tranquil of the night,

Stars shine and the moon was bright,

Lovely, is it not?

Photo source: pinterest

Artist: Wilson R. Bickford

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Her notes

All the notes she play,

Keeps swirling inside my head,

Lovely as it sounds.

Photo source: www.saatchiart.com

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Friend

Feline friend of mine,

Who vibrates under my palm,

Secretly craves it.

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