2. Between 1941-1945, Philippine Literature
was interrupted in its development when
the Philippines was again conquered by
another foreign country, Japan. Philippine
literature in English came to a halt. Except
for the TRIBUNE and the PHILIPPINE
REVIEW, almost all newspapers in English
were stopped by the Japanese.
This had an advantageous effect on
Filipino Literature, which experienced
renewed attention because writers in
English turned to writing in Filipino. Juan
Laya, who use to write in English turned to
Filipino because of the strict prohibitions
of the Japanese regarding any writing in
English.
3. Kanji Ishiwara
In other words, Filipino literature was given a break
during this period. Many wrote plays, poems, short
stories, etc. Topics and themes were often about life in
the provinces
The weekly LIWAYWAY was placed
under strict surveillance until it was
managed by Japanese named Ishiwara.
5. Francisco Soc Rodrigo was a Senator of
the Third Congress, Fourth Congress,
Fifth Congress, and Sixth Congress of the
Republic of the Philippines. He was also
an accomplished playwright and
broadcaster.
Born: January 29, 1914, Philippines
Died: January 4, 1998, Quezon City,
Philippines
6. NOTABLE WORKS
‘Sa Pula, Sa Puti ‘
‘Kuro – Kuro sa likod ng
mga Balita ‘
"Mga Bakas ng Kahapon"
‘Mga tula at
tilamsik ng diwa’
‘Ang punong
Kawayan’
“A Report to the
Filipino people”
“Si Kristo ay rebelde’'
Tulang pangkasaysayan
7. Clodualdo del Mundo, Sr.
is a Filipino novelist,
playwright, essayist, short
story writer, journalist,
screenwriter, teacher,
critic. Many comics fans
know him as the prolific
writer of komiks through
Liwayway and Ace
Publications.
Born: September 11,
1911 (age 102), Santa
Cruz, Manila, Philippines
Spouse: Dreena Quito
Children: Clodualdo del
Mundo Jr. Ida Anita
Parents:Remigia Legaspi
Mariano del Mundo
9. Filipino writers paid tribute to multi-awarded
Tagalog fictionist, journalist, radio scriptwriter
and editor Liwayway A. Arceo in a necrological
service held last Dec. 6, 7:30p.m. at the Loyola
Memorial Chapel in Guadalupe, Makati City.
Arceo, 75, passed away last Friday, Dec. 3,
after a brief confinement due to an illness at
the Medical Center Manila. She is survived by
her four children - Florante, Celia, Ibarra, and
Jayrizal. Arceo's most recent award was given
this year by the National Centennial
Commission on Women Sector for her
prioneering and exemplary contributions in the
field of literature. Other major awards include
the Gawad CCP for Literature given by the
Cultutal Center of the Philippines in 1993, the
Doctorate on Humane Letters, honoris causa,
conferred by the University of the Philippines in
1991, the Catholic Publishers in 1990, the
Catholic Author Award by the Asian Catholic
Publishers in 1990, and the Gawad Balagtas
Life Achievement Award for Fiction, by the
Liwayway
Arceo
10. Arceo is the author of
highly praised novels
such as Canal de la
Reina and Titser and
collections of short
stories such as Ina,
Maybahay, Anak at iba
pa, Mga Maria, Mga Eva
and Ang Mag-anak na
Cruz.
11. CarlosBulosan
Carlos Bulosan was born to Ilocano
parents in the Philippines in the rural
village of Mangusmana, in the town of
Binalonan, Pangasinan. There is
considerable debate around his actual
birth date, as he himself used several
dates, but 1911 is generally considered
the most reliable answer, based on his
baptismal records, but according to the
late Lorenzo Duyanen Sampayan, his
childhood playmate and nephew, Carlos
was born on November 2, 1913. Most of
his youth was spent in the countryside
as a farmer. It is during his youth that
he and his family were economically
impoverished by the rich and political
elite, which would become one of the
main themes of his writing. His home
town is also the starting point of his
famous semi-autobiographical novel,
America is in the Heart.
12. The Laughter of My Father
The Cry and the Dedication
My Father's Tragedy
The Romance of Magno Rubio
NOTABLE WORKS
13. He was born on 8 September 1915 in Romblon,
Philippines
González attended college at National
University (Manila) but he was unable
to finish his undergraduate degree.
While in Manila, González wrote for the
Philippine Graphic and later edited for
the Evening News Magazine and Manila
Chronicle. His first published essay
appeared in the Philippine Graphic and
his first poem in Poetry in 1934.
González made his mark in the
Philippine writing community as a
member of the Board of Advisers of
Likhaan: the University of the
Philippines Creative Writing Center,
founding editor of The Diliman Review
and as the first president of the
Philippine Writers' Association
N. V. M. Gonzalez
14. The Winds of April
A Season of Grace
The Bamboo Dancers
NOTABLE WORKS
15. Ipinanganak si Pineda sa Malolos,
Bulacan noong Abril 10, 1912 sa mag-
asawang Nicanor Pineda at Felisa de
Guzman.. Ngunit sumiklab ang Ikalawang Digmaang
Pandaigdig, at kasama ang ibang mga
manunulat tulad ni Clodualdo del Mundo at
Brigido C. Batumbakal, ay sumama siya sa mga
gerilya..
Dahil ipinagbawal ng mga Hapon ang
paglalathala sa wikang Ingles, maraming
manunulat ay napilitang magsulat sa wikang
Filipino. Isa na doon si Pineda, na ang kwentong
“Suyuan sa Tubigan” ay itinuring sa 25
pinakamahusay na akda ng magasin na
Liwayway noong 1944. Subalit naging
kontrobersyal ang akda dahil sa hindi
kumbensyonal na pagkakasulat nito, na siyang
nasabing dahilan kung bakit hindi ito itinuring
bilang isang “buong” kwento ng mga hurado sa
timpalak at hindi nanalo ng unang gantimpala.
Macario Pineda
16. Mga Nobela
Halina Sa Ating Bukas
Ang Ginto Sa Makiling Kundiman Ng Pag-ibig Mutyang
Taga-Ilog
Langit Ng Isang Pag-ibig
Magat (kasama si Emilio Mar. Antonio)
Sa Lupa, Tulad Sa Langit Isang Milyong Piso [o Ang Kaban
ni Simon]
