Writer Background Year of Conferment Notable Works

Jose Garcia Villa  Born on August  1973  Mir-i-nisa

5,1908 in Manila
 Man Songs
 A literary critic,
 Footnote to
poet, painter, and
Youth
short story writer

 Named as the
National Artist for
Literature in 1973

 Recipient of
Guggenheim
Fellowship

 Died on July 7,
1997

 Most of works
show
controversial
topic

 Introduced the
reversed
consonance
rhyme scheme

 Carlos P. Romulo  Born on  1982  I am a

January 14, 1898 Filipino
in Intramuros,
 I Saw the Fall
Manila and grew
of the Philippines
up in Camiling,
Tarlac  I See the
Philippines Rise

 Mother
 First Filipino
America: A Living
artist who was
Story of
awarded Pulitzer
Democracy
Prize in
Journalism  I Walked
with Heroes
 First Asian
who served as
president of
United Nations
General Assembly

 Died on
December 15,
1985


 Francisco  A Filipino  1990  The Man
Arcellana teacher and a Who Would be
contemporary Poe
writer
 Death in a
 Member of Factory
the group “The
 A Clown
Veronicans”
Remembers
 First director
 The Mats
of UP Creative
Writing Center  Lina
 Known for  Flowers of
exploring and May
innovating new
literary forms  Christmas
Gift

 Nestor Vicente  An award  1997  Seven Hills

Madali (N.V.M.) winning Filipino Away
Gonzales poet, essayist,
 Children of
fictionist,
Ash-Covered
journalist, editor,
Loam and Other
and teacher
Stories
 First
 The Bamboo
president of
Dancers
Philippine
Writers’
Association

 Recipient of
The Republic
Cultural Heritage
Award, Jose Rizal
Pro-Patria Award,
Carlos Palanca
Award for
Literature

 Known as
local colorist
writer
 Edith L. Tiempo  Poet, fiction  1999  The Return
writer, literary
 Lament for
critic and a
the Littlest Fellow
Filipino teacher
 Bonsai
 Known for
using intricate  The Black
and witty Monkey
representations
 A Blade of
 Founded the Fern
Siliman University
National Writers
Workshop

 One of the
foremost Filipino
contemporary
writers in English

 Her works
represent some
significant human
experiences

 Francisco Sionil  Born on  2001  Rosales

Jose December 3, 1924 Saga(Po-on, Tree,
in Rosales, The Pretenders,
Pangasinan Mass, My Brother,
My Executioner)
 Most of his
works were  The God
influenced by Dr. Stealer
Jose Rizal
 Waywaya:
 Works were Eleven Filipino
originally written Short Stories
in English and
 The Molave
translated to
and Other
more than twenty
Children’s Short
languages
Stories
 Founded the
Philippine PEN

 Founded
Solidarity

 Recipient of
Ramon
Magsaysay Award
for Journalism,
Literature and
Creative
Communications;
Pablo Neruda
 Centennial
Award; Officer in
the French Order
of Arts and
Letters

 Virgilio S. Almario  Founded  2003  Makinasyon

Galia sa Arte at at Ilang Tula
Tula (GAT)
 Peregrinasyo
 Founded n at Iba Pang Tula
Linangan sa
 Doktrinang
Imahen, Retorika,
Anakpawis
at Anyo (LIRA)
 Mga Retrato
 Served as
at Rekwerdo
chairman of
Unyon ng mga  Muli sa
Manunulat sa Kandungan ng
Pilipinas (UMPIL) Lupa
 Served as  Amg Makata
executive director sa Panahon ng
of National Makina
Commission for
Culture and the  Taludtod at
Arts (NCCA) Talinghaga

 Became  Balagtasismo
chairman of versus
Komisyon sa Modernismo
Wikang Filipino
(KWF)

 Alejandro R.  Born on July  2003  We Filipinos

Roces 13, 1924 are Mild Drinkers

 A playwright,  My Brother’s
an essayist, and a Peculiar Children
short story writer
 Something
 Columnist at to Crow About
“The Philippine
 Fiesta
Star”, “Manila
Times”, and
“Manila
Chronicle”

 Served as
the Secretary of
Education

 Served as
chairman of
Movie and
 Television Review
and Classification
Board (MTRCB)

 Most of his
works employed
humor

 Bienvenido S.  Born on April  2006  Likhang

Lumbera 11, 1932 in Lipa, Dila,Likhang Diwa
Batangas
 Balaybay:
 Took a Mgs Tulang Lunot
journalism in at Manibalang
University of
 Abot Tanaw:
Santo Tomas, and
Sulyap at Suri sa
graduated cum
Nagbabagong
laude
Kultura at Lipunan
 Obtained
 Writing the
masters and
Nation/Pag-akda
doctorate degrees
ng Bansa
at Indiana
University  Tagalog
Poetry,
 Received
1570-1898:
numerous awards
Tradition and
like the Special
Influences in Its
Awards from the
Development
Palanca Awards;
Ramon
Magsaysay Award
for Journalism,
Literature and
Creative
Communication;
and the Philippine
Centennial Award
for Drama

 Most of his
works uses
imagery and
juxtaposition