manila lit

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Considered as the Philippines’s Political, economic, social, and cultural center.

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NCR

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Eastern Visayan writer and professor, described Metro Manila as a “huge urban conglomeration”

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Merly M. Alunan

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More popularly known as Tagalog, the national language and as official language of the country, is the most widely spoken in Metro Manila

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Filipino

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language of commerce, law, and several workplace

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English

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is well-known nationwide as the birthplace of a rich tradition of Philippine culture in the aspects of language, politics, economy and literature.

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Tagalog Region

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The Tagalog literature has been born and developed in the provinces of

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Southern Luzon, Central Luzon, and the present Metropolitan Manila or the National Capital Region.

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the oldest university in the Philippines, is located in Manila.

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University of Sto. Tomas

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The first printing press that was built in Manila made the publication of the first book

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Doctrina Cristiana possible in 1593

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WHICH NARRATED THE LIFE OF CHRIST IN THE FORM OF SONG AND POETRY WAS WRITTEN IN TAGALOG

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PASYON

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Pasyon is written by writers

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GASPAR AQUINO DE BELEN AND FR. MARIANO PILAPIL

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THE LITERARY TRADITION IN THE TAGALOG REGIONS HAD BEEN OUTSTANDING IN THE FIELD OF

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ORAL LITERATURE

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forms had always been in poetic forms. Its form and perspective were distincted as Asian, usually containing seven-syllabic rhymes.

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Bugtong (riddle), proverbs, native songs

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was a Filipino author, journalist, historian, and public servant and a recipient of S.E.A. Write Award; She wrote Woman Enough and Other Essays

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Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil (July 19, 1922 - July 30, 2018)

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was a Filipino author, historian, and journalist who is popular for his short stories and novels written in the English language, using the pen name Quijano de Manila; In 1976, Joaquin was declared as the 1976 National Artist of the Philippines for Literature.

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Nicomedes “Nick” Márquez Joaquín (May 4, 1917 - April 29, 2004)

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WAS A FILIPINO-AMERICAN FICTIONIST, POET, AND NONFICTIONIST; HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN TONDO, MANILA. HIS FAMILY ROOTS ARE ORIGINALLY FROM LUBAO, PAMPANGA, PHILIPPINES. HE RESIDED IN THE UNITED STATES FOR MANY YEARS WHERE HE IS POPULAR AS A PIONEERING ASIAN-AMERICAN WRITER.

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BIENVENIDO N. SANTOS (1911-1996)

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was a dramatist, essayist, and declared as the 2003 National Artist of the Philippines for literature. As a public servant, he became the Secretary of Education from 1961 to 1965, during the presidency of the former Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal.

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Alejandro Reyes Roces (July 13, 1924 - May 23, 2011)

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WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 2, 1945 IN TONDO, MANILA; SHE IS ONE OF THE HISTORICAL FILIPINO FEMALE NOVELISTS IN THE PRESENT TIME. HER FAMOUS NOVELS ARE DEKADA ‘70, ‘GAPO, AND BATA, BATA, PA’NO KA GINAWA?,

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LUALHATI BAUTISTA

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WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 5, 1939 IN STA. ANA, MANILA; AT PRESENT, HE IS A UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR EMERITUS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES. HIS CURRENT WRITING AND RESEARCH INCLUDE “UPON OUR OWN GROUND”, A TWO- VOLUME HISTORICAL ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES IN ENGLISH, 1956-1972, WITH CRITICAL INTRODUCTION; “OUR SCENE SO FAIR”, A BOOK OF CRITICAL ESSAYS ON THE POETRY IN ENGLISH SINCE 1905 TO THE MID- 50S, AND; “WHERE NO WORDS BREAK”, A VOLUME OF HIS OWN POEMS.

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GÉMINO H. ABAD

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WAS BORN IN 1931 IN MALABON CITY; SHE HAS WRITTEN AND PUBLISHED OVER FIFTEEN BOOKS, INCLUDING THE HISTORICAL NOVEL DREAMEDEN AND THE POLITICAL NOVELS THE STRANDED WHALE, THE PENINSULARS, AWAITING TRESPASS, WINGS OF STONE, A SMALL PARTY IN A GARDEN, AND FORTRESS IN THE PLAZA.IN ADDITION, SHE HAS ALSO PUBLISHED THREE COLLECTIONS OF SHORT STORIES WHICH FOCUSES ON THE CROSS- SECTION OF FILIPINO SOCIETY.

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LINDA TY CASPER

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WAS BORN ON JUNE 4, 1932 IN MANILA; A MULTI-AWARDED WRITER, PUBLISHER AND CULTURAL ICON FROM THE PHILIPPINES; SHE HAS WRITTEN THE BOOKS WE LIVE IN THE PHILIPPINES, THE LAST FULL MOON: LESSONS ON MY LIFE, THE MAGIC CIRCLE, AND OTHER BOOKS.

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GILDA CORDERO-FERNANDO

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BORN ON MARCH 3, 1937 IN TANZA, CAVITE BUT HIS LIFE AS A PROFESSOR AND WRITER FLOURISHED IN MANILA SINCE HE WAS COLLEGE; HE WROTE THE FAMOUS SHORT STORIES MABANGIS NA LUNGSOD, AND SA BAGONG PARAISO.

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EFREN ABUEG

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WROTE IT’S RAINING MENS AND IT’S A MENS WORLD, WHOSE WORKS ARE KNOWN TO BE FUNNY AND COMICAL; DESPITE THE HUMOROUS WRITINGS, HER NOVELS ARE THOUGHT- PROVOKING.

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BEBANG SIY

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Author of Stainless Longanisa, ABNKKBSNPLAKO, Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas, Kapitan Sino, MACARTHUR, Alamat ng Gubat, and others which were known to be written in an informal and comic manner but reflects the life of many as Filipinos.

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Bob Ong

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Known as one of the greatest scriptwriters in movie and television; Author of Si Amapola sa 65 na Kabanata, Para kay B (o kung paano dinevastate ng pag-ibig ang 4 out of 5 sa atin), Trip to Quiapo, and other books.

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Ricky Lee

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Author of Anim na Sabado ng Beyblade at Iba Pang Sanaysay, a memoir about his son named Rebo; He is also a musician and teacher.

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Ferdinand Pisigan Jarin

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A TWO- VOLUME HISTORICAL ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES IN ENGLISH, 1956-1972, WITH CRITICAL INTRODUCTION

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UPON OUR OWN GROUND

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A BOOK OF CRITICAL ESSAYS ON THE POETRY IN ENGLISH SINCE 1905 TO THE MID- 50S

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OUR SCENE SO FAIR

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A VOLUME OF HIS OWN POEMS.

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WHERE NO WORDS BREAK