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founded El Renacimiento (The Rebirth) in Manila in 1901, a Spanish-Tagalog Bilingual newspaper

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Rafael Palma

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a weekly English news magazine founded in1908, uses Juan and Maria dela Crus as male and female personifications on 1946

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The Philippines Free Press

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wrote Sursum Corda

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Justo Juliano

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first Filipino POEM in English and first work published during American Period

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Sursum Corda

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Published literary compositions of the first Filipino writers in English; pioneers in short story writing

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UP College Folio

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replaced the UP College Folio

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The Philippine Collegian

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stood out as model of perfection in character delineation, local color, lot and message; wrote the most successful masterpiece in English, Dead Stars

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Paz Marquez Benitez

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first Modern short story written by a Filipino

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Dead Stars

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Why is the short story of Paz Marquez Benitez titled “ Dead Stars”

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the guy realized that his feelings for the other girl was just his delusion; an illusion of feelings

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FIRST Philippine NOVEL writing in English

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A Child of Sorrow (1921)

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author of the first Philippine novel, A Child of Sorrow

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Zoilo M. Galang

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Penname: Doveglion

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Jose Garcia Villa

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First National Artist of the Philippine Literature on 1973

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Jose Garcia Villa

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Comma poet; EE Cummins of the Philippines, promotes Art for Art’s sake and proponent of REVERSE CONSONANCE

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Jose Garcia Villa

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A story of generations of families marrying very young and questioning the wisdom of making life choices at a young age

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Footnote to Youth (1933) by Jose Garcia Villa

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member of the first generation of Filipino writers in English; wrote a short story “ The Small Key”

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Paz Latorena

Penname: Mina Lys

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wrote “The Bolo” a story about two sisters where the youngest, Sita, considered selling her sister Clara’s Bolo to Old Hison’s store for money to buy food.

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Loreto Paras-Sulit

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He is considered as Mark Twain of the Philippines.

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Manuel Arguilla

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considered to be Carlos Bulosan’s autobiographical novel

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America is in the Heart

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The epic is about the exploits of early Muslim warriors who fought in defense of Islam

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Darangan

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symbol used to link the events of the three generations in May Day Eve

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Mirror

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most respected Filipino Fictionist in prewar days

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Estrella Alfon

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The story mainly talks about the protection given by the mother to her children. The title itself posts significance an adjective used to describe the presence of a mother’s guidance

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MAGNIFICENCE

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A story that mirrors Filipinos’ disillusionment of the great American dream.

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America is in the Heart

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English-Filipino novelist famous for his autobiographical novel, America is in the Heart.

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Carlos Bulosan

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Filipino-Hispanic Fiction writer and the icon for Filipino Beer Drinkers

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Nick Joaquin

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Wrote The Wedding Dance

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Amador T. Daguio

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Filipino writer and labor leader; known for his criticism of social injustice and was imprisoned for his involvement in the communist movement

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Amado V. Hernandez

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A story follows Andoy, a young man from a poor background who becomes disillusioned with the rampant social injustices in his country. He changes his name to Mando as he immerses himself in revolutionary activities, fighting against a corrupt regime.

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Mga Ibong Mandaragit
Novel by Amado V. Hernandez

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The FIRST novel written by a Filipino after World War II

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Without Seeing The Dawn

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Author of the best selling war novel in the United States and Manila, Without Seeing the Dawn

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Stevan Javellana / Esteban Javellana

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Known as Qujano De Manila

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Nick Joaquin

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Author of Tinakalang Ginto. He wrote the story in nationalistic way of expressing how are we during American colonization and how we wanted freedom for our country

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Juan Abad

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Symbols in Tinakalang Ginto
Symbol of Nationalism and the Philippines

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Kulayaw - Nationalism
Liwanag- Philippines

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Ama ng dulang Tagalog

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Severino Reyes

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a masterpiece of Severino Reyes

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Walang Sugat

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founder and Artistic Director of the UP Mobile Theater.

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Wilfredo Ma. Guerrero

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National Artist for Theater

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Wilfredo Ma. Guerrero

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wrote Dalagang Bukid

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Hermogenes Ilagan

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uses “Ka Muning as Penname

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Hermogenes Ilagan

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The Visitation of the Gods

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Gilda Cordero-Fernando

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Goddess of Philippine Poetry and famous for her love poems

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Ophelia Dimalanta

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Montage

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Ophelia Dimalanta

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articulated the Filipino Spirit in rural, urban landscapes. Conferred as the National Artist of the Philippines for Literature in 1997.

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Nestor Vicente Madali

N.V.M Gonzales

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wrote Bread of Salt

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NVM Gonzales

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What does The Bread of Salt symbolize?

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symbol of the boy’s longing and desire for something beyond his reach. The bread of salt is a traditional Filipino breakfast bread that is simple and plain, just like the boy’s life.

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written by Kerima Polotan, won first prize in the Philippines Free Press Literary Contest and in the Carlos Palanca Awards.

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The Virgin

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Kerima Polotan-Tuvera was a Filipino fiction writer, essayist, and journalist born in 1925 who wrote under the pseudonym _______ .

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“Patricia S. Torres”

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Filipino-American writer who focused on the loneliness and disillusionment of Filipinos in a foreign land

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Bienvenido Santos

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A collection of short stories, this book is one of Santos’ most famous works. The stories explore the loneliness and longing of Filipino immigrants in the United States, capturing the cultural dislocation they feel in a foreign land.

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“Scent of Apples” (1979)

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wrote Panday Pira
(First Cannon Maker)

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Jose Ma. Hernandez

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wrote Sa Pula, sa Puti

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Francisco Soc Rodrigo

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Bunganga sa Pating

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Julian Cruz Balmaceda

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