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A la juventud filipina. A la juventud filipina (English Translation: To The Philippine Youth) is a poem written in Spanish by Filipino writer and patriot José Rizal, first presented in 1879 in Manila, while he was studying at the University of Santo Tomas. " A la juventud filipina " was written by Rizal when he was only eighteen years old, [1 ...
Edilberto K. Tiempo. Children. 2 (including Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas) Edith Cutaran Lopez-Tiempo (April 22, 1919 – August 21, 2011) was a Filipino poet, fiction writer, teacher and literary critic in the English language. [1] She was conferred the National Artist Award for Literature in 1999.
José García Villa[1] (August 5, 1908 – February 7, 1997) was a Filipino poet, literary critic, short story writer, and painter. He was awarded the National Artist of the Philippines title for literature in 1973, [2][3] as well as the Guggenheim Fellowship in creative writing by Conrad Aiken. [4] He is known to have introduced the "reversed ...
The styles and themes used in Philippine literature were born from a combination of the country’s history, mythology, culture, and foreign influences, evolving throughout different periods while also adopting common writing philosophies and movements of the time. [1][2] Philippine literature encompasses literary media written in various local ...
Caloocan, Rizal, Commonwealth of the Philippines. Nationality. Filipino. Occupation. poet. Cecilio Apóstol (November 22, 1877 – September 8, 1938) was a Filipino poet and poet laureate. [1] His poems were once used to teach the Spanish language under the Republic Act No. 1881. [2]
Filipino proverbs or Philippine proverbs [1] are traditional sayings or maxims used by Filipinos based on local culture, wisdom, and philosophies from Filipino life.The word Sawikain proverb corresponds to the Tagalog words salawikain, [2] [3] kasabihan [2] (saying) and sawikain [3] (although the latter may also refer to mottos or idioms), and to the Ilocano word sarsarita.
Marcelo H. del Pilar National High School, a secondary school located in Malolos, is named in honor of del Pilar. The building which houses the Graduate School in Polytechnic University of the Philippines was named after del Pilar. A 5 centavo postage stamp featuring del Pilar was released on March 3, 1952.
Nationality. Filipino. Awards. Order of National Artists of the Philippines. Ramon Muzones (March 20, 1913 – August 17, 1992) was a writer and lawyer and the posthumous recipient of the National Artist of the Philippines for Literature award in the Philippines in 2018. [1] He wrote in Hiligaynon and popularized Hiligaynon literature.