AUTHORS FROM THE DIFFERENT

REGIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES–

LIFE’S AND WORK

SUBJECT: 21ST CENTURY

TEACHER: MR. CHILBERT N. SEBUTE
STUDENT: MADAYAG, JHUN FRANCHELL B.
GRADE/SECTION: STEM 12 – RUTHERFORD
SCHOOL: CABADBARAN CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
NCR (NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION)
Authors:

ALFREDO N. SALANGA
Alfredo Navarro Salanga also known as Freddie Salanga was born in
Manila on 13th of September 1948. His father was a doctor and he was
the eldest of ten children. He took a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
Ateneo de Manila University. He was a Filipino literary critic, columnist,
journalist, novelist, poet, fictionist, editor, and multi-awarded writer and
was nicknamed "Daddy Giant". His famous works are Buena Vista
Ventures: Poetry and Prose, The Birthing of Hannibal Valdez, and Turtle
Voices in Uncertain Weather: Poems, 1980-1988

OPHELIA DIMALANTA
Ophelia Alcantara Dimalanta was a Filipina poet, editor, author, and
teacher. One of the country's most respected writers, Dimalanta
published several books of poetry, criticism, drama, prose and edited
various literary anthologies. Dimalanta took up her bachelor's degree,
Master's Degree, and Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Santo
Tomas. She started teaching in 1953 and became the dean of UST
Faculty Arts and Letters in the 1990’s. She was born in San Juan, Metro
Manila on June 16, 1932 and in 1999, she received Southeast Asia's
highest literary honor, the S.E.A. Her famous books are the Montage,
Flowing On, Love Woman: Poems Lady and Polyester: Poems, Past &
Present

MALANG
Mauro Malang Santos, commonly known by the mononym Malang, was a
Filipino and award-winning cartoonist, illustrator, and fine arts painter.
At the age of 10 Santos studied drawing under Teodoro Buenaventura.
When he was 19 he decided to stop schooling and joined the staff of the
Manila Chronicle art department under noted cartoonist Liborio
Gatbonton. He was born on January 20, 1928 in Santa Cruz, Manila. As
a comics artist he is best known for the series Kosme the Cop, Chain
Gang Charlie, and Beelzebub.

CAR (CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION)

Authors:

LUISA A. IGLORIA
Maria Luisa Aguilar-Cariño also known as Luisa A. Igloria is a poet and
Associate Professor in the MFA Creative Writing Program and
Department of English, Old Dominion University. Her work has appeared
or will be forthcoming in numerous anthologies and journals including
Poetry, Crab Orchard Review, The Missouri Review, Indiana Review,
Poetry East and many more. She was born in Bagio on September 3,
1961. She wrote her famous books Cordillera Tales, Cartography, In the
Graden of Three Islands, The Saint of the Streets and many more.

EDITH L. TIEMPO
Edith Cutaran Lopez-Tiempo known as Edith L. Tiempo born on April 22,
1919 in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya was a Filipina poet, fiction writer,
teacher and literary critic in the English language. Her parents are
Salvador T. Lopez, an auditor for the government, and Teresa Cutaran.
During her childhood, Tiempo’s family frequently had to move from one
province to another of her father’s different assignments and postings.
She went to high school in Bayombong, and then went to take pre-law at
the University of the Phillipines. In 1947 she would graduate magna cum
laude from Silliman University with a Bachelor of Science degree in
Education, majoring in English. She was conferred the National Artist
Award for Literature in 1999. This characteristics is most evident in two
of her most famous poem’s Bonsai and The Little Marmoset. One of her
famous short stories was Abide and one of her Poetry collections was
The Tracks of Babylon and Other Poems that was published on 1966.

REGION I: ILOCOS REGION

Authors:

CARLOS BULOSAN
Carlos Sampayan Bulosan was born on November 2, 1913. He was an
English-language Filipino novelist and poet who spent most of his life in
the United States. he left for America on July 22, 1930 at the age of 17,
in the hope of finding salvation from the economic depression of his
home then he never again saw his Philippine homeland. Carlos Bulosan
was born to Ilocano parents in the Philippines in the rural village of
Mangusmana, in the town of Binalonan, Pangasinan. His best-known
work is the semi-autobiographical and Americas is in the house.
Bulosan's works include poetry collections, Letter from America, Chorus
from America, and The Voice of Bataan as well as the novels The Cry and
the Dedication, The Sound of Falling Light and The Freedom of Want
which commissioned by former late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
REYNALDO A. DUQUE
Reynaldo Arquero Duque was a multilingual Ilocano writer who was the
editor-in-chief of Liwayway magazine, the leading Filipino weekly
magazine in the Philippines. He was a fictionist, novelist, poet,
playwright, radio/TV/movie scriptwriter, editor, and translator.
Reynalodo A. Duque was born on October 29, 1945 in Candon, Ilocos
Sur. He was known for Angkel Sam, Centerly, and Manong! His short
stories was Kandong, Dagiti Inna nga Umulog iti Sardam (mothers
coming down in the evening), Aripuen, Leon, 15 and Apo Lakay (old
man). And the famous book which he wrote was No Agsurat ka iti Daniw
(when you write poetry).

F. SIONIL JOSÉ
Francisco Sionil José also known for his penname F. Sionil José was a
Filipino writer who was one of the most widely read in the English
language that has been translated into 28 languages, including Korean,
Indonesian, Czech, Russian, Ukrainian and Dutch. He was also a
National Artist of the Philippines for Literature, which was bestowed
upon him in 2001. He was a Filipino Novelist, Writer and Journalist.
José's novels and short stories depict the social underpinnings of class
struggles and colonialism in Filipino society. José was born on December
3, 1924 in Rosales, Pangasinan, the setting of many of his stories. He
spent his childhood in Barrio Cabugawan, Rosales, where he first began
to write. José is of Ilocano descent whose family had migrated to
Pangasinan prior to his birth. His works are Po-on, The Pretenders, My
Brother, My Executioner, Mass, Tree and his notable work Rosales Saga.

REGION II: CAGAYAN VALLEY

Authors:

EMAN LACABA
Emmanuel Agapito Flores Lacaba popularly known as Eman Lacaba, was
a Filipino writer, poet, essayist, playwright, fictionist, scriptwriter,
songwriter and activist and he is considered as the only Poet Warrior of
the Philippines. The Cultural Center of the Philippines created the
Gawad Eman Lacaba to young poets Award. Lacaba wrote the lyrics of
Awit ni Kuala, the song sung by Lolita Rodriguez in the classic Lino
Brocka masterpiece and Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang. He also composed
new revolutionary lyrics in Cebuano for some well-known folk songs. His
work has been collected in two anthologies: Salvaged Poems and
Salvaged Prose. He was born on December 10, 1948 in Cagayan De Oro
and was killed on March 18, 1976 at the age of 27 As he became more
deeply involved with the New People's Army, and with other guerilla
groups opposing to Martial Law under the Marcos' so called dictatorship
Administration.
FARNANDO MARAMAG
Fernando Maramag or Fernando Mamuri Maramag was a Filipino poet,
journalist, editor, essayist, and teacher. He was born on January 21,
1893 in Ilagan, Isabela. His father was Rafael Maramag and his mother
was Victoria Mamuri, a Spanish mestiza. Maramag worked as an editor
for various publications including The Manila Tribune, Rising
Philippines, The Philippines Herald, and the National Weekly. Maramag
also worked for the Philippine government as the chief of the
publications division of the Department of Justice. Maramag died on
October 23, 1936. On January 21, 1983, a commemorative marker was
installed in his hometown in Isabela to honor his contributions to
Philippine literature. He wrote the Poems The Rural Maid, To a Youth,
Moonlight on Manila Bay, My Queen Tagala, The Atheist, A Christ
Without a Cross, Jose Rizal, and The Presentation.

REGION III: CENTRAL LUZON

Authors:

EMILIO MAR ANTONIO

Emilio Martinez Antonio also known as Emilio Mar Antonio was born on
11th of December 1903 in Bambang, Bulacan. He was a poet and a
fictionist. He was proclaimed Prince of Balagtasan by the Kapisanan ng
mga Makata at Mambibigkas. In 1941, he married Andrea Teodoro and
they had six children which one of whom is a poet, Teo Antonio. He was
a member of the editorial board of Liwayway from 1946-1949 and editor
of Bulaklak from 1950-1965. He wrote three novels in verse: Lakandupil,
Nakaluping Dahon and Perlas sa Putikan. He wrote Magat, Ama ng
Lahing Kayumanggi, a novel, in prose with Macario Pineda as a co-
author. They were all published in Liwayway. His Birang na May Luha
was published in 1949. In 1937, Mar Antonio won a gold medal in the
annual choice by the Kapisanang Ilaw ng Bayan in Bulacan for his poem,
Ang Nayon Ko

FRANCISCO BALAGTAS
Francisco Balagtas y de la Cruz also known as Francisco Baltazar or
Francisco Balagtas, was a prominent Filipino poet, and is widely
considered as one of the greatest Filipino literary laureate for his impact
on Filipino literature. Francisco Balagtas was born on April 2, 1788 in
Barrio Panginay, Bigaa, Bulacan as the youngest of the four children of
Juan Balagtas, a blacksmith, and Juana de la Cruz. Balagtas learned to
write poetry from José de la Cruz known for his penname Huseng Sisiw,
one of the most famous poets of Tondo. It was de la Cruz himself who
personally challenged Balagtas to improve his writing. Balagtas swore he
would overcome Huseng Sisiw as he would not ask anything in return as
a poet. Balagtas is so greatly revered in the Philippines that the term for
Filipino debate in extemporaneous verse is named after him: Balagtasan.
His works are Orosman at Zafira, Auredato at Astrome, Don Nuño at
Selinda, Clara Belmore, Abdol at Misereanan Bayaceto at Dorslica,
Alamansor at Rosalinda, Mahomet at Constanza and the famous
masterpiece of him, the Florante at Laura.

REGION IV-A: CALABARZON

Authors:

MARS RAVELO
Marcial Ravelo also popularly know as Mars Ravelo was a Filipino comic
book cartoonist and graphic novelist. Mars Ravelo was born on October
9, 1916 in Tanza, Cavite when America still occupied the Philippines.
Mars Ravelo started out as a cartoonist, then as a writer, and later on as
editor-in-chief for two publications houses and for several film
companies. He later established his own company, RAR. Mars Ravelo is
known to be the King of Philippine Komiks. Mars Ravelo created Darna,
Dyesebel, Captain Barbell, Lastikman, Varga, Hiwaga, Maruja, Mariposa,
Roberta, Rita, Buhay Pilipino, Jack and Jill, Flash Bomba, Tiny Tony,
and Dragonna among others.

ALEJANDRO G. ABADILLA
Alejandro G. Abadilla, commonly known as his penname AGA, was a
Filipino poet, essayist, and fiction writer. Critic Pedro Ricarte referred to
Abadilla as the Father of Modern Philippine Poetry, and was known for
challenging established forms and literature's "excessive romanticism
and emphasis on rhyme and meter". Abadilla helped found the
Kapisanang Panitikan in 1935 and edited a magazine called Panitikan.
Abadilla was born to an average Filipino family on March 10, 1906, in
Salinas, Rosario, Cavite. He finished elementary school at Sapa Barrio
School, then continued for high school education in Cavite City. His Ako
ang Daigdig collection of poems is one of his better-known works. Aside
from writing Ako ang Daigdig, Abadilla wrote several poems and a
compilation of his works including Mga Kwentong Ginto, Mga Piling
Katha, Maikling Katha, Mga piling Sanaysay, Parnasong Tagalog and
Tanagabadilla una at ikalawang aklat.

REGION IV-B: MIMAROPA

Authors:

PAZ LATORENA
Paz Manguera Latorena was one of the notable writers of the first
generation of Filipino English writers, in both literary writing and
education. She was a poet, editor, author, and teacher. Paz Manguera
Latorena was born on Jan. 17, 1908 in Boac, Marinduque. She was the
oldest among the ten children of Magda Manguera and Ricardo Latorena.
She became the literary editor of the Varsitarian and published her
poems Insight and My Last Song under her nom de plume, Mina Lys.
She also wrote the stories The Christmas Tale and The Small Key which
she won the third prize in Jose Garcia Villa’s Roll of Honor for the Best
Stories of 1927. She shortly earned her master’s and doctorate degree
while teaching literature courses in UST. In 1934, her doctoral
dissertation, Philippine Literature in English: Old Voices and New,
received the highest rating of sobresaliente. Latorena’s former students
include F. Sionil José, Nita Umali, Genoveva Edroza Matute, Zeneida
Amador, Ophelia Dimalanta and Alice Colet-Villadolid, to name a few.

BUTCH DALISAY
Jose Y. Dalisay Jr. also know for his famous penname Butch Dalisay is a
Filipino writer. He has won numerous awards and prizes for fiction,
poetry, drama, non-fiction and screenwriting, including 16 Palanca
Awards. Dalisay was born in Romblon on January 15, 1954. He
completed his primary education at La Salle Green Hills, Philippines in
1966 and his secondary education at the Philippine Science High School
in 1970. He dropped out of college to work as a newspaper reporter. He
also wrote scripts mostly for Lino Brocka, the National Artist of the
Philippines for Theater and Film. Dalisay returned to school and earned
his B.A. English degree, cum laude from the University of the Philippines
in 1984. He later received an M.F.A. from the University of Michigan in
1988 and a PhD in English from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
in 1991 as a Fulbright scholar. Dalisay has authored more than 30
books since 1984. His notable novels including Killing Time in a Warm
Place, Soledad's Sister, In flight: Two Novels of the Philippines. One of his
notable plays Pagsabog ng Liwanag/Aninag, Anino. One of his best
screenplays Moguelito, his other essays are The best of Barfly, Man
overboard, Why Words Matter an many more.

REGION V: BICOL REGION

Authors:

LUIS G. DATO
Luis G. Dato was a Filipino poet, writer, educator and politician. He was
one of the first Filipinos to write and publish works in English. Among
his poems are The Spouse, Day on the Farm and Among the Hills. In
1927, his Mi Ultimo Pensamiento was the first good English translation,
in rhymes, of José Rizal's Mi último adiós. Luis was the third child of
Eugenio Dato y Esplana and Barbara Guevara y Imperial. He was born
on July 4, 1906 in Baao, Camarines Sur. Dato never took up creative
writing courses, but began writing before he enrolled in college. His first
poems were published in The Philippine Collegian. In 1926, at the age of
20, he published his book Manila, A Collection of Verse and additionally
he wrote My Book of Verses and Land of Mai.

AIDA CIRUJALES
Aida Brosas Cirujales was born on July 5, 1952 in Tiwi, Albay, is a
retired Bicolana public school teacher, writer, poem, poetic debate, Bikol
debate, oration and songwriter. She is also known as "Tigsik Queen" in
Camarines Sur. She taught at Gainza Central School until her
retirement. She is the author of the book "Tigsik" published by the
National Commission for Culture and the Arts in 2008. Cirujales is a
member of Sumaro Bikolnon and Parasurat Bikolnon, two cultural
organizations in Camarines Sur.

ABDON BALDE JR.

Abdon M. Balde, Jr. is an award-winning Filipino novelist. He has
written and published short stories, poems and novels in English,
Tagalog and the languages of Bicol. Balde finished a degree in civil
engineering and worked as a construction engineer for thirty-three years,
after which he retired to pursue a career as an author. His writer career
bloomed and critics noted his unique raw talent. He concentrated in
writing creative short stories, poems and novels. He received his first
literary award in 2003 and has since continued to win acclaim for his
work. He was born on September 12, 1946 in Bicol and his works. As a
prolific writer, he authored a sucession of books on Philippine literature,
three of his works, Mayong, Hunyango sa Bato, and Calvary Road won
for him the National Book Awards.

REGION VI: WESTERN VISAYAS

Authors:

MARK ANTHONY GREJALDO

Mark Anthony A. Grejaldo was born August 11, 1980 in Iloilo City. He is
a graduate of Mass Communications from the West Visayas State
University. He started writing poetry in 1998. In 1999, he became a
fellow for Poetry in the Iligan National Writers' Workshop and the U.P.
National Writers' Workshop in Davao City. "Lihim ng mga Alitaptap" (his
first attempt in writing a screenplay) was a finalist in the 3rd Star
Cinema Screenwriting Contest. He also wrote the novels Beyond the Pale,
The First Stone, The Keep of Fire, The Dark Remains, Kindred Spirits
and many more.

JOHN IREMIL TEODORO

John Iremil Teodoro is a Filipino writer, creative writing and literature
teacher, literary critic, translator, and cultural scholar. He is also
considered to be a leading pioneer in Philippine gay literature and the
most published author in Kinaray-a. John Iremil Teodoro was born on
November 14, 1973 in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique. He is a member
of the Alon Collective and the Tabig/Hubon Manunulat Antique. Many of
his literary works have been published in some of the country's leading
journals, magazines and newspapers like Ani, Idea, Tomas, Agung, The
Daily Tribune, and Liwayway. His poems are also published and
translated ito English by the State of Virginia Poet Laureate Luisa A.
Igloria in international online literary journals like Qarrtsiluni and Plume
Poetry. He is the author of more than 12 books and his collection of
short essays Pagmumuni-muni at Pagtatalak ng Sirenang Nagpapanggap
na Prinsesa won the National Book Award from the Manila Critics Circle
and the National Book Development Board.

REGION VII: CENTRAL VISAYAS

Authors:

MARTIN ABELLANA
Martino Abellana fondly called Noy Tinong and known to some as Martin
Abellana, was born on January 30, 1914. His hometown was Carcar. He
was a Filipino Visayan writer. He was a teacher by profession. In the
years 1956 to 1958, he was president of the LUDABI, a group of writers
in Cebuano. His novels are characterized by a concern for the working
class. Abellana is one of the Cebuano writers featured by National Artist
Resil Mojares in his 1975 book “Cebuano Literature.” Abellana's literary
works are Kaulit sa Kalipay, Ang Kalayo sa Sulad, Tulisok sa Tanlag,
Basuni sa Katingala, Awit sa Gugma and Kinabuhi.

RAMÓN D. ABELLANOSA
Ramón D. Abellanosa born as Ramón Abasolo Abellanosa born in year
1907 at Pardo, Ceby City was a Filipino Visayan political journalist,
minor politician, businessman, and writer. He was best known for his
plays. He was the son of Baldomero Abellanosa and brother of Onofre. He
was journalist at the Philippine Advertiser and Ang Tigmantala. Among
his positions in 1940s were Member of the City Board and Acting Vice
Mayor of Cebu City and editor of the Philippine Newsday and Pilipinhon.
On April 13, 1959, he was responsible for the city ordinance No. 252
regulating one-way traffic for certain streets from 6AM to 9AM and also
No. 251 which regulated the activities of passenger dispatchers and their
licensing fees. His plays are Ganghaan sa Lubong, Binuno sa Palad, and
Doring.

ONOFRE ABELLANOSA
Onofre Abellanosa was born on June 11, 1913 in Pardo, Cebu City. A
member of the great Abellanosa clan of Pardo. His father was Baldomero
Abellanosa, also a writer and a musician. His mother was Cirila Abasalo.
One of the works of Onofre, “Kolilising Hari, Haring Gangis”, is now
preserved in microfilm at the Cornell University Library, New York
University. His work in 1956, “Karaang Talamdan sa mga Damgo” is also
at the National Library of the Philippines. His also known works are Ang
Kagabhion a short story, published in Bisaya in year 1946 and Floriki a
play.

REGION VIII: EASTERN VISAYAS

Authors:

THIMOTHY MONTES
Timothy R. Montes was a natural born Filipino who grew up in
Borongan, Eastern Samar in the year 1977. He studied and Creative
Writing Program of Silliman University under the tutelage of Edilberto
and Edith Tiempo during late 19980s and early 1990s. He abled to
improve his writing skills in the said school and attained his master’s
degree and became a regional fictionists of our country. Montes has been
a recipient of the national literary awards like the Planaca, Graphic, Free
Press, and the Writers Prize from the National Commission for Culture
and the Arts. Montesliterary works was a huge contribution to the
cotemporary Literature. Mr. Montes Literary works are: A sense of place,
Land off the morning, Love sermon and disputation, Of fish, flies, dogs,
and women, On the Stories and essays, Philosophical analysis , The
assassin’s tale, The fish, The turtle season, Under the waves , and young
writers and the tradition in the Philippine folk literature in English.

FRANCISCO ALVARADO
Francisco Puente Alvarado is a noted playwright of zarzuela in Lineyte-
Samarnon (Waray). He was a member and literary luminary of the
Sanghiran san Binisaya organization which was founded in 1909 to
cultivate the Waray language. He was born on the year 1931 and lived in
Texas. His Poetries are Panhayhay hin Bungtohanon, 1921, Hinagpis ng
Isang Taga-Bayan, An Marol, 1925, Ang Sampagita Kaadlawon, 1925,
Kagab-ihon, 1925, Nihaga, 1930 and Pilipinas, 1931. His Anthology is
Panulaan At Dulaang Leytenhon-Samarnon.

ILLUMINADO LUCENTE
Iluminado Garcia Lucente was a Filipino writer, primarily writing poetry
and drama in the Waray language. He is considered to be one of the
finest writers in the Waray language. Lucente was a member of the
Sanghiran san Binisaya ha Samar ug Leyte. His most famous work is the
poem An Iroy Nga Tuna. Lucente was born on May 14, 1883 into a well-
off family in Palo, Leyte. His father was Curicoco Lucente and his mother
was Aurora Garcia. His family’s status allowed him to be tutored
privately before he attended university in Manila. His works are Ang Iroy
Nga Tuna, Baga durogas Ngan Baga tinuod, Hangin Gad La, Pilipinas,
gugma, Panhayhay, Bumangon ka, Pepe!, Debelopmental Nga Isturya
and It’s just the Wind.

REGION IX: ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA

Authors:

CÉZAR RUIZ AQUINO

César Ruiz Aquino is a Filipino poet and novelist. He was born and
raised in Zamboanga, Philippines. He was educated at Silliman
University, at UP Diliman, at the Ateneo de Manila on Padre Faura, and
at AE. His writing career began when Philippine Graphic published his
story ‘Noon and Summer’ written in 1961. At age 19, he received an
invitation to – and a virtual writing fellowship at – the first, 1962,
Silliman National Writers Summer Workshop in Dumaguete that
included as fellows Wilfrido D. Nolledo, Jose Lansang Jr. and Wilfredo
Pascua Sanchez – as well as mentors Nick Joaquin, Franz Arcellana and
Edilberto Tiempo and Edith Tiempo. Cesar Ruiz Aquino’s publications
include: Chronicles of Suspicion, Word Without End, Checkmeta: The
Cesar Ruiz Aquino Reader, In Samarkand, Caesuras: 155 New Poems,
Like A Shadow That Only Fits A Figure Of Which It Is Not The Shadow,
‘Fire If It Were Ice, Ice If It Were Fire.

MIG ALVAREZ ENRIQUEZ

Emigdio Alvarez Enriquez was born in the year 1925. He is a Filipino by
birth. He started writing at the age of 20. He is a novelist, story writer,
and playing with. Among his famous literary works are Blood on the
Moon, A tale of Two Houses, Cachil Kudarat (Sultan of Mindanao) or
Cachil Corrala, and Labaw, Donggon. All of this short stories won
palangca awards in the year. His other works are The White Horse of Alih
and The Devil Flower.

REGION X: NORTHERN MINDANAO

Authors:

PETE LACABA
Jose Maria Flores Lacaba, popularly known as Pete Lacaba, is a Filipino
screenwriter, editor, poet, journalist and translator. He was born on
August 20, 1945 at Misamis Oriental, Commonwealth of the Philippines.
He is the brother of writer and activist Eman Lacaba, who was murdered
in March 1976 and later honored at the Philippines’ Bantayog ng mga
Bayani memorial as a martyr who fought the Marcos so called
dictatorship Administration. Among his most notable works during this
time are his coverage of the First Quarter Storm protests for the
Philippines Free Press magazine, which were compiled into the book
Days of Disquiet, Nights of Rage in 1982, and the controversial poem
Prometheus Unbound, an acrostic poem through which he managed to
trick the publishers of a pro-Marcos magazine to publish a secretly anti-
Marcos message. He wrote Jaguar, Angela Markado in 1980 as Jose
Lacaba, Pakawalan Mo Ako, Boatman, Sister Stella L., Experience, This
Is My Country, Victor Corpuz aka Get Victor Corpus: The Rebel Soldier
English Title.

DAMIANA EUGENIO
Damiana Ligon Eugenio born September 27, 1921 was a Filipino female
author and professor who was known as the Mother of Philippine
Folklore, a title she received in 1986. Apart from teaching at the
University of the Philippines, she has several publications in the field of
Philippine folklore, among them a series of seven books which she
compiled and edited. Eugenio was a BSE degree holder and a cum laude
graduate from the University of the Philippines. Eugenio’s works were
described as volumes that are thorough and professional in presentation
and as being valuable resources for scholars studying the Philippines
and comparative folklore. Her works are Philippine Proverb Lore, Awit
and Korido: A Study of Fifty Philippine Metrical Romances in Relation to
Their Sources and Analogues, Philippine Folk Literature: An Anthology
and Philippine Folk Literature.

REGION XI: DAVAO REGION

Authors:
JHOANNA LYNN CRUZ
Jhoanna Lynn B. Cruz was selected as the first Philippine representative
to the Tokyo International Literary Festival. She is the author of Women
Loving: Stories and a Play the first sole-author anthology of lesbian
stories in the Philippines. She is currently Associate Professor of creative
writing and literature at the University of the Philippines Mindanao. She
holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and a Master of Arts in
Language and Literature, both with High Distinction, from De La Salle
University-Manila. She has received Carlos Palanca Memorial Literary
Awards for her writing.

RICKY DE UNGRIA
Ricardo M. De Ungria is a Filipino poet. He was born in the year 1951 in
Manila. He graduated with a BA Literature, cum laude, degree from the
De La Salle University and an MFA in creative writing from Washington
University in St. Louis, United States in 1990 when he was awarded a
Fulbright grant. In 1999, he moved to Davao City to become the first
dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences of the newly
established University of the Philippines Mindanao campus. His notable
anthology works are Luna Caledonia: Five Filipino Writers in
Hawthornden Castle, Passionate Patience: Ten Filipino Poets on the
Writing of Their Poems, Catfish Arriving in Little Schools, The Likhaan
Anthology of Poetry and Fiction, The Likhaan Book of Poetry and Fiction
and many more.

REGION XII: SOCCSKSARGEN

Authors:

CHRISTINE GODINEZ
Christine Godinez-Ortega is a poet, author, educator, journalist. She is a
full professor of English, Department of English, College of Arts & Social
Sciences, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-
IIT), IIigan City. She is a full professor of English, Department of English,
College of Arts & Social Sciences, Mindanao State University-Iligan
Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT), IIigan City. Some famous works from
her were the Lanterns in the Sun and Other Poems, Mindanao Harvest 1:
An Anthology of Contemporary Writing and Mindanao Harvest 2: An
Anthology of Contemporary Writing.

MAMITUA D. SABER
Born in 1921 in Dansalan (now Marawi City), Dr. Mamitua D. Saber
studied at the Pontifical University of Santo Tomas and pursued his
graduate studies in Sociology at the University of Kansas. As a renowned
sociologist, institution-builder, cultural worker and educator, Dr. Saber’s
life works pursued promotion of intersociety dialogues and meaningful
integration of local practices and traditional values with the national and
international structures. He authored the famous book titled
Comparative notes on Museum Exhibits in Singapore, Malaysia,
Indonesia, Brunei, Macao and the Philippines.

REGION XIII: CARAGA

Authors:

TITA LACAMBRA-AYALA
Tita Lacambra-Ayala was an Ilocano/Filipina poet, writer, and artist. She
was born Marciana Agcaoili on January 2, 1931. Although she was
birthed in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, she grew up in Antamok, Benguet. She
pursued her Bachelor of Science in Education degree at the University of
the Philippines. She majored in English and minored in History. While
studying, she supported herself by freelance writing for magazines. She
graduated in 1953. It was in UP where she met the artist and writer Jose
Ayala who became her husband. The couple had six children. She is the
mother of the singer-songwriter Joey Ayala. In the mid-50’s, she settled
in Bukidnon with her husband then eventually relocated to Davao. From
1994 to 1995, she was the National Fellow for Poetry of the University of
the Philippines Creative Writing Center.

JOEY AYALA
José Iñigo Homer Lacambra Ayala or also known as Joey Ayala was born
on June 1, 1956 in Bukidnon Philippines. He was known for his folk and
contemporary pop music artist in the Philippines, he is also known for
his songs that are more on the improvement of the environment. He is
also one of the leading members of the “Bagong Lumad” literally means
“New native”. All of the songs he composed are not just song that gives
entertainment but it gives a message in every people who listens to it. He
also has contributions in the Philippine Literature like his songs for
promoting environmental awareness and arts education from ancestral
roots to new artistic routes of musical expression advocating for the
protection of the environment and the conservation of natural resources.
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Authors:

ANTHONY L. TAN
Anthony L. Tan is poet, essayist, and fictionist. His writings have
appeared in various magazines, journals, and anthologies. His poems
have been collected in book form The Badjao Cemetery and Other Poems
and Poems for Muddas. He has won three Don Carlos Palanca awards:
two for poetry and one for the essay. He was born in Siasi, Sulu, on 26
August 1947 to Utoh Hotiong Tan and Kimchu Lu, both of Chinese Sama
descent. He is The fifth of ten children. He earned his BA English from
the Ateneo de Zamboanga in 1968 and went on to Silliman University in
Dumaguete City for both his MA Creative Writing (1975) and PHD. He
was also listed in the Encyclopedia of Philippine Arts and Artists for his
significant contribution to the Philippine literary scene, as he has
authored two book poems, The Badjao Cemetery and Other Poems and
Poems for Muddas.

PATRICIO DIAZ
Patricio P. Diaz or Pat Diaz, a former community newspaper editor,
MindaNews columnist, author of several books on the Bangsamoro peace
process, and chronicler of Mindanao history since 1952. Diaz was
honored in 2002 with a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by the Titus
Brandsma Awards for his commitment to education and public
information history at the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of
Technology.Diaz was born on August 25, 1928 in Cotabato City. Diaz
was 13 years old when his family migrated to General Santos City from
Cabatuan in Iloilo in 1940. He lived in Cotabato City from 1952 to 1996
as a student, teacher, and journalist. Diaz wrote for the Mindanao Cross
as a columnist, reporter and editorial writer-on-call from 1952 to 1967,
and was its editor for 21 years from 1968 to 1989. Diaz also edited and
published the Mindanao Kris from 1989 to 1996; wrote columns for the
Mindanao Trend and the SunStar General Santos from 1996 to 2000 and
2000 to 2001, respectively. He also wrote commentaries and short pieces
for MindaNews under the banner “Comment” and “Mind Da News.” Some
of his master books are To Tripoli and Back, What Ailis, Muslim
Autonomy? And Mindanao cross.