Week 2

• • Literary Text: a piece of writing, such as a book or poem, that has the purpose of telling a story or entertaining, as in a fictional novel. Its primary function as a text is usually aesthetic, but it may also contain political messages or beliefs
  • Palanca Awards:
  • Also known as Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature
  • A set of literary awards for Filipino writersReferred to as the country’s highest literary honor in terms of prestige
• Definition of Terms:

  • Aesthetic Experience: a discipline concerned with the perception, appreciation, and production of art such as looking at paintings, listening to music, or reading poems
  • Author: writer of a literary work; one that originates or creates a literary work
  • Lingua Franca: a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different
• Ang Baboy:

  • Sugo taken nga mangin baboy kon ang tankal ko mga betken mo
  • John Iremil E. Teodoro:
  • Wrote “Ang Baboy”
  • A multilingual creative writer and a five-time awardee of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards
  • Published countless books of fiction & poetry in 2008
  • His essay collection entitled "Pagmumuni-muni at Pagtatatalak ng Sirenang Nagpapanggap na Prinsesa" won the Manila Critics Circle National Book Award for Creative Non-Fiction
  • A recipient of “Bugal kang Antique” Award for Culture and the Arts from the Antique Provincial Government
• 21st Century Filipino Authors:

  • Philippine Literature:
  • Brimming with lavish and unique literary writings that showcase oral tradition and culture of the early Filipinos
  • Oral Literature speaks of the experiences and daily observations of our ancestors in promoting cultural heritage
  • Reached stability as many 21st-century Filipino writers kept on writing stories, plays, poetry, and even newspapers
  • Literary Works Today:
  • Contemporary reflecting society’s issues
  • Writers are updated in new trends that are relatable to the audience
• Regional literature aims to create literary works that use mother tongue or native language to uplift the national community
• Reading regional literature can make you feel proud because of the power of the native tongue that intensifies the words and creates impact to the soul
• Cirilo F. Bautista:

  • was a poet, fictionist, and essayist from Quezon City who died at 76 from pneumonia
  • his contributions in the field of art made him a national artist
  • His poetry, fiction, lectures, and creative writing workshops inspired young writers to develop their creative talents
• Recognitions of Cirilio F. Bautista:

  • Palanca Awards Hall of Famer for winning 9 times for poetry, fiction, and essay
  • National Artist for Literature in 2014
• Literary Works of Cirilio F. Bautista:

  • "Sunlight on Broken Stones" 2000
  • "Tinik sa Dila: Isang Katipunan Ng Mga Tula" 2003
  • "The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus" 2001
• Roberto "Bob" Ong

  • Known for his pseudonym "Bob Ong" from Quezon City
  • He is a web developer and contemporary novelist known for his conversational writing technique which creates comical and reflective descriptions of Philippine life
  • Wrote books with an element of comedy
• Literary Works of Robert Ong:

  • "Stainless Longganisa" 2005
  • "Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas" 2003
  • "ABNKKBSNPLAko" 2001
  • "Kapitan Sino" 2009
• Jason Paul Laxamana

  • is a writer, Indie filmmaker, author, and pride of Pampanga
  • He wrote his own scripts in his film and used this as a medium of communication to the viewers
  • For without an audience, a film is just a light projected on a screen.
• Recognition of Robert Ong:

  • Gawad Urian Award for Best Screenplay nominee for "Babagwa" 2014
  • Gawad Urian Award for Best Screenplay and Best Direction nominee for "The Coffin Maker" 2015
• Gilda Olvidado

  • A Cebuana movie and television writer and a melodrama novelist
  • Her well known novels in pocketbooks have been turned into live action movies
• Recognition of Gilda Olvidado:

  • FAMAS Awardee for Best Story for the film "Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig"

  Literary Works:

  • "Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig" 1987
  • The "Temptation of Wife" 2012
  • "The Half Sisters" 2014
• Felipe Landa Jocano

  • Country's first and foremost cultural anthropologist
  • A proponent of the Core Population Theory of peopling of Southeast Asia
  • An Ilonggo educator and author from Cabatuan
  • Known for his significant body of work in documenting and translating Hinilawod
• Literary Works of Felipe Landa Jocano

  • Slum as a Way of Life
  • Folk Medicine in a Philippine Municipality
  • Growing Up in a Philippine Barrio
• Leoncio P. Deriada

  • Father of contemporary West Visayan literature
  • An Ilonggo multilingual writer, playwright, and poet
  • Works became part of the Palanca Hall of Fame in 2001 after winning 15 prizes
• Published works of Leoncio P. Deriada:

  • The Road to Mawab and Other Stories (1984)
  • The Dog Eaters (1986)
  • The Week of the Whales and Other Stories (1994)
• Alicia Tan Gonzalez

  • Native of Bacolod City, specializing in Creative Writing in Hiligaynon
  • A Carlos Palanca Hall of Fame Awardee for winning five first places in the Hiligaynon category for Maikling Kwentos
• Published works of Alicia Tan Gonzalez:

  • Istoryahan Ta Ka Uli (2016)
  • Ilongga: Madamo nga Guya (2014)
  • May Isa ka Kuring nga Hari kag Iban pa nga (2010)
  • Sa Taguangkan sang Duta kag Iban pa nga Sugilanon (2009)
• Melchor F. Cichon

  • A creative writer and librarian from Aklan
  • He received different awards in literature, such as the "Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas Award" in 2001
  • Father of Aklanon Literature
• Published works of Melchor Melchor F. Cichon:

  • Ham-at Madoeom Ro Gabii (1999)
  • Philippine Oddities, Love Can Find a Way and Other Proverbs on Love (2005)
• Peter Solis Nery

  • Filipino poet, fictionist, and playwright from Dumangas, Iloilo
  • His poetry and short stories made him the Hall of Fame awardee of Palanca Awards in 2012
  • Screenplays have also won the Philippine Centennial Literary Prize, 2001 Cinemanila International Film Festival and other national film competitions
• Published Works of Peter Solis Nery:

  • Love in the Time of Bakunawa (2012)
  • Cory, Full of Grace (2012)
• John Iremil E. Teodoro is a multilingual writer, university professor, and freelance journalist from Antique who pioneered Philippine gay literature
• John Iremil E. Teodoro is a multi-awarded poet and playwright author of Kiniray-a literary works, and a five-time awardee of the Palanca Awards
• Published Works of John Iremil E. Teodoro:

  • "Kung ang Tula ay Pwedeng Pambil ng Lalaki: Mga Tula" (2006)
  • "Hasang: Mga Kwento ng Pag-Ibig" (2016)
• Hiligaynon is the Lingua Franca of Western Visayas, composed of the Provinces of Iloilo, Capiz, Antique, and Aklan on the Island of Panay; Negros Occidental and Guimaras
• Kinaray-a or Hiraya is the mother language in Central and Southern towns of Iloilo, Province of Antique, and Capiz
• Folk literature in the Western Visayas includes:

  • Riddles or “paktakon”
  • Proverbs or “hurubaton”
  • Ritual chants, songs, and poems called “binalaybay”
  • Tale or “sugilanon”
• When Spaniards arrived, new forms of folk literature were produced and translated into Spanish, including prayers and lives of the saints
• Religious literature flourished during the Spanish era
• The creation of the Presidential Commission for Culture and Arts and new management of the Cultural Center of the Philippines during the Cory Revolution of 1986 led to the emergence of new writers and writings in Hiligaynon
• "Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become. Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring two pence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.”

  • C.S. Lewis
• Definition of Terms:

  • Literature: Acquaintance with letters-works having artistic merit.
  • Literati: People intereseted literature.
  • Oral Literature: Literature that is not written.
  • Electronic Literature: Form of work originated in digital environments.
• "Why Bother" is written by Sean Thomas Dougherty.
• Jose Rizal

  • Ranks as the most important Filipino writer.
  • His novel, Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not), catalyzed the Philippine revolution in the late 1800s.
• Jose dela Cruz

  • More popularly known as Huseng Sisiw, was one of the great Tagalog writers during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines.
  • Ibong Adarna, is commonly attributed to him.
• Francisco Balagtas Baltazar

  • a Filipino poet and litterateur of the Tagalog language during the Spanish rule of the Philippines.
  • He is considered one of the greatest Filipino literary laureates for impacting Filipino literature.
  • The famous epic Floranteat Laura is regarded as his defining work.