Filipino writers acquired mastery of the English language. Evidently, they began to write confidently and competently.
They wrote in free verse, sonnets, odes, elegies, and others. They even started to write novels and dramas.
Highly influenced by Western literary trends like Romanticism and Realism.
Short stories were the most prevalent form.
Jose Garcia Villa earned the international title "Poet of the Century"
The University of the Philippines introduced playwriting as a course. UP established the UP Little Theater and provided incentives for playwrights who wrote plays.
