CPAR HANDOUT 2 PT. 2

• Jose Garcia Villa

  One of the finest contemporary poets, introduced reversed consonance rhyme scheme, including the comma poems that made full use of the punctuation mark in an innovative, poetic way
• Jose Garcia Villa's works


  • Footnote to Youth
  • Many Voices
  • Poems by Doveglion
  • Poems 55
  • Poems in Praise of Love: The Best Love Poems of Jose Garcia Villa as Chosen By Himself
  • Selected Stories
  • The Portable Villa
  • The Essential Villa
  • Mir-i-nisa
  • Storymasters 3: Selected Stories from Footnote to Youth
  • 55 Poems: Selected and Translated into Tagalog by Hilario S. Francia
• Nick Joaquin


  The most distinguished Filipino writer in English writing, coined the term "Joaquinesque" to describe his baroque Spanish-flavored English or his reinventions of English based on Filipinisms
• Nick Joaquin's works


  • The Woman Who Had Two Navels
  • A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino
  • Manila, My Manila: A History for the Young
  • The Ballad of the Five Battles
  • Rizal in Saga
  • Almanac for Manileños
  • Cave and Shadows
• Francisco Arcellana


  Pioneered the development of the short story as a lyrical prose-poetic form, believed that "the pride of fiction is that it is able to render truth that is able to present reality"
• Francisco Arcellana's published works

  • Selected Stories (1962)
  • Poetry and Politics: The State of Original Writing in English in the Philippines Today (1977)
  • The Francisco Arcellana Sampler (1990)
• Francisco Arcellana's short stories

  • Frankie
  • The Man Who Would Be Poe
  • Death in a Factory
  • Lina
  • A Clown Remembers
  • Divided by Two
  • The Mats
• Francisco Arcellana's poems


  • The Other Woman
  • This Being the Third Poem This Poem is for Mathilda
  • To Touch You and I Touched Her
• Levi Celerio


  National Artist for Literature and Music, born in Tondo, Manila, a prolific lyricist and composer, made it to the Guinness Book of World Records as the only person able to make music using just a leaf, effortlessly translated/wrote anew the lyrics to traditional melodies
• Levi Celerio's translated/rewritten lyrics

  • "O Maliwanag Na Buwan" (Iloko)
  • "Ako ay May Singsing" (Pampango)
  • "Alibangbang" (Visaya)
• Rolando S. Tinio


  Playwright, thespian, poet, teacher, critic, and translator, marked his career with prolific artistic productions, sole inventor of "Taglish" in Philippine poetry
• Rolando S. Tinio's poetry collections

  • Sitsit sa Kuliglig
  • Dunung – Dunungan
  • Kristal na Uniberso
  • A Trick of Mirrors
• Rolando S. Tinio's other works


  • Film scripts for Now and Forever, Gamitin Mo Ako, Bayad Puri and Milagros
  • Sarswelas Ang Mestisa, Ako, Ang Kiri, Ana Maria
  • The komedya Orosman at Zafira
  • The musical Larawan
• Alejandro Roces


  Considered as the country's best writer of comic short stories, champion of the Filipino culture, instrumental in popularizing several local fiestas specifically Moriones and Ati-atihan, led the campaign to change the country's Independence Day from July 4 to June 12, and the language used in Philippine passports, currency, and diplomas to Filipino
• Cirilo F. Bautista


  Multi-awarded poet, fictionist and essayist, founded the Philippine Literary Arts Council in 1981, the Iligan National Writers Workshop in 1993, and the Baguio Writers Group, holds regular funded and unfunded workshops throughout the country
• Cirilo F. Bautista's major works


  • Summer Suns (1963)
  • Words and Battlefields (1998)
  • The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus (2001)
  • Galaw ng Asoge (2003)
• Francisco Sionil Jose


  One of the most widely-read Filipino writers in the English language, his novels and short stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in our society, publisher, lecturer on cultural issues, founder of the Philippine chapter of the international organization PEN
• Francisco Sionil Jose has been bestowed the CCP Centennial Honors for the Arts in 1999, the Outstanding Fulbrighters Award for Literature in 1988, and the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts in 1980
• Edith L. Tiempo


  Poet, fictionist, teacher, and literary critic who founded the Siliman National Writers Workshop, her works are characterized by a remarkable fusion of style and substance and her poems are intricate verbal transfigurations of significant experiences
• Edith L. Tiempo's published works

  • The novel A Blade of Fern (1978), The Native Coast (1979), and The Alien Corn (1992)
  • The poetry collections, The Tracks of Babylon and Other Poems (1966), and The Charmer's Box and Other Poems(1993)
  • The short story collection Abide, Joshua, and Other Stories (1964)
• Amado V. Hernandez


  Poet, playwright, and novelist from Hagonoy, Bulacan, believed that "the function of the writer is to act as the conscience of society and to affirm the greatness of the human spirit in the face of inequity and oppression", contributed to the development of Tagalog prose through the use of colloquial style
• Amado V. Hernandez's works

  • "Mga Ibong Mandaragit" (his first socio-political novel, written while in prison)
  • Bayang Malaya
  • Isang Dipang Langit
  • Luha ng Buwaya
  • Amado V. Hernandez: Tudla at Tudling: Katipunan ng mga Nalathalang Tula 1921-1970
  • Langaw sa Isang Basong Gatas at Iba Pang Kuwento ni Amado V. Hernandez
  • Magkabilang Mukha ng Isang Bagol at Iba Pang Akda ni Amado V. Hernandez
• Carlos P. Romulo


  Born in Camiling, Tarlac, first Asian president of the United Nations General Assembly, then Philippine Ambassador to Washington D.C., and minister of foreign affairs, a reporter at 16, a newspaper editor by the age of 20, and a publisher at 32, the only Asian to win America's coveted Pulitzer Prize in Journalism for a series of articles predicting the outbreak of World War II, perhaps among the most decorated Filipino in history with 82 honorary degrees from different international institutions and 74 decorations from foreign countries
• Virgilio S. Almario


  Born in San Miguel, Bulacan, currently serves as the chairman of the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino, his earliest pieces of literary criticism were collected in "Ang Makata sa Panahon ng Makina" now considered as the first book of literary criticism in Filipino
• Lazaro Francisco


  Earned his reputation as the "Master of the Tagalog Novel", his novels exposed the evils of the tenancy system, the exploitation of farmers by unscrupulous landlords, and foreign domination, his masterpiece novels are Ama, Bayang Napatiwakal, Maganda Pa Ang Daigdig, and Daluyong
• Bienvenido Lumbera


  Introduced Bagay poetry to Tagalog literature, as a librettist for the Tales of the Manuvu and Rama Hari, he pioneered the creative fusion of fine arts and popular imagination, as a scholar, his major books include Tagalog Poetry, 1570-1898: Tradition and Influences in its Development; Philippine Literature: A History and Anthology, Revaluation: Essays on Philippine Literature, and Writing the Nation/Pag-akda ng Bansa
• Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez


  Fictionist, essayist, poet, and teacher, earned numerous recognitions including the First Commonwealth Literary Contest in 1940, the Republic Cultural Heritage Award in 1960, and the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining in 1990
• Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez's major works

  • The Winds of April
  • Seven Hills Away
  • Children of the Ash-Covered Loam and Other Stories
  • The Bamboo Dancers
  • Look Stranger, on this Island Now
  • Mindoro and Beyond: Twenty -One Stories
  • The Bread of Salt and Other Stories
  • Work on the Mountain
  • The Novel of Justice: Selected Essays 1968-1994
  • A Grammar of Dreams and Other Stories
• Carlos Quirino


  In 1997, President Ramos created historical literature as a new category in the National Artist Awards and Quirino was its first, and so far, its only recipient, wrote "The Great Malayan" one of the earliest biographies of Jose Rizal, his books and articles span the whole spectrum of Philippine History, his book "Maps and Views of Old Manila" is considered as the best book on the subject, other books include "Quezon, Man of Destiny," "Magsaysay of the Philippines," "Lives of the Philippine Presidents," "Phi
• Major works of N.V.M Gonzalez

  • The Winds of April
  • Seven Hills Away
  • Children of the Ash-Covered Loam and Other Stories
  • The Bamboo Dancers
  • Look Stranger, on this Island Now
  • Mindoro and Beyond: Twenty -One Stories
  • The Bread of Salt and Other Stories
  • Work on the Mountain
  • The Novel of Justice: Selected Essays 1968-1994
  • A Grammar of Dreams and Other Stories
• Historical Literature


  A new category in the National Artist Awards created by President Ramos in 1997
• Carlos Quirino


  • First and so far only recipient of the Historical Literature category in the National Artist Awards
  • Wrote "The Great Malayan" one of the earliest biographies of Jose Rizal
  • His books and articles span the whole spectrum of Philippine History
  • His book "Maps and Views of Old Manila" is considered the best book on the subject
  • Other books include "Quezon, Man of Destiny," "Magsaysay of the Philippines," "Lives of the Philippine Presidents," "Philippine Cartography," "The History of Philippine Sugar Industry," "Filipino Heritage: The Making of a Nation," and "Filipinos at War: The Fight for Freedom from Mactan to EDSA"
• Dance


  • A new category in the National Artist Awards
• Alice Reyes


  • Dancer, choreographer, teacher, and director from Manila
  • Made a lasting impact on the development and promotion of contemporary dance in the Philippines
  • Developed a distinctly Filipino modern dance idiom utilizing inherently Filipino materials and a combination of movements and styles from Philippine indigenous dance, modern dance, and classical ballet
• Francisca Reyes Aquino


  • Known as the "Mother of Philippine Folk Dancing"
  • Made research on unrecorded forms of local celebration, ritual, and sport, which later resulted into a 1926 thesis titled "Philippine Folk Dances and Games"
  • Served as supervisor of physical education at the Bureau of Education in the 1940s, distributing her work and adapting the teaching of folk dancing to promote awareness of cultural heritage
  • Her books include "Philippine National Dances (1946)," "Gymnastics for Girls (1947)," "Fundamental Dance Steps and Music (1948)," "Foreign Folk Dances (1949)," "Dances for all Occasion (1950)," "Playground Demonstration (1951)," and "Philippine Folk Dances, Volumes I to VI"
• Ramon Obusan


  • Dancer, choreographer, stage designer, artistic director and an acclaimed archivist, researcher, and documentary filmmaker from Legaspi, Albay
  • Focused on promoting Philippine traditional dance and cultural work
  • Through the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group (ROFG), he had effected cultural and diplomatic exchanges using the multifarious aspects and dimensions of the art of dance
  • Choreographed full-length works such as "Vamos a Belen! Series," "Noon Po sa Amin," "Obra Maestra," "Unpublished dances of the Philippines," "Water, Fire and Life, Philippine Dances and Music–A Celebration of Life," "Saludo sa Sentenyal," "Glimpses of ASEAN, Dances and Music of the ASEAN-Member Countries," and "Saplot (Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group): Philippines Costumes in Dance"
• Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula


  • Spent almost four decades in the discovery and study of Philippine folk and ethnic dances
  • Became the dance director of Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company and choreographed collections of mountain dances, Spanish-influenced dances, Muslim pageants and festivals, and regional variations and dances of the countryside for the group
  • Widely-acclaimed dances she had staged include Singkil, Vinta, Tagabili, Pagdiwata, Salidsid, Idaw Banga, and Aires de Verbena
• Leonor Orosa-Goquingco


  • Dubbed "Trailblaizer," "Mother of Philippine Theater Dance" and "Dean of Filipino Performing Arts Critics"
  • Produced highly original choreographies like "TREND: Return to Native," "In a Javanese Garden," "Sports," "VINTA!," "In a Concentration Camp," "The Magic Garden," "The Clowns," "Firebird," "Noli Dance Suite," "The Flagellant," "The Creation…" and the dance epic "Filipinescas: Philippine Life, Legend and Lore" which was considered as her most ambitious work
  • Brought native folk dance, mirroring Philippine culture from pagan to modern times, to its highest stage of development
• Antonio J. Molina


  • Known for introducing innovations such as the whole tone scale, pentatonic scale, exuberance of dominant ninths and eleventh chords, and liner counterpoints
  • His most familiar composition is Hating Gabi, a serenade
  • Other works include Misa Antoniana Grand Festival Mass, Ang Batingaw, Kundiman- Kundangan; Hating Gabi, String Quartet, Kung sa Iyong Gunita, Pandangguhan; Amihan, Awit ni Maria Clara, and Larawan Nitong Pilipinas
• Honorata "Atang" de la Rama


  • Honored as the "Queen of Kundiman" in 1979
  • Believes that "the sarswela and the kundiman expresses best the Filipino soul"
  • Began her career as early as seven years old as a star in Spanish sarswelas
  • By the age of 15, she starred in the sarswela "Dalagang Bukid," where she became known for singing the song, "Nabasag na Banga"