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• Canonical


  Traditionally means anything that is included in a list of holy books that are accepted as genuine. Another definition is its connectedness with works of literature that are highly respected.
• Canonical comes from the root word "canon" or a generally accepted rule, standard or principle by which something is judged.
• Regions of the Philippines

  • Luzon
  • Visayas
  • Mindanao
• Luzon literature


  • Most literary works are written in Tagalog, which flourished greatly during the Japanese occupation when the English language was strictly banned
  • Bulk of Tagalog Literature comes from Southern Luzon, Central Luzon, and National Capital Region or Metro Manila
  • Majority of the recognized National Artists came from this major group of islands in the Philippines
• National Artists from Luzon

  • Lualhati Torres Bautista
  • Roberto "Bob" Ong
• Lualhati Torres Bautista


  Contemporary writer of Tagalog fiction, foremost Filipino female novelist from Tondo, Manila, known for her screenwriting career and works that tackle issues among women
• Roberto "Bob" Ong


  Author of various popular books known for his conversational and humorous writing style that often depicts Filipino cultures, violates standard writing principles showing a 21st century literary writer who applies latest trends
• Visayas literature


  • Home of hybrid forms especially in their romance novels where age-old pattern like corrido (metrical romances) is mixed with new trends and genre mostly depicting social realities
  • Rich in local colors that significantly show Visayan cultures and traditions
  • Modern literature revolves around poetry and drama which are mostly satirical in nature that deal with social behavior produced since the 1900s up to the present
• National Artists from Visayas

  • Peter Solis Nery
  • Merlie Alunan
• Peter Solis Nery


  Hiligaynon pride from Iloilo, award-winning Filipino poet, fictionist, and author of various books
• Merlie Alunan


  Pride of Iloilo who wrote award-winning collections of poetry in English and Cebuano languages, recipient of National Book Award and Carlos Palanca Awards
• Mindanao literature


  • Divided into three groups: Christian settlers, Moro, and Lumads
  • Most literary works are under oral tradition such as epics, folk stories, and folk poetry
  • Literature of Mindanao has its own unique landscape, distinct from that of Luzon and the Visayas, and marked by its peculiar history and Tri people character
• National Artists from Mindanao

  • Anthony L. Tan
  • Myrna Peña Reyes
• Anthony L. Tan


  Poet, essayist, and fictionist from Siasi, Sulu, author of The Bajao Cemetery and Other Poems and Poems for Muddas, recipient of multiple awards from Don Carlos Palanca
• Myrna Peña Reyes


  Poet from Cagayan de Oro, recipient of Oregon Literary Fellowship for poetry, author of Memory's Mercy: New and Selected Poems, Almost Home: Poems, and The River Singing Stone
• FOLK SONG


  Early form of Philippine literature that merge in the pre-spanish period
• HYPERPOETRY


  A very visual form, and related to hypertext fiction and visual arts
• BLOG


  Web log contains articles
• PROSE NARRATIVE


  Telling a story
• EPIC AGE


  Long narrative poems in series of heroic achievements
• FICTION


  Narrative literary
• MYTH


  Symbolic narrative usually of unknown origin
• FLASH ACTION


  A short form of story telling
• SPOKEN WORD POETRY


  Perform or read in artistic emotive manner
• PROVERBS


  Sawikain or salawikain
• SPECULATIVE FICTION


  Encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres
• ETHNICITY


  Prefers to social entities
• CREATIVE NONFICTION


  Known as literar nonfiction
• LEGEND


  Story that explain origin of things
• FABLES


  Talk about supernatural extraordinary people
• CHANTS


  Use to give respect to unseen
• SERENADE


  Courtship song
• LULLABY


  Songs to put babies to sleep