LIT-1

• Baybayin


  The first Filipino alphabet, replaced by the Roman alphabet
• Christian Doctrine


  Became the basis of religious practices
• European legends and traditions


  • Assimilated in our songs, corridos, and moro-moros
• Folk Songs


  • Manifests the artistic feelings of the Filipinos and shows their innate appreciation for and love of beauty
• Recreational Plays


  • Cenaculo
  • Panunuluyan
  • Salubong
  • Zarzuela
• Ilustrados


  Filipino intellectuals educated in Europe who began to write about the hitch of colonization
• Writings of Rizal


  • Noli Me Tangere
  • Mi Ultimo Adios
  • Sobre La Indolencia De Los Filipinos
  • Filipinas Dentro De Cien Aňos
• Writings of Del Pilar


  • Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa (Love of Country)
  • Kaingat Kayo (Be Careful)
  • Dasalan at Tocsohan (Prayers and Jokes)
• Writings of Jaena


  • Ang Fray Botod
  • La Hija Del Fraile (The Child of the Friar)
  • Everything Is Hambug (Everything is Mere Show)
• American Regime


  Influenced Filipino writers to write using the English language
• Jose Garcia Villa


  Became famous for his free verse
• Japanese Period

  Philippine Literature was interrupted in its development
• Poems during Japanese occupation


  • Common themes were nationalism, country, love, life in the barrios, faith, religion, and the arts
• Philippine Literature in English

  Experienced a dark period due to strict prohibitions by the Japanese
• New Filipino Literature


  Philippine literature in Tagalog was revived during this period
• Period of Activism


  Youth activism in 1970-72 due to domestic and worldwide causes, manifested in literature
• Period of the New Society

  Government led in reviving old plays and dramas, radio continued to be patronized, yearly Filipino Film Festival held
• Period of the Third Republic

  Many people seethed with rebellion and protest due to continued oppression and suppression, aggravated by Aquino assassination
• Post-EDSA 1 Revolution


  Changes evident in new Filipino songs, newspapers, speeches, and television programs, non-governmental organizations helped recognize writers from specific sectors
• 21st Century Period


  New trends used and introduced to meet needs and tastes of new generation, ICT inclined, new codes or lingos used