Phil. Lit under the Republic

• Hukbong Laban sa mga Hapon (Hukbalahan)


  One of the reasons why many Filipinos were accused of treason
• Manuel Rojas


  1st president of this time
• Bell Trade Act


  Free trade with the US for 28 years
• Ferdinand Marcos Sr. Regime


  • 1965-1986
  • 10th president
  • Martial Law
• Taga-bayan


  • Political power (American Intelligencia - elites)
  • Pro-American (embraced American culture)
  • More inclined to the culture of the free world
• Taga-bukid


  • Lacked the educational qualifications to exercise power
  • Ultra-nationalistic (propaganda movement)
  • Anti-American
• Moving away from trad. of protest to sentimentality and escapism
• Ramon Magsaysay


  Died (because of plane crash)
• Nicomedes "Nick" Marquez Joaquin


  • Quiano de Manila (Penname)
  • Stories: Summer Solstice
• Taliba


  Underground writing society
• Emmanuel "Eric" Torres


  Poems: Another invitation to the pope to visit Tondo
• Rolando Santos Tinio


  Invented Taglish to modernized the Fil. Lit.
• Jose Maria Flores Lacaba

  • Ruben Cuevas, Pete Lacaba, Pepito, Brader, Boo Rader (Penname)
  • Poems: Ang Dapat Paniwalaan (What Must be Believed In), Prometheus Unbound
• Lazaro Francisco


  • Ka Saro (Penname)
  • Stories: Maganda Pa rin ang Daigdig (The World is still Beautiful)
• Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzales


  • N.V.M. Gonzales (Penname)
  • Stories: A Season of Grace, Children of the Ash-covered Loam
• Alejandro G. Abadilla


  • AGA (Penname)
  • Father of Modern Tagalog Poetry
  • Poem: Ako ang Daigdig
• Amado V. Hernandez


  • Amante Ermani, Herminia dela (Penname)
  • Poems: Isang Dipang Langit (He wrote it while he was in prison)
• Lamberto Antonio


  Poems: Gabi ng isang Piyon (Construction Worker)
• Alberto Florentino


  Poem: The World is an Apple
• Bienvenido Santos


  • 1911-1996
  • Stories: The Day the Dancers came by