Ilocano literature is one of the most vibrant Filipino literatures throughout the ages. Ilocano regions are also one of the most active tributaries in the Philippine literature.
A popular form of literature was the dallot, which is an improvised, versified and impromptu long poem delivered in a sing-song manner.
Francisco Lopez was an Augustinian friar who published his Iloko translation of the Doctrina Cristiana in 1621.
F. Sionil Jose
• National Artist for Literature
• One of the most widely read Filipino writers in the English language.
• His novels and short stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggle and colonialism in Filipino society.
Molave Tree
• Well known for being strong and durable
• A symbol of strength and endurance of Filipino’s resiliency
• It is described as a strong and huge tree that will not be swayed in types of natural catastrophe like typhoon.
Molave Tree
• Versatile that it has specific numerous uses (e.g. form of round logs fuel, fodder for livestocks and herbal medicine.
• They have survive the ravages of time that to have declared that they are part of the country's historical heritage.
Molave Tree (Setting) • Jungle • A Month of April • During Fall
Melvin Banggolay
• Tabuk, Kalinga
• Graduated Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major in Accounting and management at St. Mary's University, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya,
Bicolano literature has flourished, providing a lively literary flavor unrivalled by any other literary tradition.
Bicolano literature has its roots in orally transmitted poems and mythical narratives that reflect the historyof the people.
The latter development implied that Bicolano literature was dominated by religious writing at that time
Protest drama became a form of expressing the people’s growing resentment of the Spanish rule. Theatrical/political term it refers to all kinds of theatre utilized to protest political and economic inequities and social ills.
“An Pagguiao kan mga pastores can pagcamondag ni Jesus duman sa portal sa belen” (The awakening of the shepherds of Jesus birth) by Mariano Perfecto
“Comedia na dapit sa Dios o magna cahayagan can pagcamondag ni Jesus” (A play about God or matters concerning the birth of Jesus)
Luis Guevarra Dato
He was a Filipino poet, writer, educator and politician from Baao, Camarines Sur.
• He was one of the first Filipinos to write and publish works in English.
Luis Guevarra Dato
• He was also considered as an “authority on the Bicol language and culture. ”
• He also worked as a newspaperman for the Bicol Star, Naga times, and other Newspapers.
Marne L. Kilates
• Daraga, Albay, Bicol
• He has published three books of poetry
• A translator of major Filipino Literatures
Marne L. Kilates
• An active user of the new medium of the Internet, and publishes and edits the online poetry & art magazine called Poet’s Picturebook and his own website, All Our Nameable Days.
Damiana Ligon Eugenio
• The Mother of Philippine Folklore
• Was a Filipino female author and had several publications in the field of Philippine folklore
• A professor at the UP Diliman at the Department of English and Comparative Literature for the college of Arts