Nick Joaquin (May 4, 1917 – April 29, 2004)
 Filipino novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, and
biographer whose works present
the diverse heritage of the Filipino people.
 National artist award (1976)
 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Literature (1996)
 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Literary
Awards (1957–1958; 1965; 1976)
 José García Villa's Honor Roll (1940)
National Book Awards from the Manila Critics' Circle
 The Aquinos of Tarlac: An Essay in History as Three
Generations; (1983)
 The Quartet of the Tiger Moon: Scenes from the
People Power Apocalypse; (1986)
 Culture and History: Occasional Notes on the
Process of Philippine Becoming; (1988)
 The World of Damian Domingo: 19th Century
Manila (co-authored with Luciano P.R. Santiago);
 Jaime Ongpin: The Enigma: The Profile of a
Filipino as Manager.
 La Naval de Manila and Other Essays (1964)
Carlos Peña Romulo (14 January 1898 – 15
December 1985)
 Filipino diplomat, statesman, soldier, journalist
and author.
 Reporter at 16, a Newspaper Editor at 20, and a
Publisher at 32
 Co-founder of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines
 A general in the US Army and the Philippine
Army, University President
 President of the UN General Assembly
Awards:
 Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 1952
 Philippine National Artist in Literature (1982)
 Boy Scouts of America Silver Buffalo Award
 United States Presidential Medal of Freedom,
January 12, 1984
 Boy Scouts of America Silver Buffalo Award
 Distinguished Service Star of the Philippines
 Philippine Gold Cross
 Distinguished Silver Star
 Purple Heart
 Presidential Unit Citation with Two Oak Leaf
Clusters
 Philippine Legion of Honor (Commander)
 US Legion of Merit (Commander)
 Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix from the
Greek Government
 Grand Cross of the Order of Carlos Manuel do
Cespedes from the Republic of Cuba
 Pulitzer Prize in Correspondence, 1942
 World Government News First Annual Gold Nadal
Award, March 1947
 Princeton University - Woodrow Wilson Memorial
Foundation Gold Medal award, May 1947
 International Benjamin Franklin Society's Gold
Medal January 1948
 Freeman of the City of Plymouth, England,
October 1948
 United Nations Peace Medal
 World Peace Award
 Four Freedoms Peace Award
 Philippine Presidential Medal of Merit, July 3, 1949
 Hero of the Republic Award, 1984
 Notre Dame University, Doctor of Laws (LL.D.),
1935
 Georgetown University, Doctor of Laws (LL.D.),
1960
 Harvard University, Doctor of Laws (LL.D.), 1950
Works
 I Saw the Fall of The Philippines
 Mother America
 My Brother Americans
 I See The Philippines Rise
 The United
 Crusade in Asia
 The Meaning of Bandung
 The Magsaysay Story
 I Walked with Heroes (autobiography)
 Last Man off Bataan (Romulo's experience during
the Japanese Plane bombings.)
 Romulo: A Third World Soldier at the UN
 Daughters for Sale and Other Plays
Francisco "Franz" Arcellana (September 6,
1916 – August 1, 2002)
 A Filipino writer, poet, essayist, critic, journalist
and teacher.
Awards:
 National Artist of the Philippines in Literature June
23, 1990
 Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Short Story
Works:
 Selected Stories (1962)
 Poetry and Politics: The State of Original Writing in
English in the Philippines Today (1977)
 The Francisco Arcellana Sampler (1990).
 The mats
 Favorite Arcellana Stories
 Through a Glass, Darkly
Poems:
 The Other Woman
 I Wait For You
 To Touch You
 Prayer
Néstor Vicente Madali
González (September 8, 1915 – November
28, 1999)
 A Filipino Novelist, Short Story Writer, Essayist And
Poet.
 National Artist Of The Philippines For Literature In
1997.
 Philippines Centennial Award for Literature, 1998
 Writers Union of the Philippines award, Gawad
Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtás, 1989
 Cultural Center of the Philippines award, Gawad
Para sa Sining, 1990
 Philippine Foreign Service Certificate of
Appreciation for Work in the International
Academic and Literary Community, at San
Francisco, 1983
 University of the Philippines International Writer-in-
Residence, 1988
 Carlos Palanca Memorial Award (Short Story)
 Second Prize winner for Children of the Ash-
covered Loam, 1952
 First Commonwealth Literary Contest honorable
mention for The Winds of April, 1940
 Liwayway Short Story Contest, Third Prize winner
for Lunsod, Nayon at Dagat-dagatan, 1943
  Republic Award of Merit for "the advancement of  "A Matter of Language, Where English Fails"
Filipino culture in the field of English Literature," (1990)
1954.

 Jose Rizal Pro-Patria Award for The Bamboo Newspaper Columns

Dancers, 1961
 "Touchstones" for Metro Manila (1977)
Novels
 "Totally Tinio" for Manila Chronicle (1986–1987,
1990)
 The Winds of April (1941)  "In Black and White" for Philippine Daily Globe
 A Season of Grace (1956) (1987–1989)
 The Bamboo Dancers (1988)
 The Land And The Rain
 The Happiest Boy in The World
Levi Celerio (April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002)
Short Fiction  A Filipino composer and lyricist who is credited to
writing not less than 4,000 songs.
 The Tomato Game".1992  National Artist of the Philippines (Music and
 A Grammar of Dreams and Other Stories. Literature in 1997).
University of the Philippines Press, 1997  “Only man who could play music using a leaf" by
 The Bread of Salt and Other the Guinness Book of Records.
Stories. Seattle: University of Washington Press,
1993; University of the Philippines Press, 1993 OPM Songs composed
 Mindoro and Beyond: Twenty-one Stories.
Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press,  "Ikaw"
1981; New Day, 1989  "Kahit Konting Pagtingin"
 Selected Stories. Denver, Colorado: Alan  "Saan Ka Man Naroroon?”
Swallow, 1964  "Sa Ugoy ng Duyan"
 Look, Stranger, on this Island Now. Manila:
Folk Songs
Benipayo, 1963
 Children of the Ash-Covered Loam and Other  "Ako ay May Singsing",
Stories. Manila: Benipayo, 1954; Bookmark Filipino
 "Ang Pipit"
Literary Classic, 1992
 Seven Hills Away. Denver, Colorado: Alan  "Dungawin Mo Hirang"
Swallow, 1947
 "Itik-Itik"
 "Pitong Gatang"
Rolando Santos Tinio (March 5, 1937 – July  "Waray-Waray"
7, 1997) Christmas Songs
 A Filipino poet, dramatist, director, actor, critic, es  "Ang Pasko ay Sumapit"
sayist and educator
 "Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon"
 National Artist of the Philippines for Theater and
Literature in 1997.
 Ten Outstanding Young Men (1967)
Edith L. Tiempo (April 22, 1919 – August 21,
 Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan, City
government of Manila (1967) 2011)
 Gantimpalang Quezon sa Panitikan (1977)  Poet, fiction writer, teacher and literary critic was
 Gawad CCP Para Sa Sining for Theater (1993) a Filipino writer in the English language.
 Famas Award for 'Sidhi'(1999)

Novels
Poetry Collections:
 A Blade of Fern (1978)
 "Sitsit sa Kulilig" (Whistling at Cicadas) or  His Native Coast (1979)
(Shusshing Cicadas) (1972)  The Alien Corn (1992)
 "Dunung-Dunungan" (Pedantry) (1975)  One, Tilting Leaves (1995)
 "Kristal na Uniberso" (Crystal Universe) (1989)  The Builder (2004)
 "Trick of Mirrors" (1993)  The Jumong (2006)
 "Ang Burgis sa Kanyang Almusal"(1970) Short Stories Collection

Translated Plays:  Abide, Joshua, and Other Stories (1964)

Poetry Collection
 "Laruang Kristal" (The Glass Menagerie) (1966)
 "Pahimakas sa Isang Ahente" (Death of a
 The Tracks of Babylon and Other Poems (1966)
Salesman) (1966)
 The Charmer's Box and Other Poet (1993)
 "Paghihintay Kay Godo" (Waiting for Godot)  Marginal Annotations and Other Poems
(1967)
 "Miss Julie" (1967) Honors and Awards
 "Rama Hari" (Rama, King) (1980)
 National Artist Award for Literature (1999)
Essay Collectionns  Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature
 Cultural Center of the Philippines (1979, First Prize
in Novel)
  Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas (1988) Alejandro Reyes Roces (13 July 1924 – 23
May 2011)
 Journalist, author, essayist, dramatist, teacher,
Francisco Sionil José (born 3 December educator, fighter, raconteur, patriot, public
1924-present) servant
 National Artist of the Philippines for literature 2003
 one of the most widely read Filipino writers in the Known for:
English language.  Changing the date of Philippine Independence
Day from July 4 to June 12
 Recovering the stolen original manuscripts of Noli
Rosales Saga Novels- a five-novel series that spans three Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo and Mi último Adiós
centuries of Philippine history, translated into 22  Changed the language used in Philippine
languages passports, coins, bills and diplomas to Wikang
Pambansa
 Po-on (Source) (1984) Published Books:
 The Pretenders (1962)  Of Cocks and Kites (1959)
 My Brother, My Executioner (1973)  Fiesta (1980)
 Mass (December 31, 1974)  Something to Crow About (2005)
 Tree (1978)  “My Brother’s Peculiar Chicken”

Original Novels Containing the Rosales Saga
 Source (Po-on) (1993)
 Don Vicente (1980) – Tree and My Brother, My
Executioner combined in one book
 The Samsons- The
Pretenders and Mass combined in one book
Notable Works
 The "Rosales Saga" Novels (1962–1984)
Notable Awards
 Pablo Neruda Centennial Award (2004)
 Philippine National Artist for Literature (2001)
 Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres (2000)
 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism,
Literature and Creative Communication Arts
(1980)
 City of Manila Award for Literature (1979
 Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature
(1959, 1979, 1980, 1981)
Bienvenido Lumbera (11 April 1932)
 A Filipino poet, critic and dramatist.
 National Artist of the Philippines
 A recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for
Journalism, Literature and Creative
Communications.
Musical Drama
 Tales of the Manuvu
 Rama, Hari
 Nasa Puso ang Amerika
 Bayani
 Noli me Tangere: The Musical
 Hibik at Himagsik Nina Victoria Laktaw. Sa Sariling
Bayan: Apat na Dulang May Musika,
Authored numerous books, anthologies and textbooks
such as:
 Revaluation
 Pedagogy
 Philippine Literature: A History and Anthology
 Rediscovery: Essays in Philippine Life and Culture
 Filipinos Writing: Philippine Literature from the
Regions
 Paano Magbasa ng Panitikang Filipino: Mga
Babasahing Pangkolehiyo.
Poetry

Virgilio S. Almario (born March 9, 1944),

 Ka Bels
a.k.a. Rio Alma  The Yaya’s Lullaby
 Servant
 A Filipino artist, poet, critic, translator, editor,  Sadness
teacher, and cultural manager.  Eulogy of Roaches
 Philippine Modernism- Literary Movement  'Jamborzkie Light
Literary Criticism
Awards:
 National Artist of the Philippines  Revaluation: Essays on Literature, Cinema, and
 University of the Philippines Centennial Award Popular Culture, 1984
 Amado V. Hernandez Award  Tagalog Poetry, 1570-1898: Tradition and
 Balagtas Award for Poetry and Essay Influences on Its Development, 1986
Poetry Collections:  Abot-Tanaw: Sulyap at Suri sa Nagbabagong
Kultura at Lipunan, 1987
 Palipad-Hangin. (1985)
 Katon Para sa Limang Pandama. (1987) SI LAZARO FRANCISCO (22 PEBRERO 1898 –
 Sentimental. (2004)
 Estremelenggoles. (2004) 17 HUNYO 1980)
 Memo Mulang Gimokudan. (2005) National Artist for Literature (2009)
 Dust Devils. (2005) NOVELS
 Sonetos Postumos, book of poems with  Binhi At Bunga
translation by Marne Kilates and paintings by  Cesar,
National Artist Ang Kiukok. (2006)  Ama
 Tatlong Pasyon sa Ating Panahon, poems for  Bayang Nagpatiwakal
children with illustrations by Mark Justiniani, Neil  Sa Paanan Ng Krus
Doloricon, Ferdinand Doctolero. (2006)  Ang Pamana Ng Pulubi
 Buwan, Buwang, Bulawan. (2009)  Bago Lumubog Ang Araw
 UP Diksiyonaryong Filipino  Sinsing Na Pangkasal
 Doktrinang Anak Pawis  Ilaw Sa Hilaga
 Sugat Ng Alaala
 Maganda Pa Ang Daigdig
  Daluyong
Short Stories
 Deo
 Ang Beterano
 Ang Idolo
 Ang Pagtitika
 Utos-Hari
 Puwit Ng Baso
 Kapulungan Ng Mga Pinagpala
Plays
 Utos-Hari
 Ang Ika-Apat Na Mago

Cirilo F. Bautista (July 9, 1941 – May 6,

2018)
 A Filipino poet, critic and writer of nonfiction.
 National Artist of the Philippines award in 2014.
Poetry

 Summer Suns (with Albert Casuga, 1963)

 The Cave and Other Poems (1968)
 The Archipelago (1970)
 Charts (1973)
 Telex Moon (1981)
 Sugat ng Salita (1985)
 Kirot Ng Kataga (1995),
 Sunlight On Broken Stones (2000)
 Tinik Sa Dila: Isang Katipunan Ng Mga Tula (2003)
 The Trilogy Of Saint Lazarus (2001)
 Believe and Betray: New and Collected
Poems (2007)
 Third World Geography
Fiction

 Stories (1990)
 Galaw ng Asoge (2004)

Literary Theory and Cultural Studies

 Breaking Signs (1990)

 Words And Battlefields: A Theoria On The
Poem (1998)
 The Estrella D. Alfon Anthology Vol. I – Short
Stories (2000)
 Bullets And Roses: The Poetry Of Amado V.
Hernandez / A Bilingual Edition (translated Into
English And With A Critical Introduction) (2002)

Awards

 Hall of Fame of the Palanca Awards Foundation

for achievements in the field of literature, 1995.
 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for
Literature nine (9) times
for poetry, fiction and essay.
 National Book Award given by the Manila Critics
Circle five (5) times, for The Archipelago, Sugat
ng Salita, Sunlight on Broken Stones, The Trilogy of
Saint Lazarus and Tinik sa Dila.
 Gawad Balagtas in 1997
 Makata ng Taon 1993