Biography

Nicomedes Marquez Joaquin is the full name of Nick Joaquin and also
known to his fondly name of "Onching". He was a Filipino Journalist, writer and
historian who wrote a different short stories and novels in the term of english
language. He was born in Paco, Manila on 4th day of May. He was the son and
the fifth out of the ten Children of Don Leocadio Joaquin and Salòme Marquez.
His father Mr. Joaquin reached the position of Colonel and afterward of retiring
on, he moved on to a prolific career for being a lawyer. While his mother, Mrs.
Salome is a highly-educated teacher in some public school in Manila. On a
genteel two-story residential and commercial building found on Herran St. (now
Pedro Gil St.) in Pacó, Manila Nick and his family are lived in. He was said to
have an awfully happy childhood life. He was also a notably devout christian
and heard a mass regularly. Joaquin family are said to have a fortune and
virtuous life. Nick is also a shy and reclusive person.

In late 1920’s Nick’s father lost their family fortune so they decided to move
in a rented house somewhere in Pasay, Manila. In addition, Nick attended
elementary in Paco Elementary School. And by the aged of 10 his parents
encouraged him to read a book. Nick also held a book while having an errands
and he holding it just in one hand only. In this age, he read some classics
authors such us Charles Dickens, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Anton Chekhov and
Ernest Hemingway. Nick also read some of the Novels of Dr. Jose Rizal.
Through this time, he pursue the passion in reading whereby his sister-in-law,
Sarah K. Joaquin delineate him having a “rabid and insane love for books”. He
always had a strong virtuous in reading. He started schooling in Secondary in
Mapa High School just about in the age of 12 years old but in his third year of
studying he suddenly wanted to be out in school because he founded that he
had no passion in the confines of some classroom curriculum. Even though his
mother was a former teacher from that school and nothing to do with his son
wants, she still allowed it. Unfortunately, at around aged of 12 Nick’s father was
died, it such a big changes in the turning point of their families life. After he
leave the school, Nick tried his hands in many things by working as a boy
apprentice in a bakery along in Pasay. Then he became a printer’s devil at the
Tribune-Vanguarda-Taliba or also known as the TVT. In this work experience he
would be started his lifelong career in the print industry.

Contribution to Arts and Letters

Nick Joaquin explored his literary pieces when he was about in 17 years
old. His first poem in english about Don Quixote were appeared in literary
section of pre-world war II, Tribune and it published on 1934. When we was 20
years old, his first story was published on 1937 in Sunday Tribune Magazine.
The name of the piece is “The Sorrows of Vaudeville”, it was dealt from the
Vaudeville in Manila that are said to be a theatrical entertainment. Moreover,
Nick won a competition in nationwide essay with the given literary name of “La
Naval de Manila”. Nevertheless, It was the best literary piece in late 1943. After
winning in his literary piece, the University of Santo Tomas awarded him an
honorary Associate in Arts and he granted a scholarship from it in Dominican

Monastery in Hong Kong. On the other hand, Nick Joaquin continued

publishing poems and stories between 1934 to 1941. At the same time, he
published different books and poem such us: “ The Summer’s Solstice”, “May
Day Eve”, “Guardia de honor” and the story of “It Was Later Than We Thought”.

When Nick Joaquin started writing in different magazines in the year

1950’s in Philippine Free Press, he used the pen named of Quijano de Manila.
He also deeply admired some works of Dr. Jose Rizal so he became a well-
known translator of Jose Rizal’s works. The english piece of Mi Ultimo Adios
was translated and wrote by Nick Joaquin with the given piece title of “Land that
I Love, Farewell!” is one of the best known works of him. In the year 1952, Nick
published different books and one of it is entitled “ The Pros and Poems”. Later
on of his rapid succession he awarded a title for National Artist of the
Philippines for Literature in the late 1976 that serves as the main highlights of
his career in industry. It also serves as leverage for petitioning the release one
of his close friend and a fellow writer who were nabbed in the war. Unfortunately,
at the age of 86, on the 29th day of April, 2004, Nick Joaquin died in a cardiac
arrest. The true legacy of him is not just about the volume, lavishness or the
brilliance of his works,but it lies on the optimism in every filipinos.
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Biography

Carlos Peña Romulo, well-known as Carlos P. Romulo was born in Camiling,

Tarlac, Philippines on 14th day of January year 1899. Son of Gregorio
Besacruz Romulo which is serve as a filipino guerrilla fighter with the
Philippine revolutionary government in the term of Emilio Aguinaldo. And Maria
Cabrera Peña. Romulo is a prominent diplomat in the Philippines. In Camiling
Elementary School in tarlac he take his basic education. In 1918, He graduated
in University of the Philippines. In this university he became a journalist and
newspaper editor at the age of 20. After Taking a master degree in Columbia
University, New York in the year 1921, he returned to work as professor of
English and chairman of the English department of the University of the
Philippines. Romulo also became the faculty member in University of the
Philippines, Manila in 1923-1928. In the year 1922 he was the secretary of
Manuel L. Quezon, president of the Philippine Senate. As a time goes
by,Romulo is one of the member of the Philippine independence mission to the
United States in numerous years. Romulo was made an editor in chief of
Publications in TVT that comprises such us three newspapers, one in English,
one in Spanish, and one in Tagalog.

Furthermore, He is also a member of the board of regents and secretary of

information and public relation in the war cabinet of Former President Manuel L.
Quezon in the year of 1943-1944. When 1944-1946 came, he was one of the
member of the Filipino of rehabilitation commission. Moreover, he promoted as
the brigadier General in the Philippine Army in September, in late 1944 and
serves until July 1946. The Former President Manuel Roxas appointed him in
1946 as the permanent delegate of the Republic of the Philippines to the United
Nations and Philippine ambassador to the United States in the year 1952-1953
and in 1955-1962. As he accomplish such a great thing, he joined in some
governance institution whereby he became the president of United Nations
General Assembly in 1949-1950, president of University Of The Philippines and
secretary of education in the year of 1962-1968, president of Philippine
academy of arts and science in 1962 and again he became the secretary of
foreign affairs in 1969- 1984 under the Marcos Administration. Unfortunately,
he died on December 15, 1985 in circulatory collapse. Carlos Romulo buried in
the Heroes' Cemetery or also known as Libingan ng mga Bayani for
manifestation of his nobleness as "one of the truly great statesmen of the 20th
century."
Contribution to Arts and Letters

Carlos Romulo is one of a journalist, educator, General, author and a

Filipino diplomat of our country. . They had a contribution in literary arts and
letters. He awarded a National Artist for literature. Carlos Romulo published an
18 books includes, “ I Saw The Fall Of The Philippine”, “Mother America”, “My
Brother Americans”. “I See The Philippine Rise”, “The United” , “Crusade In
Asia”, “The Meaning Of Bandung”, “The Magsaysay Story” “I Walked With
Heroes”, “Last Man Off Bataan”, “Romulo :A Third World Soldier At The UN”,
and “Daughter For Sale And Other Plays”. He also publisher at the age of 32.
Most of his works is about Japanese colonization. As a member of United
Nation’s Human Rights Commission. He wrote more than half of the
international declaration on Human Rights. Essentially though, Romulo was
very much into writing, he was an editor in a newspaper by his age of 20, and in
the age of 32, he became a publisher. In addition to his contribution, he
contributed other books include his memoirs of his many years’ alliance with the
United Nations),Forty Years: A Third World Soldier at the UN, and The
Philippine Presidents, all of this is an oral history of his experiences serving as a
Philippine president.
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Zaide, G.(1984). Philippine History and Government. National Bookstore
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