Canonical Authors of the Philippines revealed, in two of her much- Centennial Literary Prize for

 Order of the National Artists in anthologized pieces, "The Little Drama, Cultural Center of the
literature of the Philippines is an Marmoset" and "Bonsai". As Philippines Centennial Honors
order bestowed by the fictionist, Tiempo is as morally for the Arts
Philippines on Filipinos who profound. Her language has  born on April 11, 1932. He spent
have made significant been marked as "descriptive but most of his youth in Batangas
contributions to the development unburdened by scrupulous until he entered the University
of Philippine literature. detailing." She is an influential of Santo Tomas in 1950 to
Members of the Order are tradition in Philippine literature pursue a degree in journalism.
known as National Artists in
in English. Together with her  He has a poetry collection
literature. Originally instituted
late husband, Edilberto K. entitled Likhang Dila, Likhang
as an Award, it was elevated to
the status of Order in 2003. Tiempo, she founded and Diwa (1993), and Balaybay: Mga
EDITH L. TIEMPO directed the Silliman National Tulang Lunot at Manibalang, a
 National Artist Award for Writers Workshop in collection of new poems in
Literature (1999), Carlos Dumaguete City. Tiempo's Filipino and those from Likhang
Palanca; Memorial Awards for published works include the Dila, and Writing the
Literature; Cultural Center of the novel A Blade of Fern (1978), His Nation/Pag-akda ng Bansa
Philippines (1979, First Prize in Native Coast (1979), The Alien (2000). He has also done several
Novel); Gawad Pambansang Corn (1992 librettos, among them Tales of
Alagad ni Balagtas (1988) Bienvenido L. Lumbera the Manuvu (1977) and Rama
 poet, fictionist, teacher and  1st Asian Gay awardees, Hari (1980 four historical
literary critic is one of the finest National Artist, April, 2006 musicals Nasa Puso ang
Filipino writers in English whose  Ramon Magsaysay Award for Amerika, Bayani, Noli Me
works are characterized by a Journalism, Literature, and Tangere: The Musical, and Hibik
remarkable fusion of style and Creative Communication Arts, at Himagsik Nina Victoria
substance, of craftsmanship and 1993, Pambansang Gawad Laktaw.
insight. She was born on 22 April Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas,  “Knowing the limitations of the
1919 in Bayombong, Nueva Unyon ng mga Manunulat ng native syllabary as a literary
Vizcaya. Her poems are intricate Pilipinas (UMPIL) medium, the student cannot
verbal transfigurations of  Professor Emeritus, University accept without qualification the
significant experiences as of the Philippines, Philippine usual explanation that the friars
destroyed the relics of paganism
 among their converts, or that the  Growing up in Bulacan, Almario  First Prize in Epic Writing
literature was recorded on highly completed his degree in A.B. English Category, of the
perishable materials which Political Science at UP Diliman National Centennial
disintegrated before scholars  His earliest pieces of literary Commission's Literary Contests,
could get a hold of them” criticism were collected in Ang 1998. Sunlight on Broken Stones
― Bienvenido L. Lumbera Makata sa Panahon ng Makina published by DLSU Press, the
Virgilio S. Almario (1972) Later, in the years of last volume in his The Trilogy of
 Palanca Awardee, Two grand martial law, he set aside Saint Lazarus. This epic of 3,050
prizes from CCP, Makata ng modernism and formalism and lines on Philippine history.
taon, TOYM for literature took interest in nationalism,  Palanca Awards Foundation for
 Southeast Asia write award of politics and activist movement. achievements in the field of
Bangkok, 2003 Philippine Artist  He has also translated for theater literature, 1995. five First Prizes
for Literature production the plays of Nick in the Palanca Literary Contests.
 Virgilio Senadrin Almario (born Joaquin, Bertolt Brecht,  Don Carlos Palanca Memorial
March 9, 1944), better known Euripides and Maxim Gorki. Awards for Literature nine (9)
by his pen name Rio Alma, is a José Rizal, namely Noli Me times for poetry, fiction and
Filipino artist, poet, critic, Tangere and El filibusterismo.. essay. His prize-winning works
translator, editor, teacher, and  is also the founder and workshop include: Philippine Poetics: The
cultural manager. He is a director of the Linangan sa Past Eight Years (essay), 1981;
Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo Crossworks (collected poems),
National Artist of the Philippines
(LIRA) , 1979. National Book Award
and currently serves as the
 He was a founding member of given by the Manila Critics
chairman of the Komisyon sa Circle five (5) times, for The
the Gallan sa Arte at Tula
Wikang Filipino (KWF), the Archipelago, Sugat ng Salita,
(GAT), along with fellow poets
government agency mandated Teo Antonio and Mike Bigornia. Sunlight on Broken Stones.
to promote and standardize the Cirilo Bautista  Bautista was born in Manila on
use of the Filipino language. On • Cirilo F. Bautista (July 9, 1941 – July 9, 1941 and spent his
January 5, 2017, Almario May 6, 2018) was a Filipino childhood in Balic-Balic,
elected as the chairman of the poet, critic and writer of Sampaloc.
National Commission for nonfiction. He was conferred  He received his basic education
Culture and the Arts with the National Artist of the from Legarda Elementary
Philippines award in 2014. School and Mapa High School.
He received his degrees in AB
 Literature from the UST, MA A Scenario for Philippine achieved. Or, on the other hand,
Literature from St. Louis Resistance in 1979. it might also reflect the kind of
University, Baguio, and Doctor  His first award was the 1979 decay, both social and perhaps
of Arts in Language and City of Manila Award for moral, that has come upon a
Literature from DLSU (1990). Literature. The following year, particular people. — F. Sionil
 a Professor Emeritus of Ramon Magsaysay Award for José,
Literature at the College of Journalism, Literature and Amado V. Hernandez
Liberal Arts DLSU he was also a Creative Communication Arts.  Amado Vera Hernandez,
columnist and literary editor of other awards period includes the commonly known as Amado V.
the Philippine Panorama, the Outstanding Fulbrighters Award Hernandez (September 13, 1903
Sunday Supplement of the for Literature (1988) and the – March 24, 1970), was a
Manila Bulletin. Cultural Center of the Filipino writer and labor leader
F.Sionil José Philippines Award (Gawad para who was known for his criticism
• Francisco Sionil José (born 3 sa Sining) for Literature (1989). of social injustices in the
December 1924) is one of the  in 2001, title of National Artist Philippines and was later
most widely read Filipino for Literature. imprisoned for his involvement
writers in the English language.  José was born in Rosales, in the communist movement. He
His novels and short stories Pangasinan, the setting of many was the central figure in legal
depict the social underpinnings of his stories. He spent his case that took 13 years to settle.
of class struggles and childhood in Barrio Cabugawan,  He was born in Tondo, Manila,
colonialism in Filipino society. Rosales. to parents from Hagonoy,
José's works—written in  José Rizal's life and writings Bulacan.
profoundly influenced José's  In 1932, he married the Filipino
English—have been translated
work. The five-volume Rosales actress Atang de la Rama.
into 28 languages, including
Saga, in particular. Sionil José National Artists: Hernandez for
Korean, Indonesian, Czech, also owns Solidaridad Literature, de la Rama for
Russian, Latvian, Ukrainian and Bookshop, which is on Ermita, Theater, Dance and Music.
Dutch Manila.  On May 5, 1947, he led the
 Five Carlos Palanca Memorial  Authors like myself choose the biggest labor strike to hit Manila
Awards for Literature: his short city as a setting for their fiction at that time. Hernandez was
stories The God Stealer in 1959, because the city itself illustrates arrested on January 26 on the
Waywaya in 1979, and his essay the progress or the sophistication suspicion that he was among the
that a particular country has leaders of the rebellion
  It was while he was imprisoned Bataan. He spent his childhood Filipino author, essayist,
that he wrote his most notable years in Cabanatuan, Nueva dramatist and a National Artist
works. Isang Dipang Langit (A Ecija. He took his college of the Philippines for literature.
Stretch of Heaven), which later education at Central Luzon State He served as Secretary of
won a Republic Cultural University, but was not able to Education from 1961 to 1965,
Heritage Award, and Bayang finish due to poverty. during the term of Philippine
Malaya (Free Nation), which  most of his writings were President Diosdado Macapagal.
won a Balagtas Award. He also, focused on small farmers and Noted for his short stories, the
edited the prison's newspaper their current conditions with Manila-born Roces was married
Muntinglupa Courier. foreign businessmen. This lead to Irene Yorston Viola
 After five years of him to win separate awards from  Anding attended elementary and
imprisonment, the Supreme Commonwealth Literary high school at the ADMU,
Court allowed Hernandez to post Contest in 1940 and 1946, for his before moving to the University
bail on June 20, 1956. He then masterpieces, Singsing na of Arizona. He graduated with a
resumed his journalistic career Pangkasal and Tatsulok. B.A. in Fine Arts and, not long
and won Don Carlos Palanca  In 1958, he established the after, attained his M.A. from
Memorial Awards (four times) Kapatiran ng mga Alagad ng FEU back in the Philippines.
and journalism awards given by Wikang Pilipino, roughly  He was previously President of
the National Press Club of the translated as "Brotherhood of the the Manila Bulletin and of the
Philippines (four times). Disciples of the Filipino CAP College Foundation.
Lázaro Francisco Language"  In 2001, Roces was appointed as
 Lázaro Francisco y Angeles,  He received other distinguished Chairman of the Movie and
also known as Lazaro A. awards and accolades in Television Review and
Francisco (February 22, 1898 – literature in his lifetime, Classification Board (MTRCB).
June 17, 1980) was a Filipino including the Balagtas Award  Roces won Best Short Story for
novelist, essayist and (1969), the Republic Cultural We Filipinos are Mild Drinkers.
playwright. Francisco is the Heritage Award (1970) Another of his stories, My
recipient of the National Artist  In 2009, National Artist of the Brother’s Peculiar Chicken, was
of the Philippines for Literature, Philippines for Literature to listed as Martha Foley’s Best
posthumously, in 2009 Francisco, posthumously American Stories among the
 Francisco was born on February Alejandro Roces most distinctive for years 1948
22, 1898 to Eulogio Francisco  Alejandro Reyes Roces (13 July and 1951.
and Clara Angeles, in Orani, 1924 – 23 May 2011) was a
 he also published books such as National Artist of Literature on assassination of Aquino, whom
Of Cocks and Kites earned him 25 June 2003. he considered a "friend.
the reputation as the country's  Roces said, "You cannot be a  Romulo, in all, wrote and
best writer of humorous stories, great writer; first, you have to be published 22 books, which
“My Brother’s Peculiar a good person" includes The United (novel), I
Chicken”. Fiesta, is a book of Carlos P. Romulo Walked with Heroes
essays, featuring folk festivals  Carlos Peña Rómulo, QSC, (autobiography), I Saw the Fall
such as Ermita's Bota Flores, CLH, NA (14 January 1898 – 15 of the Philippines, Mother
Aklan's Ati-atihan, and Naga's December 1985) was a Filipino America and I See the
Peñafrancia. diplomat, statesman, soldier, Philippines Rise (war-time
 Something to Crow About, on journalist and author. He was a memoirs).
the other hand, is a collection of reporter at 16, a newspaper  He died, at 87, in Manila on 15
Roces’ short stories. About is the editor by the age of 20, and a December 1985 and was buried
first Filipino zarzuela in English. publisher at 32. He was a co- in the Heroes' Cemetery
This modern zarzuela tells the founder of the Boy Scouts of the (Libingan ng mga Bayani). He
story of a poor cockfighter Philippines, a general in the US was honored as "one of the truly
named Kiko who, to his wife's Army and the Philippine Army, great statesmen of the 20th
chagrin, pays more attention to Philippines' National Artists in century "Mr. United Nations"
the roosters than to her. Later in Literature His hometown is José García Villa
the story, a conflict ensues Camiling, Tarlac and he studied  Jose Garcia Villa (August 5,
between Kiko’s brother Leandro at the Camiling Central 1908 – February 7, 1997) was a
and Golem, the son of a wealthy Elementary School during his Filipino poet, literary critic,
and powerful man, over the basic education. Romulo served short story writer, and painter.
affections of a beautiful woman eight Philippine presidents, from He was awarded the National
named Luningning. It was Manuel L. Quezon to Ferdinand Artist of the Philippines title for
resolve with a cockfight. Marcos. literature in 1973, as well as the
 Roces has won Patnubay ng  Romulo supported President Guggenheim Fellowship in
Sining at Kalinangan Award, the Ferdinand Marcos through most creative writing by Conrad
Diwa ng Lahi Award, the of his presidency. Gregorio Aiken. He is known to have
Tanging Parangal of the Gawad Brillantes interviewed him in introduced the "reversed
CCP Para sa Sining, and the 1984, and he said he resigned consonance rhyme scheme" in
Rizal Pro Patria Award. He was "heartsick" because of the writing poetry, as well as the
finally bestowed the honor as extensive use of punctuation
 marks—especially commas, The Portable Villa entitled The well-behaved and gifted person.
which made him known as the Essential Villa. Tinio graduated with honors (a
Comma Poet. He used the  Several reprints of Villa's past "magna cum laude" achiever)
penname Doveglion ("Dove, works were done, including with a degree in Philosophy
Eagle, Lion"). These are from E. Appasionata: Poems in Praise of from the Royal and Pontifical
E. Cummings in Doveglion, Love in 1979, A Parliament of University of Santo Tomas at
Adventures in Value, a poem Giraffes and The Anchored age 18 in 1955.
dedicated to Villa. Villa was Angel: Selected Writings by  He published four seminal books
born in Manila's Singalong Villa that was edited by Eileen of poems between 1972 and
district. Tabios with a foreword provided 1993, in which, along with his
 He graduated from the UP by Hagedorn (both in 1999). longtime friend, Bienvenido
IntegSchool and the UPHigh  His popular poems include When Lumbera, helped, He had also
School in 1925. Villa enrolled on I Was No Bigger Than A Huge, worked on his own projects such
a Pre-Medical course in the UP, an example of his "comma as the Ateneo Experimental
but then switched to Pre-Law poems", and The Emperor's New Theater productions and other
course. Sonnet (a part of Have Come, serious dramas in Filipino.
 Villa first published Philippine Am Here) which is basically a  Circa 1976, Tinio also wrote the
Short Stories: Best 25 Short blank sheet of paper. lyrics for the six hymns of the
Stories of 1928 in 1929, an Rolando Tinio "Misa ng Alay-Kapwa" the
anthology of Filipino short  Rolando Santos Tinio (March 5, music for which was composed
stories written in English. (2nd 1937 – July 7, 1997) was a by Fr. Eduardo P. Hontiveros,
anthology in PH) Filipino poet, dramatist, director, SJ. ("Buksan ang Aming Puso.)
 His first collection of short actor, critic, essayist and  Rolando Santos Tinio was
stories that he had written were educator directing a musical when he
published under the title  Rolando Tinio is a Philippine suffered a heart attack in Manila
Footnote to Youth: Tales of the National Artist for Theater and on July 7, 1997. He died on July
Philippines and Others in 1933; Literature in 1997. He was born 8, 1997 at age 60. His wife,
while in 1939, Villa published in Gagalangin, Tondo, Manila theatre and film actress, Ella
Many Voices, his first collection As a child, Tinio was an active Luansing had died some years
poems, followed by Poems by participant in the Filipino movie before. He has two children,
Doveglion in 1941. Three years industry Tinio himself became a Antonio and Victoria.
later, he released a follow-up for film actor and scriptwriter. He is  He was known for translating
often described as a religious, Western classics, which includes
 the works of Sophocles, Jose Garcia Villa's Honor Roll  He is also known for using the
Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekhov from 1928 to 1939. and the leaf as a musical instrument
and Verdi, into Tagalog. Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni which led to being recognized as
Francisco Arcellana Balagtas for English fiction from the "only man who could play
 Francisco "Franz" Arcellana the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa music using a leaf" by the
(September 6, 1916 – August 1, Pilipino (UMPIL) in 1988. Guinness Book of Records.
2002) was a Filipino writer,  The University of the  He is also poet and was also a
poet, essayist, critic, journalist Philippines conferred upon film actor who appeared in
and teacher. He was born on Arcellana a doctorate in humane various Philippine films of the
September 6, 1916. he became a letters, honoris causa in 1989. 1950s and 1960s.
member of The Torres Torch Francisco Arcellana was  was born on April 30, 1910, in
Organization during his high proclaimed National Artist of the Tondo, Manila to Cornelio Cruz
school years. Later on, he Philippines in Literature on June and Juliana Celerio and was born
received a Rockefeller Grant and 23, 1990 by CoryAquino. to a poor family. His mother who
became a fellow in Creative  In 2009, or seven years after his is a harpist and a member of a
Writing at the University of death, his family came out with church choir. He was estranged
Iowa and at the Breadloaf a book entitled Franz is a from his father who is involved
Writers' Conference from 1956– collection of essays gathered by in the real estate and jewelry
1957. the Arcellana family from business.
 Arcellana pioneered the colleagues, friends, students and  Despite of this, Celerio became a
development of the short story as family members, Nick Joaquin, close acquaintance of gang
a lyrical prose-poetic form. His Butch Dalisay, Recah Trinidad, leader Asiong Salonga. Celerio
works are now often taught in Jing Hidalgo and others. later performed with the band as
tertiary-level syllabi in the Levi Celerio its member while
Philippines. Many of his works  Levi Celerio (April 30, 1910 – simultaneously attending Torres
were translated into Tagalog, April 2, 2002) was a Filipino High School.
Malaysian, Russian, Italian, and composer and lyricist who is  He also attended the UP
German. Arcellana won 2nd credited to writing not less than Conservatory of Music to study
place in the 1951 Don Carlos 4,000 songs. Celerio was violin for two semesters. He
Palanca Memorial Awards for recognized as a National Artist became the youngest member of
Literature for The Flowers of of the Philippines for Music and the Manila Symphony
May. Fourteen of his short Literature in 1997. Orchestra. Levi Celerio was a
stories were also included in member of the He temporarily
 worked as a comic illustrator and  The UP conferred him an of the Philippines for Historical
later decided to shift to honorary doctorate degree in Literature.
songwriting. Humanities in 1991. The Film  Carlos Felix Lozada Quirino
 Later in his career, he had Academy of the Philippines gave (January 14, 1910 - May 20,
Filipino Palindromes and Take Celerio the Lifetime 1999) was a Filipino biographer,
It From Levi, a collection of love Achievement Award in 1989. He historian and cultural
poems he wrote published. is also the recipient of the CCP administrator, has the distinction
 He is credited for writing more Gawad Para Sa Sining in 1991, of having written one of the
than 4,000 songs, many of which and the Gawad Urian Award in earliest biographies of Jose Rizal
are dedicated to his wife and 1993. titled The Great Malayan. In
children. He wrote Filipino folk,  Celerio died at the Delgado 1997, President Fidel Ramos
Christmas, and love songs and Clinic in Kamuning, Quezon created historical literature as a
some of his songs were used in City due to multiple organ new category in the National
feature films. dysfunction. He also had a prior Artist Awards and Quirino was
 Among Original Pilipino Music episode of stroke. its first recipient.
(OPM) songs he composed are  On his 108th Birth Anniversary  His book Maps and Views of
"Ikaw", "Kahit Konting on April 30, 2018, Google Old Manila is considered as the
Pagtingin", "Saan Ka Man Philippines featured Celerio in a best book on the subject. His
Naroroon?". He wrote the lyrics Google Doodle. other books include Quezon,
of the famous Filipino lullabye  Levi Celerio was married to Lina Man of Destiny, Magsaysay of
Sa Ugoy ng Duyan . He also Celerio and has 12 children. the Philippines, Lives of the
composed folk songs including Carlos Quirino Philippine Presidents, Philippine
"Ako ay May Singsing",  Carlos Quirino is a nephew of Cartography, Filipinos at War:
 "Ang Pasko ay Sumapit", Philippine president Elpidio The Fight for Freedom from
officially title "Maligayang Quirino.He is a famous filipino. Mactan to EDSA.
Pasko at Manigong Bagong He is best known for his early Atty. Ramon L. Muzones
Taon" biography of Jose Rizal. He also  Muzones (March 20, 1913 –
 On October 9, 1997, pursuant to wrote several works the Aug. 17, 1992) was a prolific
Proclamation No. 1114, Philippine history and writer in Hiligaynon and
President Fidel V. Ramos biographies of President Manuel credited for developing and
proclaimed him a National Artist Quezon and the painter Damian popularizing Hiligaynon
for Music and Literature. Domingo. In 1997 he was literature through his poems,
recognised as a National Artist short stories, essays, and novels.
 He wrote a total of 62 novels  He took his pre-law course at Philippine Graphic and later
during his lifetime. His obra FEU and his law degree at CPU edited for the Evening News
maestra called Margosatubig in 1952. Magazine and Manila Chronicle
1946 was considered the first  Muzones married Adelaida de la  member of the Board of
Hiligaynon bestseller. Cruz of Kabankalan, Negros Advisers of Likhaan: the
 His first novel for Hiligaynon Occidental; they had seven University of the Philippines
was Tibud nga Bulawan 1938. children. Creative Writing Center,
Muzones scored many firsts in N. V. M. Gonzalez founding editor of The Diliman
Hiligaynon literature such as the  Néstor Vicente Madali González Review and as the first president
first Hiligaynon roman a clef, (September 8, 1915 – November of the Philippine Writers'
Tamblot in 1948; and first 28, 1999) was a Filipino Association. In 1950, González
Hiligaynon political satire, Si novelist, short story writer, returned and taught at the UST,
Tamblot Kandidato Man in essayist and poet. Conferred as the PWU and the U.P. where he
1949. His Dama de Noche in the National Artist of the was only one of two faculty
1980 is deemed the longest Philippines for Literature in members accepted to teach in the
serialized Hiligaynon novel. 1997. He was born in Romblon, university without holding a
 Muzones was one of the Philippines. González, however, degree.
founders of Sumakwelan. was raised in Mansalay, Oriental  On 14 April 1987, the University
 He was awarded the Gawad Mindoro. González was a son of of the Philippines conferred on
Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas a school supervisor and a N.V.M. González the degree of
by the Unyon ng mga Manunulat teacher. As a teenager, he helped Doctor of Humane Letters,
sa Pilipinas in 1988, the Gawad his father by delivering meat honoris causa.
CCP Para sa Sining in 1989, and door-to-door. González was also  As a National Artist, Gonzalez
the Gawad Bonifacio sa a musician. He earned his first was honored with a state funeral
Panitikan Centennial Award peso by playing the violin during at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
granted by the National a Chinese funeral in Romblon.
Commission for Culture and the González attended Jose J. Leido
Arts on Nov. 22, 1997. Jr. Memorial National High
 Muzones was the first of 10 School (1927 to 1930). González
children of Santiago Muzones attended college at NU (Manila)
from Miag-ao, Iloilo and but he was unable to finish his
Florentina Larupay. undergraduate degree. While in
Manila, González wrote for the