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Literature under the New Society

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POST- EDSA
LITERATURE
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 SHORT HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND

 Sept 21, 1972 – Martial law

 Feb. 22-25, 1986 - EDSA Revolution
 Feb 25, 1986 – President Cory Aquino
Inauguration
 1986- The beginning of a new scene
for Filipino writers and artists
 Columnists became vocal and
unrestricted
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• Creative Writing Centers maybe group into two.

(1) Academic Institution (Universities that offers creative writing as part

of their curriculum)
 Silliman University
University of the Philippines
Ateneo de Manila University
De La Salle University
University of Santo Tomas
San Carlos University

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 • Creative Writing Centers maybe group into two.
(2) Writer’s Organization (Creative Writing Groups that offers symposium/
Workshops)
 UMPIL (Unyun ng mga Manunulat ng Pilipino)
PANULAT (Pambansang Unyon ng mga Manunulat)- writing among
peasants
GAT (Galian sa Arte)- working with young poets. Fiction & Drama
LIRA (Linangan sa Imahe, Retorika, at Anyo)- Poetry workshops
KATHA- writing of fiction with social consciousness

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Award giving bodies

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature

(Palanca Awards) was established in 1950 to
commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca, Sr.
through an endeavor that would promote education and
culture in the country.

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 Institutions

 Founded in 1981, the Manila Critics Circle is a non-

profit, non-stock organization of professional literary
critics and newspaper columnists who believe that
Philippine books deserve much more attention than
they usually get from business, media, and the
general public.

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Institutions

Was created by law in 1992. It has a committee on

literary arts which funds workshops, conferences,
publications and a variety projects geared towards
the production of a “national literature”. The
committee has the aim to develop writing that is multi-
lingual, multi-cultural and truly national.

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Annual competitions

Non- governmental organizations

• AMADO V. HERNANDEZ
FOUDATION
• GAPAS Foundation
• KAIBIGAN

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Publications
 Publications are divided into two categories: The National magazines and the campus
publications
National Magazines
Midweek
Philippine Graphic Weekly Magazine
Philippine Free Press
The Sunday Inquirer Magazine
Liwayway, Iluko, Sugboanon, Bannawag and Bisaya
Filmag
Solidarity
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Publications
Campus Publications
UP - Collegian, The Diliman Reviews, and The Literary
Apprentice
Siliman University- Sands and Coral
Ateneo de Manila- Heights, Pantas, and Philippine Studies
De La Salle- Malate, Likha, and Malay
University of Sto. Tomas- The Varsitatian
PUP- Bisig
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I. CHARACTERISTERICS OF POST-EDSA LITERATURE
 
1. Post-EDSA publishing has been marked by adventurousness, a willingness to gamble
on non- traditional projects.
2. A recuperation of writing in Philippine languages other than Tagalog.
3. Feminist sentiments also flourished in Philippine contemporary art and literature.
4. The declining prestige of the New Criticism, whose rigorous aesthetic norms has
previously functioned as a Procrustean bed on which Filipino authors and their works
were measured, has opened a gap in the critical evaluation of literary works,
5. There is in the academe an emerging critical orientation that draws its concerns and
insights from literary theorizing current in England and US.

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FAMOUS WRITERS
• NICOMEDES MARQUEZ JOAQUIN (Nick Joaquin)
 May 4, 1917- April 29, 2004
 Filipino writer, historian and journalist, best
known for his short stories and novels in the
English language.
 Quijano de Manila
 was conferred the rank and title of National
Artist of the Philippines for Literature.
 The Quartet of The Tiger Moon: Scenes from
The People Power Apocalypse (1986)
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 Collected Verses (1987)
FAMOUS WRITERS
• MAGNO CARLO “JOSE” CAPARAS

• (DECEMBER 15, 1958)

• Is an iconic comic creator writer, film

director, and producer.
• He popularized Pinoy super heores and
characters like, Panday, Bakekang, Totoy
bato, Joaquin Bordado, etc.
• His contributions as a director to the film
industry centered more on true story
massacre movies like, The Baleleng, the
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Story.
FAMOUS WRITERS
GILDA OLVIDADO

• (August 9, 1957)
• is a Filipino movie and television writer, and
melodrama novelist.
• Her novels have been turned into live-action movies
by VIVA s, and also been remade for television
through Sine Novela
• Huwag mo kaming isumpa (1986)
• Pinulot kalang sa lupa (1987)
• Saan nag tatago ang pag-ibig (1987)
• Huwag mong itanong kung bakit (1988)
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FAMOUS WRITERS
Lilia Quindoza Santiago
 born in Manaoag, Pangasinan to Victorino
Quindozo and Buena Cadanilla
 a writer and an editor
 her work focuses on feminism in the lives of the
indigenous people, the Ilocanos, and other ethno-
linguistic groups in the Philippines
Notable Works:
famous poetry “Tula sa Sanaysay”
The very last story of Huli
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FAMOUS WRITERS
Charlson L. Ong
  multi-awarded fictionist who has received, among others: a
Palanca award for his short story, The Trouble in Beijing; a
second-place Philippine Centennial Literary Prize for his novel,
An Embarrassment of Riches; and several National Book Awards
for his works across the years
  Currently teaches literature and creative writing at the
University of The Philippines’ Department of English and
Comparative Literature.
 Notable Works:
 Blue Angel, White Shadow
 The Execution
 The Trouble in Beijing
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FAMOUS WRITERS
Jose Dalisay, Jr.
 a writer whose expertise is cover upon fiction, poetry, drama,
nonfiction and screenplay
 has authored more than 20 books since 1984 wherein six of
those have garnered National Books Award from the Manila
Critics Circle
 made it to the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)
Centennial Honors List as one of the 100 most accomplished
Filipino artists of the century
 Notable Works:
 Oldtimer and Other Stories
 Killing Time in a Warm Place
 The Island
 The Lavas: A Filipino Family 26
FAMOUS WRITERS
Ricardo Lee
 a fictionist, journalist, and a playwight; a giant in Philippine Cinema
 has written more than 150 film scripts since 1973, earning him more
than 50 trophies from various award-giving bodies, including a 2003
Natatanging Gawad Urian Lifetime Achievement Award from the
Manunuri ng Pelikulang Filipino
 has worked with the best Filipino directors and many of his films
have been screened in the international film festival circuit in
Cannes, Toronto, and Berlin, among others
 Notable Works:
 Kabilang sa mga Nawawala
 Si Tatang at mga Himala ng Ating Panahon
 Para kay B
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FAMOUS WRITERS
Danton R. Remoto
  a Filipino writer, essayist, reporter, editor, columnist, and
professor and was a first prize recipient at the ASEAN Letter-
Writing Contest for Young People
  the chairman emeritus of Ang Ladlad, a lesbian, gay, bisexual,
and transgender (LGBT) political party in the Philippines
  a professor and teaches English and Journalism at the Ateneo de
Manila University
 Notable Works:
 Skin, Voices, Faces
 X-Factor
 Ladlad

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FAMOUS WRITERS
Marjorie Evasco
  an award- winning Filipino poet that writes in two languages:
English and Cebuano-Visayan
  a supporter of women's rights, especially of women writers, and
is one of the earliest Filipina feminist poets
  a founding member of two organizations espousing the cause of
women writers: Writers Involved in Creating Cultural Alternatives
(WICCA) and Women in Literary Arts (WILA)
 Notable Works:
 Sagada Stills in a Floating World
 A Legacy of Light: 100 Years of Sun Life in the Philippine
 ANI: The Life and Art of Hermogena Borja Lungay, Boholano
Painter
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FAMOUS WRITERS
Ruth Elynia S. Mabanglo
 a poet, playwright, journalist and a retired professor at the
University of Hawaii at Manoa advocating for Filipino
language
 was the coordinator for the Department of Hawaiian and
Indo-Pacific Languages, as well as the Filipino and
Philippine Literature Program
 has been publishing poetry for over 30 years and has
received numerous literary awards and honors
 Notable Works:
 Liham ni Pinay mula sa Brunei
 Balada ni Lola Amonita 30

 Anyaya ng Imperyalista
LITERARY PIECES

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 THE VERY LAST STORY OF HULI BY LILIA QUINDOZA
SANTIAGO

Summary :
This article is about the life of Huli after she survived the sexual exploitation from
Padre Camorra. After jumping out of the dormitory window, she dwelled around in
search for food and shelter. As she was roaming around, she happened to pass by a group
of men who were drinking. These men then raped her, leaving her an emotional trauma
she would carry on for life. She had the chance to seek help from an investigator but
unfortunately, she was also raped by the investigator. She later on met Tinyong who took
her in. Thinking that this man is a good hearted person, she went with him only to
experience sexual exploitation again but Huli survived after she managed to kill Tinyong
in fear for her life. After a long time of suffering, her sanity escaped her consciousness
and was sent to the mental hospital. The story of how she came to be a bum and how she
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What is the relationship of the story “ the very last
story of Huli” in EDSA?

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• THE EXECUTION BY CHARLSON ONG
-Talks about freedom and justice during the martial law

 AMONG THE DISSEAPERED BY RICARDO LEE

- A story about a boy named Jun-jun, son of a “tibak” UP slang for “aktibista”. His father is
one of those who fights against martial law. His father was then captured and was never
seen again. While his mother goes hiding in the mountains, he was sent to other people to
care of.

- In the story he was invisible and he is looking for his body. In his journey he saw his
grandmother and his mother. Finally when he saw his body it was already dead and was
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shot by a soldier.
 GEYLUV BY HONORIO DE DIOS

Geyluv or Gay love in English touches sensitive socio-political issues that are far beyond literature.
- Mike was first known by Benjie in a party of media companies. Then they had a project in Zambales; then
two became close to each other. Benjie is a kind of "bitchy-bitchy gay", because he does not want to get hurt
again. This is also the reason why he was afraid to have commitment to any other guy, again. By the time
Mike and Benjie are really close, Mike and Carmie just separated recently. Once in a while they drink, they
watch movies and just eat together outside, after office hours. One time, while in the bar, Benjie told Mike that
he loves him. They did not talk about all night after that. They decided to live together in the same house
(Benjie's apartment) to better understand what they really want to happen with their relationship.

-"It hurts to be rejected. Especially if you began as friends. Been unfortunate in love, and now you're
feeling guilty because you have just betrayed a dear friend and destroyed a beautiful friendship. "

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References

Moran, (2012). Panahon ng Post Edsa. Retrieved from

https://www.scribd.com/doc/92503405/Panahon-Ng-Post-EDSA

Dela Cruz, (2013). What is Philippines After Edsa Revolution. Retrieved from
https://www.slideshare.net/championdessinateur/what-is-philippines-after-edsa-revolution