Core Subject

CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS

FROM THE REGIONS
CAR 06:
National Artists of the Philippines for
LITERATURE

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CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the learner is expected
to:
The learner…
1. identifies the awardees for National Artist for
Literature
2. explains the contributions of each artist in the field of
literary arts

CAR 06: National Artist Literature

CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

National Artists for Literature

CAR 06: National Artist Literature

CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

The Philippines has an immense

literary tradition that reflects the
country’s history.

CAR 06: National Artist Literature

CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

Philippine literature is a rich group of

literary works that has developed along with
the country’s history. Long before the arrival
of Western influence, early Filipinos already
have stories to tell to younger generations.

CAR 06: National Artist Literature

CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

The Philippines has a rich collection of

fables, legends, and myths from different
regions. The babaylan, the early healers, used
chants to please the supernatural beings or
spirits to bestow good health and fortune in
the home and the fields.

CAR 06: National Artist Literature

CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

When the Spaniards came in the 16th

century, they introduced Christianity to the
islands and used literature to colonize the
country. During the time of the Americans,
English was introduced and Filipinos have
grown adept in the usage of the language.

CAR 06: National Artist Literature

CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

Philippine literature is diverse,

although some of the most famous literary
works focus on the country’s postcolonial
heritage, politics, and modern traditions.
Filipinos must recognize and give
importance to the people behind the
development of Philippine literature.

CAR 06: National Artist Literature

CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

Francisco Arcellana
1916-2002; Conferred: 1990
• pioneer of modern short stories
in English
• lyrical prose-poetic form
• Death in a Factory
• A Clown Remembers
• Divided by Two
• The Other Woman
• To Touch You
• I Touched Her
CAR 06: National Artist Literature
CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

NVM Gonzalez
1915-1999; Conferred: 1997
• Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez
• Stanford University and
Columbia University
• famed poet, short story writer,
essayist, professor
• The Winds of April, 1941
• A Season of Grace, 1956
• The Bamboo Dancers, 1988

CAR 06: National Artist Literature

CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

Nick Joaquin
1917-2004; Conferred: 1976
• People’s Writer
• pioneer of Literary Journalism
• The Sorrows of Vaudeville, 1937 Sunday Tribune
Magazine
• The Woman Who Had Two Navels
• A Portrait of Artist as Filipino: An Elegy in Three
Scenes
• Manila, My Manila: A History for the Young
• The Ballad of the Five Battles
• Rizal in Saga: A Life for Student Fans
• Almanac for Manileños
• Cave and Shadows
• Quijano de Manila (pen name)

CAR 06: National Artist Literature

CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

F. Sionil Jose
1924-present; Conferred: 2001
• Francisco Sionil Jose
• works represent the social
underpinnings of class struggles
and colonialism in the society
• Rosales Saga: The Pretenders, Tree,
My Brother, My Executioner, Mass
and Po-on
• founder of the Philippine chapter
of international organization: PEN
• CCP Centennial Honors for the
Arts, 1999

CAR 06: National Artist Literature

CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

Jose Garcia Villa

1908-1997; Conferred: 1973
• invetor of Comma Poems
• Footnote to Youth: Tales of the
Philippines and Others, 1993
• Doveglion: Collected Poems
• Poems 55
• Poems in Praise of Love: The Best
Love Poems of Jose Garcia Villa
• Doveglion (pseudonym)
CAR 06: National Artist Literature
CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

Edith L. Tiempo
1919-2011; Conferred: 1999
• The Black Monkey, Carlos Palanca
Memorial Award
• A Blade of Fern, 1978
• The Native Coast, 1979
• The Alien Corn, 1992
• The Tracks of Babylon and Other Poems,
1966
• The Charmer’s Box and Other Poems, 1993
• wife of Edilberto K. Tiempo
• founder of Siliman University Writers
Workshop, Dumaguete

CAR 06: National Artist Literature

CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

Virgilio S. Almario
1944-present; Conferred: 2003
• Rio Alma
• poet and historian
• translations of plays (Nick Joaquin,
Bertolt Brecht, Maxim Gorki)
• translations of Rizal’s: Noli Me
Tangere and El Filibusterismo
• Makinasyon, Peregrinasyon
• Doktrinang Anakpawis
• Mga Retrato at Rekwerdo
• Muli, sa Kandungan ng Lupa
CAR 06: National Artist Literature
CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

Amado V. Hernandez 1903-1970;

Conferred: 1973
• known for his disapproval of social injustices
in the country
• imprisoned for his participation in the
communist movement
• writers are “the conscience of the society and
affirms the greatness of the human spirit in
the face of inequity and oppression”
• Mga Ibong Mandaragit (imprisoned)
• Bayang Malaya ; Isang Dipang Langit ; Luha ng
Buwaya ; Tudla at Tudling: Katipunan ng mga
Nalathalang Tula 1921-1970 ; Langaw sa Isang
Basong Gatas at Iba Pang Kwento ; Magkabilang
Mukha ng Isang Bagol at Iba Pang Akda
• married to Atang de la Rama
CAR 06: National Artist Literature
CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

Carlos P. Romulo
1898-1985; Conferred: 1982
• envoy, statesman, soldier, correspondent,
writer
• founder of the Boy Scouts of the
Philippines
• only Asian awarded a Pulitzer Prize in
Journalism
• The United (novel)
• I Walked with Heroes (autobiography)
• war-time memoirs: I Saw the Fall of the
Philippines, Mother America, I See the
Philippines Rise
• A Third World Soldier at the UN and The
Philippine Presidents (record of his
encounters with country’s leaders)
CAR 06: National Artist Literature
CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

Carlos L. Quirino
1910-1999; Conferred: 1997

• talented biographers
• first recognized as National
Artist in Historical Literature
• University of Wisconsin, 1931
• Man of Destiny, 1935, Manuel L.
Quezon Biography
• assistant to Elpidio Quirino

CAR 06: National Artist Literature

 CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

Alejandro R. Roces
1924-2011; Conferred: 2003
• comic short stories writer
• My Brother’s Peculiar Chicken
(award from University of
Arizona; Best American Short
Stories—Martha Foley)
• focused on the derelict aspects of
the country’s cultural heritage
• Rizal Pro Patria Award
• Gawad CCP para sa Sining
CAR 06: National Artist Literature
CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

Lazaro Francisco
1898-1980; Conferred: 2009
• an icon in Tagalog writing
• 1958 founder of Kapatiran ng mga
Alagad ng Wikang Pilipino
(KAWIKA)
• Binhi at Bunga
• Cesar
• Ama
• Bayang Nagpatiwakal
• Sa Paanan ng Krus
• Ang Pamana ng Pulubi
• Bago Lumubog ang Araw
• Tanglaw ng Lahi Award, ADMU

CAR 06: National Artist Literature

CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

Bienvenido Lumbera
1932-present; Conferred: 2006
• poet, librettist, scholar
• Likhang Dila, Likhang Diwa, 1993
• Balaybay: Mga Tulang Lunot at
Manibalang, 2002
• Sa Sariling Bayan: Apat na Dulang
May Musika, 2004
• Agunyas sa Hacienda Luisita, 2004
• Pakikiramay, 2004
• Hibik at Himagsik Nina Victoria
Lactaw, Dulaang UP
CAR 06: National Artist Literature
CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

Cirilo F. Bautista
1941-present; Conferred: 2014
• poet, fictionist, essayist, academician, scholar
• Palanca Hall of Famer, National Book
Awards, Gawad Jose Corazon de Jesus,
Gawad CCP para sa Sining
• 1998, winner Philippine Centennial Prize for
Epic Poetry
• Trilogy of Saint Lazarus, 2001
• Believe and Betray: New and Collected Poems,
2006
• Galaw ng Asoge, 2004
• The House of True Desire: Essays about Life and
Literature, 2011
• Things Happen: Poems 2012, 2014
CAR 06: National Artist Literature
CORE SUBJECT
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

Summary
Philippine literature is a rich storehouse of narratives and
texts that date back from the pre-colonial times to the
contemporary. It will continue to evolve as writers continue to
write about the realities and conditions of the country.

Exceptional literary artists such as Amado V. Hernandez,

Jose Garcia Villa, Nick Joaquin, Carlos P. Romulo, Francisco
Arcellana, Edith Tiempo, F. Sionil Jose, Virgilio Almario,
Alejandro Roces, Bienvenido Lumbera, Lazaro Francisco, and
Cirili Bautista have all immensely enriched Philippine literature
through their timeless narratives of the Filipino spirit.
CAR 06: National Artist Literature