Posthumously honored as National Artist for Literature in 1973.
Amado V. Hernandez
Best known for his Rosales Saga. This five-novel epic narrates the lives of different generations of the Samsons that deal with the social struggles of the country.
F. Sionil Jose
National Artist for Literature (1976)
Nick Joaquin
Bonsai
Edith Tiempo
Their works present the diverse heritage of the Filipino people.
Nick Joaquin
National Artist for Literature (2001)
F. Sionil Jose
Poetry is hailed for its witty and complex wordplay
Edith Tiempo
They founded and directed the Silliman National Writers Workshop in Dumaguete City
Edith Tiempo
Writer of short stories suffused with folk Roman Catholicism
Nick Joaquin
His most significant activities after the war involved organizing labor unions across the country through the labor federation Congress of Labor Organizations (CLO).
Amado V. Hernandez
They were influenced by the philosophy of Marx he advocated revolution as a means of change.
Amado V. Hernandez
Mga Ibong Mandaragit (Birds of Prey)
Amado V. Hernandez
Footnote to Youth
Jose Garcia Villa
National Artist for Literature 1973
Jose Garcia Villa
Founded Solidaridad Galleries, which provided young Filipino artists with opportunities to showcase their works.
F. Sionil Jose
The God Stealer
F. Sionil Jose
Introduced the reversed consonance rhyme scheme, including the comma poems that made full use of the punctuation mark in an innovative, poetic way.
Jose Garcia Villa
National Artist for Literature (1999)
Edith Tiempo
Contributing editor and essayist under the pen name “Quijano de Manila”
Nick Joaquin
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