3. Philippine literature during
U.S colonialism, the
American providing free
education, many were given
the chance to study and
English was used as the
language instruction
Free education served
as the stepping stone
for others to improve
their social status.
5. >1940: Salvador P. Lopez’
LITERATURE AND SOCIETY which is a
collection of critical reflections and
serious essays and which won first
prize in the Commonwealth Literary
Contest of 1940.
> 1940: Camilo Osias published THE
FILIPINO WAY OF LIFE, a series of essays on
the Filipino Way of Life as drawn from
history, falkways, philosophy and
psychology of the Philippines.
6. >1941: F.B Icasiano (Mang Kiko) was reprints of the best
of Icasiano’s in the Sunday Times Magazine under the
column From My Nipa Hut. It is an essay of the common
“tao” and is written with humor and sympathy.
> August 16,1941: Carlos P.
Romulo had an editorial printed in
the Philippines Herald. Entitled I
AM A FILIPINO, it was reprinted in
his book MY BORTHER
AMERICANS.
9. Established
by Sergio
Osmena in
1900.
The American
censors band
this twice and
threatened
Osmena with
banishment
because of his
nationalistic
writings.
Is a puerto
recant
newspaper
.
16. MORO-MORO-
a play on the
Spanish
struggles
against the
muslims.
BALAGTASAN-form
of debate in verse
DRAMA(1925-1941)-
during this period did
not reach the heights
attained by the novel or
the short story.
