This document provides an overview of different genres and forms in Philippine literature, including: 1) The Barlaan and Josaphat, the first novel printed in Manila in 1593. 2) The Pasyon, a Filipino narrative poem recounting the life of Christ. 3) The balagtasan, a poetic debate form inspired by old Philippine verse debates. 4) Traditions like the Moro-moro play, Salubong ritual, and Dung-aw lamentation that are integral parts of Filipino culture.

1. PHILIPPINE LITERATURE SUBMITTED BY: JOSEPH EMIL ZAMORA

3. The First Book Printed in Manila , 1593

5. AngBarlaan at Josaphatangkauna-unahangnobelangnalimbagsaPilipinas.Angakdangito ay naitalangmahabangakdangpanrelihiyonnanaglalamanngmgaaralnatunaynatotoongaakaysamgataosamgagawaing banal sapamamagitanngmgagawangmgapangunahingtauhansanobelanasinaBarlaan at Josaphat.

7. Ang Pasyon ay isangnaratibongtulang Pilipinas, nanagsasaadngbuhayniKristo, mulakapanganakanhanggangsapagkapakoniyasakrus.

10. The balagtasan is a debate in poetic verse. It was created during the American Colonization of the Philippines, inspired by old forms of Philippine verse debate like the karagatan, Juego de Prenda and the duplo. Its name comes from the original surname of Francisco Baltazar, Balagtas, having been created to honor his birth anniversary.

13. ang Urbana at Felisa (1864) ay halimbawangaklatngmabutingasalnalumitawsaEwropanoong Renasimyento

14. Ang Panunuluyan ay isangkaugaliang Kristiyano ngmga Filipino nanagtatanghalngmasalimuotnapaglalakbaynina Santo Jose at Birheng Maria mulasa Nazareth patungong Bethlehem upangmaghanapngmatutuluyannamapagsisilangankayHesukristo. Ito ay hangosasalitang-ugatna “tuloy” naisangmagiliwnapag-anyaya o pagpapatuloyngpanauhinsaloobngtahanan

18. Salubong is an Easter Sunday pre-dawn ritual that reenacts the Risen Christ's meeting with His mother.

22. Zarzuela is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular song, as well as dance.

27. A sainete was a popular Spanish comic opera piece, a one-act dramatic vignette, with music. It was often placed at the end of entertainments, or between other types of performance.

29. Ang moro-moro, ay natatangisapagkatwalangibangbansananakaisip at nakapagsagawangnasabingpalabasnakatuladnangsa Pilipinas. Ang Pilipinaslamangangnawilisapaggawang moro-moro naangobrangito ay tuluyannangitinuringnakasamasabuhayngmga Pilipino sa halos dalawangsiglo.

30. Dung-aw or lamentation is an Ilocano tradition of extolling the life of a deceased friend or relative during his/her wake. I did my dung-aw once, in Tagalog, when I was younger and hopelessly in love.

33. Ang awit ay isanguringtulangpasalaysaynabinubuongtig-aapatnataludtodangbawatsaknong, naangbawattaludtod ay may lalabindalawahingpantig, at angtradisyonalnadulongtugma ay isahan

35. the corridor is a popular narrative song and poetry form, a ballad, of Mexico. The songs are often about oppression, history, daily life for peasants, and other socially important information.[1] It is still a popular form today, and was widely popular during the Mexican Revolution and Nicaraguan Revolutions of the 20th century.