This document provides information about literature in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) of the Philippines. It discusses three writers from the region, including Florentino Hornedo, who was born in 1938 in Batanes. Hornedo received several degrees and has authored 13 books on topics like philosophy, education, culture, and history. He has received numerous awards for his writing. Some of Hornedo's literary works examine themes of Filipino identity and culture, such as the social implications of the phrase "Today's native was yesterday's visitor."

1. Literature in
Region 2
Raymart Enriquez Isidro

2. Region 2 (Cagayan Valley)
•Batanes
•Cagayan
•Isabela
•Nueva Vizcaya
•Quirino

3. Writers and Literary Works
•Florentino Hornedo
•Fernando Maramag
•Edith L. Tiempo

4. Florentino Hornedo
• Born on October 16, 1938 in Batanes.
• He was born to Leon Hornedo and Bienvenida Hontomin.
• Hailing from Savidug, Sabtang, Batanes, Hornedo obtained
his BSE from the University of Santo Tomas in 1961. He
received his Masters in English and Philosophy from St.
Louis University in 1966 and 1972 respectively and his Ph.D.
in Literature from UST in 1977.

5. Florentino Hornedo
• He also completed a post doctorate in History and Political Science
from UST completed in 1985-88 and has trainings in Journalism and
Cultural Anthropology.
• As a writer, Dr. Hornedo has authored 13 books in Philosophy,
Education, Culture and History. In addition, he has been editor of
Ad Veritatem , a Journal of Research at the UST Graduate School,
and Ivatan Studies Journal , a Graduate School Research Journal at
the Saint Dominic College of Batanes.

6. Florentino Hornedo
• A recipient of Palanca Awards for literature in 1989. His winning essay is
entitled,“Discourse of Power in Florante at Laura”.
• Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, National Catholic
Authors Award, Pilak Award for Service to Culture, the Arts and
Community, of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Annual Book
Awards of Ateneo de Manila University, Batanes Provincial
Achievement Recognition for Cultural and Social Research,
Recognition Award for Social Research, from the UST College of
Education Alumni Association, and Most Outstanding Thomasian Alumni
Awardee in the Arts & Humanities 2006.

7. Prof. Dr. Florentino
Hornedo Ph.D.

8. Literary Works of Florentino Hornedo

9. Literary Works of Florentino Hornedo

10. The Visitors and the Native of the Jeepney
and the Tricycle
• Refelection
expressed the idea of “Filipinicity”, where it
addressed the idea of the social implications
behind the phrase, “Today’s native was yesterday’s
visitor.”

11. The Visitors and the Native of the Jeepney
and the Tricycle
“To Build a People’s Culture”
“Art out of Crisis”, focused on the social issue of the possibilities within
the domains for traditional and contemporary Filipino popular art forms
that are in grave jeopardy of decreasing its economic and social appeal.
Hornedo had pointed out, “Today’s native was yesterday’s visitor”. With
the events of history now behind us, it has left many marks of political
and social influences which have shaped the current situation in
the Philippines.