5. Doctrina Christiana
was an early book
of Roman Catholic
Catechism, written in
1593 by Fray Juan de
Plasencia, and is
believed
to be one of the earliest
books printed
7. FRANCISCO LOPEZ
In fact, the earliest known written
Iloko poems were the romances
he
translated from Spanish
an Augustinian friar who in
1621, published his own Iloko
translation of the Doctrina
Cristiana, the first book to
8. LEONA FLORENTINO
has since been considered by some as
the "National Poetess of the
Philippines”
a Filipino poet in
the Spanish and Ilocano languages. She
is considered as the "mother of
Philippine women's literature" and the
"bridge from oral to literary tradition".
She wrote Nalpay a Namnama o
9. PEDRO BUCANEG
was a Filipino poet who is blind since
birth
he is the acknowledged author of
the
Ilocano epic Biag ni Lam-ang,which is
an epic poem of the Ilocano people from
the Ilocos region of the Philippines
influenced from the
Indian Hindu epics Ramayana and
Mahabharata
- He is considered the "Father of
Ilocano literature."
11. INES TACAD CAMMAYO
First prize for “People of
Consequence”, Don Carlos
Palanca
Memorial Awards for Literature, 1970
Second prize for “On Friends You
Pin Such Hopes”, Don Carlos
Palanca
Memorial Awards for Literature, 1973
12. FERNANDO MARAMAG
was an excellent poet and journalist
in English. He had a rich style and
deep
understanding of human nature –
qualities which made his poetry
appealing to all readers.
his editorial writings “exerted great
influence on the various phases of the
Filipino way of
life, particularly in its government,
economics, education and politics,”
23. Western Visayas Literature
Also called the PANAYANON
LITERATURE
Tungkung Langit and Alunsina
The paktakon is a riddle while
the hurubaton is a proverb.
24. Western Visayas Literature
Also called the PANAYANON
LITERATURE
Myth- “Tungkung Langit and Alunsina”
The paktakon is a riddle while
the hurubaton is a proverb.