The document highlights notable literary figures from Zamboanga, including Shekina Labarosa, Antonio Descalar, Emigdio Alvarez Enriquez, and Ibrahim Jubair, detailing their backgrounds and key works. It covers their contributions to literature through stories, poetry, and plays, showcasing regional cultural heritage. Additionally, it records their achievements, such as awards and recognitions in various contests.

1. REGION 9
MEMBERS:
SHEKINA LABAROSA
MAEKYLA AQUINO
RONIE DIONG-AN

2. ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR
FIVE CITIES:
DAPITAN
DIPOLOG
PAGADIAN
ZAMBOANGA
ISABELA

3. GONZALO VILLA CHAVEZ

4. GONZALO VILLA CHAVEZ
• A short story writer and storyteller, born in Zamboanga City
to a wealthy family, he became the news editor of the
Atenean, an educational newspaper that published some of
his works. His first story is "When Death Struck". He won
the National Essay Writing Contest in 1946, it was titled
"The Role of America in the Rehabilitation of the
Philippines". Among his prize-winning writings are
Footnoteof America and he replaced "Death of Illusion",
"Barrio Miracle", "A Voice of Rama“

5. WORKS:
>WHEN DEATH STRUCK
>THE ROLE OF AMERICA IN THE
INHABITATION OF THE
PHILIPPINES
>DEATH OF ILLUSION
>BARRIO MIRACLE
>A VOICE OF ROMA

6. ANTONIO DESCALAR

7. ANTONIO DESCALAR
• Born in Sindangan Zamboanga on June 15
1952. Studied in a public school and completed
his studies at the Misamis Occidental Institute
and the College of Law at AU. He won first
prize in a poetry writing contest held in 1949.
His first published poem was "now before the
conquerer"

8. WORKS:
•.TESTAMENTAL
•.PRELUDE
•.TROSE HANDS THIS TREE
•.THE FALLEN GOD
•.NOTE DO A GUEST SPEAKER

9. EMIGDIO ALVAREZ
ENRIQUEZ

10. EMIGDIO ALVAREZ
ENRIQUEZ
• Born in Zamboanga City where he also completed his pre-college
education. Went to AU, where he completed his AB degree (1951) and
after that he attended the University of IOWA. As a scholar he reached
the University of Madrid. He was given money by the Zobel de Ayala
family. Since then he started writing his novel "The House Juan" which
was not printed. Two of his short stories won the Philippine Free Press
Short Story Contest. "Death of a House", second prize, 1951 and "The
Doll", third prize. On February 20, 1971, the play "As Between Two
Mirrors" that he wrote and adapted from his novel was screened at the
UE Auditorium. His other published books are "Three Philippine Epics,
Plays at House of Images" (1953), and "The White House of Ali at Other

11. WORKS:
• .THE HOUSE JUAN
• .DEATH OF A HOUSE-(1951)
• .THE DOLL-(1971)
• .PLAY AS BETWEEN TWO MIRRORS
• .THREE PHILIPPINES EPIC PLAYS-(1953)
• .PLAYS AT HOUSE OF IMAGES-(1953)
• THE WHITE HOUSE OF ALI AT OTHER STORIES-(1985)
• .THREE PHILIPPINES ETHNIC-HERO PLAYS(1991)
• .TWO LIBERATION PLAYS
• .THE DEVIL FLOWER

12. OLIVIA ACAS

13. WORKS:
•.GIRL WITH A PEARL
EARRING(2003)
•.FINDING ALTAMIRA(2016)
•WATHERING HEIGHTS(2011)

14. IBRAHIM JUBAIR

15. IBRAHIM JUBAIR
• He was the first fictionist from Zamboanga to be
awarded the Presidential Certificate of Merit in
Literature for Teaching the Filipino-Muslim in his time.
Besides being a poet and journalist, he is also a
columnist in a Zamboanga City newspaper and editor of
the Crescent Review. The book I Jubaira was printed
not only by the Free Press Pacific Quarterly (South
Korea) and The Times of Ceylon.

16. WORKS:
•.BLUE BLOOD OF THE BIG ASTANA
•.PRINCE BATUGAN

17. THANK YOU