The National Capital Region has a rich literary history, being the political, economic, and cultural center of the Philippines. Many famous authors have come from the region, including Liwayway Arceo, Faustino Aguilar, Iñigo Ed. Regalado, Andres Bonifacio, Severino Reyes, and Emilio Jacinto. Their works helped shape Filipino national identity and consciousness during periods of foreign rule. While Tagalog literature has its roots in the region, it is now more commonly called Filipino literature that continues to play an important role in contemporary Philippine society.

1. The Literature of National
Capital Region
(Introduction)

3. Background
 The National Capital Region, or called as Metro Manila, is the
most populous of the twelve defined metropolitan areas in
the Philippines and the 11th most populous in the world.
 It had a population of 11,855,975, comprising 13% of the
national population in only 636 square kilometers.
 The region is the political, economic, social, cultural, and
educational center of the Philippines.

4. History
 Manila became the capital of the Philippines in 1571 under the
Spanish rule.
 Mariquina also served as the capital from 1898-1899, under the
colonization of United States.
 In 1901, the recreation of Manila at the time of the Philippine
Commonwealth was commissioned to create the grand Plan of
Manila
 President Quezon established Quezon City in 1939 to be the
capital city of the country from 1948-1976.
 It was returned back to Manila through Presidential Decree No.
940, stating that Manila has always been to the Filipino people
and in the eyes of the world, the premier city of the Philippines.

5. Districts
1st District
1. Manila
2nd District
1. Mandaluyong City
2. Marikina City
3. Pasig City
4. Quezon City
5. San Juan City
3rd District
1. Caloocan City
2. Malabon City
3. Navotas City
4. Valenzuela City

6. Districts
4th District
1. Las Piñas City
2. Makati City
3. Muntinlupa City
4. Parañaque City
5. Pasay City
6. Municipality of Pateros
7. Taguig City

7. Famous Authors in NCR
1. Liwayway A. Arceo
A multi-awarded Tagalog fictionist, journalist,
radio scriptwriter and editor.
In the year 1962, she also won a Palanca
Award for her short story Banyaga.
Uhaw ang Tigang na Lupa was also awarded
with Palanca Memorial Award for Literature.

8. Famous Authors in NCR
2. Faustino Aguilar
A Filipino novelist, journalist, and a revolutionist.
The editor of the Taliba, a newspaper in the
Philippines.
A member of the Katipunan.
His novels portrayed themes of ruthlessness
and injustice in society.

9. Famous Authors in NCR
3. Iñigo Ed. Regalado
A Filipino poet, journalist, and novelist.
One of the "powerful voices" in the newspapers
and magazines during the first part of the
1900s. It was during his time when the Golden
Age of the Tagalog Novel (1905-1921)
One of the initiators of the Suriang Wikang
Pambansa.
Among his awarded works were the 1964 poem Tilamsik (literally
splash of water or spark of fire),
The 1941 compilation entitled Damdamin won the first prize during
the first poetry competition during the time of the Commonwealth of
the Philippines in 1941.

10. Famous Authors in NCR
4. Andres Bonifacio
Considered by many to be a national hero of
the Philippines.
He started the Philippine Revolution, which
resulted in the independence of the Philippines
from Spanish colonialism.
His literary works are Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa and Huling
Paalam ni Dr. Jose Rizal (Salin ng Mi ultimo Adios ni Gat Andres
Bonifacio)

11. Famous Authors in NCR
5. Severino Reyes
A Filipino writer, dramatist, and playwright,
highly acclaimed as one of the giants of
Tagalog literature of the early 20th century.
 The popular Liwayway series, he created
entitled Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang.
Father of “Sarsuwela/Ama ng Dulang Tagalog”.
His famous work is Walang Sugat.

12. Famous Authors in NCR
6. Emilio Jacinto
He was known in the Katipunan as Pingkian
and was referred to as the “Brains of the
Katipunan”.
Joined the Katipunan at 20 years old.
Wrote for the newspaper called Kalayaan under
the pen-name Dimasilaw.
His poetical masterpiece Liwanag at Dilim.

13. The Literature of National Capital
Region
This tradition of Tagalog literature has been bequeathed
upon the national consciousness of the Filipinos all over the
Philippines. Manila being the center of the country in all aspects
of national life of the Filipinos becomes the logical conduit of
national consciousness emanating from the literary legacy of the
region's gifted minds.
During the long period of Philippine subjugations by
foreign dominations Spanish, American and Japanese. Vigorous
literary traditions have been nurtured.
In the contemporary Philippine society, Tagalog literature
is continuing its role bequeathed upon it by historical
development.
However, Tagalog literature now, more and more is given
a new name -- Filipino literature.