1. Fernando M. Maramag 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. On the other hand, his editorial writings “exerted great influence on the various phases
of the Filipino way of life, particularly in its government, economics, education and politics,”
according to a critic.
He was born on January 21, 1893 in Ilagan, Isabela, to Rafael Maramag and Victoria
Mamuri, a Spanish mestiza. His parents were wealthy landowners.
At age seven, he was enrolled in a public school in his hometown. He finished his high
school in 1908. He was 15 when he entered the Philippine Normal School. However, at the
insistence of his father, he transferred to the University of the Philippines.
At UP he started writing for the school organ. A brilliant student, he later became its
editor-in-chief. Among his equally brilliant classmates, were Pilar Hidalgo-Lim and Jose Hilario.
Together, they managed the school newspaper.
At age 21, he was named principal of the Instituto de Manila, a prestigious school for
gifted and well-off students. Later, he became an English professor at UP. He also taught at San
Juan de Letran. During this time, he met and married Constancia Ablaza, by whom he had six
children.
and deep understanding of human nature – qualities which made his poetry appealing to all
readers. On the other hand, his editorial writings “exerted great influence on the various phases
of the Filipino way of life, particularly in its government, economics, education and politics,”
according to a critic.
He was born on January 21, 1893 in Ilagan, Isabela, to Rafael Maramag and Victoria
Mamuri, a Spanish mestiza. His parents were wealthy landowners.
At age seven, he was enrolled in a public school in his hometown. He finished his high
school in 1908. He was 15 when he entered the Philippine Normal School. However, at the
insistence of his father, he transferred to the University of the Philippines.
At UP he started writing for the school organ. A brilliant student, he later became its
editor-in-chief. Among his equally brilliant classmates, were Pilar Hidalgo-Lim and Jose Hilario.
Together, they managed the school newspaper.
At age 21, he was named principal of the Instituto de Manila, a prestigious school for
gifted and well-off students. Later, he became an English professor at UP. He also taught at San
Juan de Letran. During this time, he met and married Constancia Ablaza, by whom he had six
children.
2. Leona Florentino
(April 19, 1849-October 4, 1884) was 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".
(April 19, 1849-October 4, 1884) was 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".
Born to a wealthy and prominent family in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Florentino began to write her first verses in Ilocano at a young age. Despite her potential, she was not allowed to receive a university education because of her gender. Florentino was instead tutored by her mother, and then a series of private teachers. An educated Ilocano priest taught her advanced Spanish and encouraged her to develop her voice in poetry.
Florentino married a politician named Elias de los Reyes at the age of 14. They had five children together. Their son Isabelo de los Reyes later became a Filipino writer, activist and senator. Due to the feminist nature of her writings, Florentino was shunned by her husband and son; she lived alone in exile and separately from her family. She died at the age of 35
3. Gregorio Aglipay
(Latin: Gregorius Aglipay; 5 May 1860 – 1 September 1940) was a former Roman Catholic priest who became the first FilipinoSupreme Bishop of the Philippine Independent Church, a Christian Protestant sect in the form of a national church in the country.
Known for inciting patriotic rebellion among the Filipino clergy, he was also a political activist who became acquainted with Isabelo de los Reyes, who would start aProtestant church named after Aglipay in 1902.
Aglipay was previously excommunicated by Archbishop of Manila Bernardino Norzaleda y Villa on May 1899, upon the expressed permission of Pope Leo XIII. Aglipay later joined the Freemason Order in May 1918. Aglipay later married Pilar Jamias y Ver from Sarrat, Ilocos Norte in 1939 and then died one year later. Followers of Aglipay through the Philippine Independent Church colloquially sometimes refer to their membership as Aglipayans.
4. Emmanuel F. Lacaba December 10, 1948 – March 18, 1976), popularly known as Eman Lacaba, was a Filipino writer, poet, essayist, playwright, fictionist, scriptwriter, songwriter and activist and he is considered as the only poet warrior of the Philippines.
5. Ines Taccad Cammayo
Camus and his wife secretly prided themselves in being, of all the residents in their barrio, the only ones who had really known and lived with people of consequence.
When he was a young man, Camus had been the houseboy of a German haciendero. The German who was a bachelor had often told Camus that his punishments were for his own good because he must learn to shed his indolent and clumsy ways if he ever hoped to amount to anything. Unfortunately, before he could learn more from his stern master, his father wrote to say that he must come home right away because his bethrothed was waiting. The German had mouthed unintelligible, guttural curses which Camus listened to with mixed feelings of shame and pleasure because it meant that he was wanted after all, but in the end, the German sent him off with a de hilo cerrada suit, a heavy pair of boots capacious enough to let him wiggle his gnarled toes in, and two months extra pay which came handy fox the wedding celebrations. That was twenty years ago, shortly before the war, and although Camus had all the intentions to see the German off when he left for his country, the expense and the effort turned out to him, at the last minute, discouraging. In the meantime, Camus and his wife were themselves becoming people of consequence.
5. Ines Taccad Cammayo
Camus and his wife secretly prided themselves in being, of all the residents in their barrio, the only ones who had really known and lived with people of consequence.
When he was a young man, Camus had been the houseboy of a German haciendero. The German who was a bachelor had often told Camus that his punishments were for his own good because he must learn to shed his indolent and clumsy ways if he ever hoped to amount to anything. Unfortunately, before he could learn more from his stern master, his father wrote to say that he must come home right away because his bethrothed was waiting. The German had mouthed unintelligible, guttural curses which Camus listened to with mixed feelings of shame and pleasure because it meant that he was wanted after all, but in the end, the German sent him off with a de hilo cerrada suit, a heavy pair of boots capacious enough to let him wiggle his gnarled toes in, and two months extra pay which came handy fox the wedding celebrations. That was twenty years ago, shortly before the war, and although Camus had all the intentions to see the German off when he left for his country, the expense and the effort turned out to him, at the last minute, discouraging. In the meantime, Camus and his wife were themselves becoming people of consequence.
6. Alfred Yuson Born on 23 February 1945 in Manila . (Also known as Krip Yuson.) He has authored 23 books, including novels, poetry collections, short fiction, essays, and children's stories, apart from having edited various other titles. Yuson was conferred the Southeast Asia Write Award (SEA Write) in 1992 in Bangkok, and has been elevated to the Hall of Fame of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, the Philippines ‘ most prestigious literary distinction. He has frequently represented the Philippines in Literary conferences, festivals and reading tours in the United States, Japan, China, Finland, Scotland, Thailand, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, South Africa, and Columbia, and his works may be found in many international anthologies.
7. Norman Wilwayco
Norman Wilwayco, aside from being a multiple Palanca award winner (one being the prestigious Grand Prize for the novel in 2002), plays bass for a rock and roll band and designs multimedia web sites. He also writes for Filmless Films. He previously wrote for the popular television show Batibot and has contributed articles to Liwayway, Manila Times and Inquirer. He was a fellow of the UP Writers Workshop and won the first prize in the Amado Hernandez Award for Literature in 1999.
8. Naya S. Valdellon
Naya S. Valdellon grew up in Manila, Philippines and has worked as a magazine editorial assistant, freelance copy editor, content writer for a website design company, and literature and writing composition teacher. She graduated in 2002 with a BFA in Creative Writing from the Ateneo de Manila University, where she was Associate Editor of Heights -- the university's official literary publication. She was a fellow for poetry in English in the 38th UP National Writers Workshop (2001) and the 41st Dumaguete National Writers Workshop (2002).
She is a recent M.A. in English and Creative Writing graduate now based in Toronto, Canada. She loves cats, cooking, chess, crosswords, and crazy concoctions.
7. Norman Wilwayco
Norman Wilwayco, aside from being a multiple Palanca award winner (one being the prestigious Grand Prize for the novel in 2002), plays bass for a rock and roll band and designs multimedia web sites. He also writes for Filmless Films. He previously wrote for the popular television show Batibot and has contributed articles to Liwayway, Manila Times and Inquirer. He was a fellow of the UP Writers Workshop and won the first prize in the Amado Hernandez Award for Literature in 1999.
Naya S. Valdellon grew up in Manila, Philippines and has worked as a magazine editorial assistant, freelance copy editor, content writer for a website design company, and literature and writing composition teacher. She graduated in 2002 with a BFA in Creative Writing from the Ateneo de Manila University, where she was Associate Editor of Heights -- the university's official literary publication. She was a fellow for poetry in English in the 38th UP National Writers Workshop (2001) and the 41st Dumaguete National Writers Workshop (2002).
She is a recent M.A. in English and Creative Writing graduate now based in Toronto, Canada. She loves cats, cooking, chess, crosswords, and crazy concoctions.
9. Ana Marie Villanueva-Lykes A BS computer science degree holder, Ana Maria Villanueva-Lykes discovered the world of words only five years ago. Since then she has been published in The Philippines Free Press, Philippine Graphic, Reader's Digest, and several collections and anthologies. She trained with the Philippine Daily Inquirer for two years before she moved on to other publications. She currently works as editor-in-chief for AsianTraveler Magazine and La Salle 's Rektikano Magazine.
Her novel, Caracol, earned her an outstanding thesis award for her MFA degree in Creative Writing at De La Salle University in 2008. She is a fellow of the 7 th Iyas Creative Writing Workshop and the 44 th U.P. National Writers Workshop.
10. Amado Vinuya
Amado Vinuya was born in Manila in 1930. He studied in the University of Santo Tomas and the Far Eastern University. He served as editor and public information officer of the Manila Health Department. A versatile worker, he has also been a laborer, sanitary inspector, laboratory technician, clerk, and radio announcer. Vinuya also wrote fiction. He has a poetry collection, with preface written by Carlos P. Romulo, entitled Pregnant Woman and Other Poems (1968).
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