Lualhati Torres Bautista (born December 2, 1945) is one of the foremost Filipino female novelists in the history of contemporary Philippine Literature. Her novels include Dekada '70, Bata, Bata, Pa'no Ka Ginawa?, and ‘GAPÔ.

1. Lualhati Bautista
A Novelist, Film and Television Screenwriter

2. BIOGRAPHY
WORKS AS
NOVELIST
• NOVELS
• SHORT STORIES
WORKS AS
SCREENWRITER
HONORS
WORKS
• SHORT FICTION
COLLECTIONS
• SCREENPLAYS
I am a writer. I speak and write according to my conscience. I believe in
responsibility but not in censorship. No law shall be passed abridging my freedom
both as writer and as citizen of this country.
- Lualhati Bautista

3. BIOGRAPHY
Lualhati Torres Bautista
• Born: December 2, 1945 (Tondo Manila, Phil.)
• Parents: Esteban Bautista and Gloria Torres
• Schools: Emilio Jacinto Elementary School (1958)
Torres High School in (1962)
Lyceum of the Philippines (Journalism Student)
(*but dropped out even before she finished her
freshman year because Journalism is not her
interest)
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4. Known by her ..
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• Honest realism
• Courageous exploration of Philippine women's issues
• Compelling female protagonists, who confront difficult situations at home
and in the workplace with uncommon grit and strength.

5. WORKS AS NOVELIST
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6. NOVELS
1980 1983 1984
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7. SHORT STORIES
• 1st Prize: “Tatlong Kuwento ng Buhay ni Juan Candelabra” (1982)
• 3rd Prize: “Buwan, Buwan, Hulugan mo Ako ng Sundang” (1983)
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8. AS SCREENWRITER
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9. SCREENPLAYS
• “Sakada” - first screenplay
• “Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap” (1984)
- nominated for awards in the Film Academy of the
Philippines.
• “Bulaklak ng City Jail”
- won almost all awards from various awards guilds
including
Star Awards and Metro Manila Film Festival.
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10. HONORS
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11. • National fellow for fiction of the University of the Philippines
Creative Writing Center in (1986)
• Vice President of Screenwriters Guild of the Philippines
• Chair of Kapisanan ng mga Manunulat ng Nobelang Popular
• The only Filipino included in a book International Women Writers (1991)
• Honored by the Ateneo Library of women’s writing during 8th Annual
Lecture on Vernacular Literature by Women (2004)
• Recognition award for outstanding achievement in screenplay writing in
Feminist Centennial Film Festival (2005)
• Won a Diwata Award for best writing in16th International Women's Film
Festival (2006)
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12. WORKS
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13. SHORT FICTION
COLLECTIONS
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14. “Buwan, Buwan, Hulugan Mo Ako ng Sundang”
(Dalawang Dekada ng Maiikling Kuwento)
(1991)
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15. “Desaparesidos”
(2007)
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16. SCREENPLAYS
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17. “Sakada”
(1976)
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18. “Kung Mahawi Man ang Ulap”
(1984)
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20. “Bulaklak sa City Jail”
(1984)
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21. “Kadenang Bulaklak”
(1993)
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23. “JAPAYUKI”
(The Maricris Sioson Story)
(1993)
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24. “Bata, Bata… Pa’no Ka Ginawa?”
(1998)
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25. “Bata, Bata...Pa'no Ka Ginawa?” (The
Screenplay)
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26. “Dekada '70”
(2002)
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