1. THE
AMAZING 14
NATIONAL ARTISTS
OF THE PHILIPPINES
FOR
LITERATURE
CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS

2. 01 Identify the awardees for
National Artist for Literature
Objectives of the Study:
02
Explain the contributions of
each artist in the field of
Literary Arts

3. INTRODUCTION

4. Philippine Literature
Arrival of Western Influences
Collection of Fables, Legends, And Myths
Arrival of Spaniards during 16th Century
Introduction of English Language
Contemporary Arts Today

5. AN
OVERVIEW

6. National Artists for Literature

7. • One of the greatest Filipino Poets
• Studied at Tondo Intermediate Sc
hool Manila West High School
(Florentino Torres High School)
• The Torres Torch
• “The Man Who Would Be Poe”
Franciscano Arcellana
(1916-2002)
Year of Conferment: 1990

8. • One of the pioneers of modern Filipino short
story in English
• Short stories in prose-poetic form
• “Death in a Factory”, “A Clown Remember”,
and “Divided by Two”
• Poems include “The Other Woman”, “To
Touch You”, and “I Touched Her”
Franciscano Arcellana

9. • Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez w
as born in Romblon at 8 September
1915).
• Reckefeller Foundation Fellowship
(1948)
• Graduated at Stanford University a
nd Columbia University
• National Artist in 1976
N. V. M. Gonzalez
(1915-1999)
Year of Conferment: 1997

10. • Literary journalism is the reportage of actual
events that employs literary techniques
• The Woman Who Had Two Navels, A Portrait of
the Artist as Filipino: An Elegy in Three Scenes,
Manila, My Manila: A History for the Young, The
Ballad of the Five Battles, Rizal in Saga: A life
for the Student Fans, Almanac for Manileños, and
Cave and Shadows
• Quijano de Manila
Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez

11. • Considered by many as the people’s
writer because his passion for writing
embraced the manifold being of
Filipinos.
• “The Sorrows of Vaudeville,” (1937) by
the Sunday Tribune Magazine
• He worked as a journalist for most of his
life, pioneering literary journalism.
Nick Joaquin
(1917-2004)
Year of Conferment: 1976

12. • Literary journalism is the reportage of actual events t
hat employs literary techniques.
• National Artist in 1976
• The Woman Who Had Two Navels, A Portrait of the A
rtist as Filipino: An Elegy in Three Scenes, Manila,
My Manila: A History for the Young, The Ballad of the
Five Battles, Rizal in Saga: A life for the Student Fans
, Almanac for Manileños, and Cave and Shadows
• Quijano de Manila
Nick Joaquin

13. • Works have been translated in more
than 20 languages
• The Pretenders, story of one man’s
separation from his poor background
and dissipation of his wife’s prosperous
family.
• Rosales Saga, most famous work
• “The Pretenders”,”Tree”,”My Brothe”,
“My Executioner”,”Mass and Po-on”
F. Sionil Jose
(1924 to present)
Year of Conferment: 2001

14. • Francisco Sionil Jose
• Works have been translated in more than 20
languages
• The Pretenders, story of one man’s separation from
his poor background and dissipation of his wife’s pr
osperous family.
• Rosales Saga, most famous work
• The Pretenders, Tree, My Brother, My Executioner,
Mass and Po-on.
F. Sionil Jose

15. • Rosales Saga “captures the sweep of Philippine
history while simultaneously narrating the lives
of generations of the Samsons whose personal
lives intertwine with the social struggles of the
nation.”
• Philippine chapter of the international
organization PEN
• 1999, CCP Centennial Honors for the Arts
F. Sionil Jose

16. • Villa is considered as a powerful
literary influence in the country
• His style is similar to Suerat’s
architectonic and measured
pointillism
• Pointillism is a painting technique
in which the artist uses small,
distinct dots of pure color to create
an image
Jose Garcia Villa
(1908- 1997)
Year of Conferment: 1973

17. • Jose’s first collection of short stories was
published under the tile Footnote to Youth: Tal
es of the Philippines and Others in 1933. His
poetry collections include Doveglion: Collected
Poems, Poems 55, and Poems in Praise of
Love: The Best Love Poems of Jose Garcia
Villa.
• Doveglion is Villa’s pseudonym.
Jose Garcia Villa

18. • Works are often described as remarkable
fusion of and substance.
• Received the greatest honor as a “National
Artist for Literature” – 1999.
• Recipient of Carlos Palanca Memorial
Awards for literature for the short story “Th
e Black Monkey” -1951.
• Other Works: A Blade of Fern (1978), The
Native Coast (1979), The Alien Corn
(1992), The Track of Babylon (1966), The
Charmer’s Box (1993)
Edith L. Tiempo
(1919- 2011)
Year of Conferment: 1999

19. • Founded “Silliman University National
Writers Workshop” with her husband
Edilberto K. Tiempo. The longest running
workshop in Asia and located at
Dumaguete
Edith L. Tiempo

20. • Also known as Rio Almario
• Poet and Historian
• Born on 9 March 1994 at San
Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan
• Translated plays of Nick Joaquin
, Bertolt Brecht and Maxim
Gorki
Virgillio S. Almario
(1944)
Year of Conferment: 2003

21. • “Makinasyon”,“Peregrinasyon”,“The
trilogy Doktrinang Anakpawis”, Mga
Rektrato at “Rekwerdo and Muli”,
“Sa Kandungan ng Lupa”
Virgillio S. Almario

22. • Known for disapproval of social
injuctice for the country and get i
mprisoned.
• He acted as the conscience of soci
ety and to affirm the greatness of
the human spirit in the face of ine
quity and oppression.
• Married another artist Atang de la
Rama.
Amado V. Hernandez
(1903-1970)
Year of Conferment: 1973

23. • He wrote “Mga Ibong Mandaragit”
while in prison.
• “Bayang Malaya”, “Isang Dipang
Langit”, “Luhang Buwaya”, “Tudla at
Tudling”, “Katipunan ng mga Nalatha
lang Tula”, “Langaw sa Isang Basong
Gatas”
Amado V. Hernandez

24. • Envoy, soldier, correspondent, writer a
nd founder of Boy Scout of the Philip
pines
• Only Asian awardee of “Pulitzer Price”
for the articles about World War 2
• He also wrote “A Third World Soldier
at the UN and The Philippine
Presidents” after his years of service in
the UN and the Philippine Government
Carlos P. Romulo
(1898-1985)
Year of Conferment: 1982

25. • Other works: “The United”, “I Walk with
Heroes”, “I Saw the Fall of the Philippines”,
“Mother America”, and “I See the
Philippines Rise”
Carlos P. Romulo

26. • Biographer
• First Filipino recognized as
“National Artist in Historical
Literature” - 1997
• Works: Man of Destiny (1935),
Biography about Manuel L. Quezon
• He also works as the assistant to
President Elpidio Quirino. So most
of his works topic covered war,
politics, art, business, and agriculture
Carlos L. Quirino
(1910-1999)
Year of Conferment: 1997

27. • Writer of comics and short stories
• He wrote “My Brother’s Peculiar Ch
icken” that talks about how much
people perceive things around
them
• His story was listed in Foley’s Best A
merican short stories
• He also received the “Rizal Pro
Partia Award” and “Gawad CCP Para
sa Sining”
Alejandro R. Roces
(1924-2011)
Year of Conferment: 2003

28. • He wrote “Mga Ibong Mandaragit”
while in prison
• Other works: “Bayang Malaya”, “Isang
Dipang Langit”, “Luhang Buwaya, ”
Tudla at Tudling”, “Katipunan ng mga
Nalathalang Tula”, “Langaw sa Isang
Basong Gatas”
Alejandro R. Roces

29. • Icon in Tagalog writing abo
ut nationalism and social cri
ticism.
• Founded “Kapatiran ng
mga Alagad ng Wikang Pili
pino” (KAWIKA)-1958.
Lazaro Francisco
(1898-1980)
Year of Conferment: 2009

30. • Works: Binhi at Bunga, Cesar, Ama Bayan
g Mapagpatiwakla, Sa Paanan ng Krus, An
g Pamana ng Pulubi, Bago Lumubog ang
Araw, Deo Ang Beterano, Ang Idolo, and K
apulungan ng mga Pinagpala.
• He was awarded by Ateneo de Manila
University as the “Tanglaw ng Lahi Award”
-1979.
Lazaro Francisco

31. • A poet, librettist, and
scholar
• He also wrote Tradition
and Influences in its
Development of Philippine
Literature
Bienvenido Lumbera
(1932)
Year of Conferment: 2006

32. • Works: “Likhang Dila”,”Likhang Diwa”
(1993), “Balaybay Mga Tulang Lumot” at
Manibalang (2002)”, “Sa Sariling Bayan;
Apat na Dulang may Musika” (2004), and
“Agunyas sa Hacienda Luisita, pakikiramay
(2004)
Bienvenido Lumbera

33. • A poet, fictionist, essayist and
taught for more than 30 years
• Awards and Honors: “Palanca
Hall of Famer”, “National Books
Award”, “Gawad Jose Corazon De
Jesus”, “Gawad CCP Para sa
Sining”, and “Philippine Centenni
al Prize for epic Poetry” (1998).
Cirilio F. Bautista
(1941)
Year of Conferment: 2014

34. • “The trilogy of Saint Lazarus” (2001),
“Believe and Betray: New and Collected
Poems” (2006), “Galaw ng Asoge” (2004),
“The House of True Desire; essay About
Life and Literature” (2011), and “Things H
appen”;”Poems 2012” (2014)
Cirilio F. Bautista