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Philippine literature in English has its roots in the efforts of the United States, then engaged in a war with Filipino nationalist forces at the end of the 19th century. By 1901, public education was institutionalized in the Philippines , with English serving as the medium of instruction.
Marjorie Evasco at the International Poetry Festival of Medellín, 2008.. Marjorie Evasco (born September 21, 1953) is a Filipina poet.She writes in two languages: English and Cebuano-Visayan and is a supporter of women's rights, especially of women writers.
Pages in category "English-language writers from the Philippines" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.
Trinidad Tarrosa-Subido (14 June 1912 – 7 February 1994 [1]) was a Filipina linguist, writer, and poet who wrote of the Filipino woman’s experience using the English language [2] during and after the American colonial period in the Philippines. She wrote under many names, sometimes using her full name of Trinidad Tarrosa-Subido, Tarrosa ...
Edith Cutaran Lopez-Tiempo (April 22, 1919 – August 21, 2011) was a Filipino poet, fiction writer, teacher and literary critic in the English language. [1] She was conferred the National Artist Award for Literature in 1999.
Luis was the third child of Eugenio Dato y Esplana and Barbara Guevara y Imperial. His siblings were: Francisca Dato Flores; Rodolfo Dato (former Dean of the University of Nueva Caceres and edited the anthology Filipino Poetry in 1924); Soledad "Choleng" Dato Hidalgo (one of the senior editors of Bikolana magazine published in Naga City in the late 70s; and Pablo Dato.
Virgilio Senadren Almario (born March 9, 1944), better known by his pen name Rio Alma, is a Filipino author, poet, critic, translator, editor, teacher, and cultural manager. [1] He is a National Artist of the Philippines .
Rafael Zulueta da Costa (born 1915-1990 [1]) was a Filipino poet. He used the name R. Zulueta da Costa as a writer, and Rafael Zulueta as a businessman. [2] He was a graduate of De La Salle College (now University) where he specialized in business administration. He began writing poems in Spanish and later he also wrote in English. [3]