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Zoilo Mercado Galang (July 27, 1895 – 1959 [1]) was a Filipino writer from Pampanga. He is credited as one of the pioneering Filipino writers who worked with the English language. [ 2 ] He is the author of the first Philippine novel written in the English language, A Child of Sorrow , published in 1921.
A Child of Sorrow is a 1921 novel by the Filipino author Zoilo Galang. [1] It is considered the first Philippine novel written in English. [ 2 ] Critics have suggested that the novel was heavily influenced by the sentimentalism of the Tagalog prose narratives of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Galang's "Life and Success" (1921), the first volume of essays in English; and; the influential "Literature and Society" (1940) by Salvador P. López. Dramatic writing took a backseat due to the popularity of Filipino vaudeville (bodabil) and Tagalog movies, although it was kept alive by the playwright Wilfredo Ma. Guerrero.
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[6] [7] Filipino journalist Romulo Virola noted Ramon Magsaysay, Manuel L. Quezon, Felipe Agoncillo, Concepción Felix, Josefa Llanes Escoda, Lope K. Santos, Trinidad Pardo de Tavera, Huseng Batute, Carlos Bulosan, and Zoilo Galang as "Filipinos who could have won the Nobel Prize if only they were nominated."
Kadenang Ginto (transl. golden chain / international title: The Heiress) is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN.Directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng, Avel E. Sunpongco, Jojo A. Saguin, John S. Lapus and Darnel Joy R. Villaflor, it stars Francine Diaz, Andrea Brillantes, Beauty Gonzalez, Dimples Romana, Albert Martinez, Louise Abuel, Adrian Alandy and Richard Yap.
Michael V's parody of popular Tagalog songs translated to English in a literal way. The songs were later compiled into an album named Bubble G. Anthology in 2006. [1] MTB (Miyusik Tagalog Bersiyon) Michael V.'s parody of popular English songs translated to Tagalog in a literal and often humorous manner.
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