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Nínay is a novel in the Spanish language written by Pedro Alejandro Paterno, and is the first novel authored by a native Filipino.Paterno authored this novel when he was twenty-three years old [1] and while living in Spain in 1885, the novel was later translated into English in 1907 [1] and into Tagalog in 1908. [2]
Alejandro Reyes Roces (13 July 1924 – 23 May 2011) was a Filipino author, essayist, dramatist and a National Artist of the Philippines for literature. He served as Secretary of Education from 1962 to 1965, during the term of Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal.
100 is a 2008 Filipino film starring Mylene Dizon who portrays the role of a woman terminally-ill with cancer and had about 100 days or about three months to live. She set for herself various tasks to accomplish in her final days. The film was written and directed by Chris Martinez. [1]
Gerry Alanguilan was born in the city of San Pablo, Laguna in the Philippines. According to family lore, their surname was originally San Gabriel and they trace their origins to the barrio/barangay of Sta. Catalina, now part of San Pablo City and known as "Sandig" before the Spanish conquest.
The first ten years of the century witnessed the first verse and prose efforts of Filipinos in student publications such as The Filipino Students’ Magazine first issue, 1905, a short-lived quarterly published in Berkeley, California, by Filipino pensionados (or government scholars); the U.P. College Folio (first issue, 1910); The Coconut of ...
The book Six Young Filipino Martyrs states, "Not many poets are given the honor of becoming martyrs for their country. In the Philippines there are only two: Jose Rizal and a disciple he never knew, Emmanuel Lacaba." [7] The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) confers the Gawad Eman Lacaba Award to young poets.
100 Tula Para Kay Stella (lit. ' 100 Poems for Stella ' ) is a 2017 Philippine romantic film written and directed by Jason Paul Laxamana . Starring Bela Padilla and JC Santos , the film revolves around a college student who tries to create 100 poems which are dedicated to Stella, a woman who aspires to become a well-known rock star.
The Philippine one hundred-peso note (Filipino: Sandaang Piso) (₱100) is a denomination of Philippine currency. Philippine president Manuel A. Roxas is currently featured on the front side of the bill, while the Mayon Volcano and the whale shark (locally known as butanding) are featured on the reverse side.