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From 1987 to 1995, she was a board member of the Writers' Union of the Philippines (Unyon ng mga Manunulat ng Pilipinas, UMPIL). During the Peking University-Ateneo de Manila University Exchange Program in 1992, Reyes was assigned as the delegate of the Ateneo de Manila University.
Alejandro G. Abadilla (March 10, 1906 – August 26, 1969), commonly known as AGA, was a Filipino poet, essayist, and fiction writer.Critic Pedro Ricarte referred to Abadilla as the father of modern Philippine poetry, and was known for challenging established forms and literature's "excessive romanticism and emphasis on rhyme and meter". [1]
Benigno Juan was born in Talipapa, Sta. Quiteria, Novaliches, Quezon City.As both his parents were farmers, he learned to till soil at an early age and became a farmer.He was a working student from high school until college, taking up odd jobs from farming to working in a paper mill, until he found his true calling as a journalist/writer.
Reuel Molina Aguila and Eugene Evasco were this year's Palanca Hall of Fame awardees. Aguila clinched his fifth first prize for “Ngunit Wala Akong Litrato Noong Nasa Kolehiyo Ako” under the Sanaysay category. Evasco clinched his fifth first prize for “May Tiyanak Sa Loob Ng Aking Bag” under the Tulang Pambata category.
This year saw the inclusion of a new category, Essay/Sanaysay, for both the English and Filipino Divisions. [1] LIST OF WINNERS. The 1979 winners were divided into ten categories, open only to English and Filipino [Tagalog] short story, poetry, essay, one-act play, and full-length play:
Mga Tomasino na Lumagda sa Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas ng 1899. Memorare The Thomasians who Signed the Philippine Constitution of 1899 Dedicated to the Thomasians who signed the constitution of the first republic in Asia. Filipino January 25, 2002 Mint: Former place where the Philippine currency was minted. Aduana English American era National ...
Clodualdo del Mundo was born in Santa Cruz, Manila.His parents were Mariano del Mundo, a sculptor from Bocaue, Bulacan; and Remigia Legaspi of Sampaloc, Manila. A graduate of Mapa High School, del Mundo obtained a degree in Associate in Arts from Far Eastern College (now Far Eastern University), and a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from the National Teachers' College.
Carlos A. Santos-Viola (San Miguel) – architect known for designing churches for the Iglesia ni Cristo; The following artists were named as National Artists of the Philippines (listed in chronological order of membership): Francisca Reyes Aquino (Bocaue) – Dance (1973) Amado V. Hernández – Literature (1973, posthumous award)