Cirilo Bautista

male
University of Iowa, Manila Critics Circle, Philippine Literary Arts Council, Unyon ng mga Manunulat ng Pilipinas, Komisyon ng mga Wika ng Pilipinas, Philippines Free Press Awards…writer, Tagalog-language writer
Cirilo F. Bautista (1941-) is a multi-awarded Filipino poet, fictionist, critic and writer of nonfiction. He received his basic education from...
José Wendell Capili

José Wendell Capili

male
writer, English-language writer, Tagalog-language writer, University of Graz, Ang Aklat Likhaan ng Tula at Maikling Kuwento, Southeast Asian Diaspora Writer in Australia
José Wendell Capili is a poet and academic from the Philippines. He earned his degrees from the University of Santo Tomas, University of the P...
Francisco Balagtas

Francisco Balagtas

male, deceased (1862)
writer, filipino, tagalog, From Bulacan, Colegio de San Juan de Letran alumni, florante at laura…Tagalog language, Tagalog-language writer
Francisco Baltazar (April 2, 1788-February 20, 1862), known much more widely through his "nom-de-plume" Francisco Balagtas, was a prominent...
Bienvenido Lumbera

Bienvenido Lumbera

male
Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards, Palanca, Indiana University alumni, Educator, Ramon Magsaysay Award, University of Hawaii alumni…Tagalog-language writer, writer
Bienvenido Lumbera is a prizewinning poet, critic and dramatist from the Philippines. He is a National Artist of the Philippines and a recipient of...
Frederick Kesner

Frederick Kesner

male, 42 years old
poet, Philippine Literature, Coron, Palanca, Filipino writer in English, Sa Pag-Angil ng Uwak…Tagalog-language writer, Tagalog language, writer, tagalog
Frederick Alexander III Kesner is a Philippine-born Australian poet, educator and author. Born to Ermelina Palanca Neri in 1967 at the University...
Nicanor Tiongson

Nicanor Tiongson

male
Filipino of Chinese descent, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, Tagalog-language writer, Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Philippine Studies…writer
Nicanor Tiongson is a leading critic, creative writer and academic from the Philippines. He holds a Bachelor of Humanities degree from the Ateneo...
Liwayway Arceo

Liwayway Arceo

female, deceased (1999)
World War II, Catholic Authors Award, Ina, Maybahay, Anak at iba pa, Lumapit, Lumayo ang Umaga, Gawad CCP for Literature, Short Story in Filipino…writer, tagalog, Tagalog-language writer
Liwayway Arceo (1920-1999) was a multi-awarded Tagalog fictionist, journalist, radio scriptwriter and editor from the Philippines. Arceo was the...

José Rizal

male, deceased (1896)
Catholic, Opthalmologists, Filipino of Spanish descent, death by firearm in the Philippines, Filipino of Chinese descent, Ateneo de Manila University alumni…Tagalog-language writer, Spanish-language writer, writer
José Rizal (June 19, 1861 - December 30, 1896), was a Filipino polymath, nationalist and the most prominent advocate for reforms in the P...

José Dalisay Jr.

male, 55 years old
University of the Philippines faculty, teacher, Short story writer, Playwright, Philippine National Artist, University of the Philippines alumni…Tagalog-language writer, writer
José Y. Dalisay Jr. has won numerous awards and prizes for fiction, poetry, drama, nonfiction and screenplay. He is a Philippine National Artist i...
Teo Antonio

Teo Antonio

male
writer, Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas, Unyon ng mga Tagasalin sa Pilipinas, Writers Union of the Philippines, Centennial Literary Contest, Gawad Alagad ni Balagtas…Tagalog-language writer
Teo Antonio (1946-) is a very important Filipino poet. He was born in Sampaloc, Manila. He was educated at the University of Santo Tomas where he...