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filipiniana clásica 5
Canonical Literature 5
Folklore Collections
and Metrical Romances 5
Travelogues and
Memoirs 7
Historical Fiction 8
Biography 8
History 9
Blair and Robertson’s
The Philippine Islands: 1493-1898 10

nobelang tagalog 11
arte filipino 14
From The Life and Art of Botong Francisco 14
From The Life and Art of Francisco Cochingg 14

academica filipina 15
From More Pinay Than We Admitt 15
From More Hispanic Than We Admit 17

kontemporanea 19
pinoy romansa 20
poc presents 25
children’s books 25
print 26
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filipiniana Canonical Literature
The most famous and endur-
clásica ing masterpieces of Philip-
pine fiction and non-fiction
enriched with new prefatory
Classic works of material and hyperlinks.
literature and Florante at Laura
Filipiniana in new by Francisco Baltazar, with an
introduction by Bienvenido
electronic editions,
Lumbera
featuring informative This defining hallmark of
annotations, Philippine literature is at once
a sweeping metrical romance
hyperlinks to about two pairs of lovers,
additional sources, one Christian and one Mus-
and introductory lim, and an allegory on the
condition of the Philippines
essays by renowned under Spanish colonial rule.
experts in the field 2010 ISBN 978-9710538232
P150 US $2.99
Urbana at Felisa
by Modesto de Castro, with an
introduction by Soledad Reyes
This classic book of morals
and feminine conduct gave
its lessons in epistolary style
through the fictional corre-
spondences between two sis-
ters living separately in the
city and the country. 2010
ISBN 978-9710538256 P200
US $3.99
The Social Cancer
(Noli Me Tangere)
by José Rizal, translated by
Charles Derbyshire
Arguably the most historically
significant Philippine novel,
this is José Rizal’s critique of
social, cultural and religious
life in the nineteenth century
Philippines, through the sto-
ry of Crisostomo Ibarra, an
idealist reformer returning
to his rural hometown after
years of studying in Europe.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538539
P250 US $4.99
The Reign of Greed
(El Filibusterismo)
by José Rizal, translated by
Charles Derbyshire
Continuing the stor y of
Crisostomo Ibarra, now an
embittered crusader named
Simoun, this sequel to Noli
Me Tangere proffers a dark-
er and bleaker outlook on
the political and social situ-
ation in the Philippines and
FILIPINIANA CLÁSICA 5
questions whether social
change can be best achieved
through reform or revolution.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538317
P250 US $4.99
Doctrina Christiana
edited by Edwin Wolf
This first book printed in
the Philippines, composed
of prayers in Spanish and
Tagalog, was published in
1593, and used as a tool by
the Spaniards to propagate the
Catholic faith. 2010 ISBN 978-
9719398530 P100 US $1.99
Folklore Collections
and Metrical Romances
For centuries, tales of fan-
tastic creatures, heroes, and
villains have endured in the
country’s popular imagina-
tion. Filipinos eagerly ad-
opted the Spanish metrical
romance and its European
trappings, though always
tinged with their own cultur-
al flavor. With the coming of
the Americans, scholars gath-
ered folk tales and legends as
anthropological studies.
6 VEE PRESS 2010 CATALOG
filipiniana
clásica
Filipino Popular Tales
collected and annotated by
Dean S. Fansler
This touchstone in scholar-
ship on Philippine folklore
features variations of famil-
iar fables such as “The Mon-
key and the Turtle” and lesser-
known heroic and humorous
tales evoking classics like The
Beauty and the Beastt and Cin-
derella. The 82 tales in the an-
thology are enriched by com-
parative notes that contextu-
alize Filipino stories within
Oriental and Western folklor-
ic traditions. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538140 P300 US $5.99
Philippine Folk Tales
collected by Mabel Cook Cole
This collection of sixty-one
native myths and legends
was gathered by Mabel Cook
Cole while spending four
years with various tribes of
the Philippines. The anno-
tated stories offer a glimpse
of a world where gods cre-
ate humans out of reeds, be-
tel-nuts or skin; the quarrels
of animals shape the laws of
nature; and men and women
entangle with enchantments
that usher them to their desti-
ny or their doom. 2010 ISBN
978-9710538157 P300 US
$5.99
Philippine Folklore
Stories
collected by
John Maurice Miller
This collection of fourteen
stories from all over the Phil-
ippines showcases tales in po-
etry and prose, in scales do-
mestic and epic, and with
influences both Christian
and pagan. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538249 P300 US $5.99
Ibong Adarna
One of the oldest and most
popular metrical romanc-
es in the Philippines nar-
rates the adventures of three
princes who set out to cap-
ture a mysterious bird whose
magical song can cure their
ailing father. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538225 P200 US $3.99
Bernardo Carpio
This corrido inspired the
legend of Bernardo Car-
pio, a hero with superhu-
man strength who, accord-
ing to folk belief, will return
to save the country at its hour
of greatest need. 2010 ISBN
978-9710538249 P200 US
$3.99
Duque Almanzor
This awit centers on the
Moorish Duke Almanzor, who
converts into the Christian
faith to marry the Christian
girl Maria, then nearly loses
his bride when he strikes a
wager with a villain regarding
her chastity. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538249 P150 US $2.99

Prinsesa Florentina
The virtuous Florentina tri-
umphs against all odds de-
spite being condemned to
death twice, first by her lust-
ful father and then her jeal-
ous mother-in-law. 2010 ISBN
978-9710538249 P150 US
$2.99
Rogeria at Felizardo
A young woman disguises
herself as a male soldier to be
with her fugitive lover, then
spitefully positions herself as
his rival when she learns that
he is enamored with anoth-
er princess. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538249 P150 US $2.99
Travelogues and
Memoirs
The earliest accounts of Phil-
ippine life and customs came
through the eyes of outsiders:
adventurers, officials, scientists,
teachers, and others. Their ac-
counts, though filtered through
the cultural biases and colonial
agendas of their time, give Fil-
ipinos an invaluable window
into their past and remain rel-
evant as objects of study.
Adventures in the
Philippines
by Paul de la Gironière
A French naval surgeon wrote
this memoir of his twenty-
year residency in the Phil-
ippines. It has since become
a popular work of travel lit-
erature and one of the most
indispensable resources on
nineteenth-century Phil-
ippines. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538317 P300 US $5.99
Recollections of Manilla
and the Philippines
by Robert Macmicking
This sharp and appreciative
portrait of Manila shows
its burgeoning econom-
ic and cultural life in the
mid-nineteenth century as
seen through the eyes of a
British esquire. 2010 ISBN
FILIPINIANA CLÁSICA 7
978-9710538324 P300 US
$5.99
Travels in the Philippines
by Feodor Jagor
This chronicle of a German
scientist’s travels through the
country in 1859 and 1860
has been cited as an instru-
mental influence in shaping
José Rizal’s ideas about the
Philippines. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538331 P300 US $5.99
Philippine Life in Town
and Country
by James A. LeRoy
This travel book, one of the
best accounts of the Philip-
pines at the turn of the twen-
tieth century, contains sensi-
tive descriptions and analy-
sis of Philippine ethnogra-
phy, racial differences, reli-
gion, education, culture and
development. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538249 P300 US $5.99
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A Visit to the Philippine
Islands
by John Bowring
British Hong Kong Gover-
nor John Bowring evalu-
ates the military, ecclesiasti-
cal and educational systems
of the Philippines, and com-
pares its different races, lan-
guages, natural resources and
native produce. A account is
included of Bowring’s visit
to the house of José Rizal’s
uncle in Biñan, Laguna. 2010
ISBN 978-9710538881 P300
US $5.99
The Head Hunters of
Northern Luzon
by Cornélis de Witt Willcox
An American military officer
chronicles his tour through
the mountain provinces
of northern Luzon, offer-
ing his commentary on the
customs and culture of the
Ifugao people. 2010 ISBN
978-9710538171 P300 US
$5.99
Yesterdays in the
Philippines
by Joseph Earle Stevens
An American gives an account
of his two-year sojourn in
Manila, featuring his impres-
sions of its scenery, climate,
manners and customs, con-
cluding with the endorsement
that Manila is the new Mecca
on the world map. 2010 ISBN
978-9710538324 P300 US
$5.99
The Philippines and the
Far East
by Homer C. Stuntz
A Protestant preacher
chronicles his mission in the
Philippines in the early 1900s,
lauding what the Ameri-
cans had accomplished in
the islands. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538324 P300 US $5.99
A Woman’s Impressions
of the Philippines
by Mary Helen Fee
This rich travel diary is a first-
hand account of the founding
days of the American public
school system, told from the
perspective of an American
teacher who shares her in-
sights on Filipino customs
and character, and compares
these vis-a-vis American
cultural, societal and politi-
cal values. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538324 P300 US $5.99
A Woman’s Journey
Through the Philippines
by Florence Kimball Russell
This account follows the jour-
ney of a woman who trav-
eled around the Philippines
aboard a cable ship, and vis-
ited a number of provinc-
es from Dumaguete all the
way to Sulu. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538324 P300 US $5.99
Biography
Classic works of Filipiniana
paint vivid life portraits of
significant figures in Philip-
pine history.
Lineage, Life and Labors
of Dr. José Rizal
by Austin C. Craig
This landmark biography of
the Philippine national hero
highlights his Chinese an-
cestry, childhood influences,
European sojourns, exile,
imprisonment, death and
the effect of his martyrdom
on the fight for Filipino in-
dependence. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538553 P200 US $3.99
Historical Fiction
Rediscover Philippine history
through stories of adventure
and conflict woven around
critical figures and momen-
tous events of the times, from
Magellan’s arrival in the
Philippines to the Philippine-
American War.
The Woman with a Stone
Heart: A Romance of the
Philippine War
by Oscar William Coursey
Marie Sampalit joins the
Philippine-American War
and plays a pivotal role in
the campaigns against Gen.
Henry Lawton after she re-
solves to avenge the death of
her fiance, a soldier executed
by the Americans. 2010 ISBN
978-9710538324 P200 US
$3.99
The Friar’s Daughter:
A Story of American
Occupation in the
Philippines
by Charles Lincoln Phifer
The events of the Philippine
Revolution are rendered
in fictional light and told
through the stories of Camillo
Saguanaldo, the insurrection-
ist leader; Ambrosia Lonzello,
the daughter of a bishop of
Manila; and Mrs. Rizal, wid-
ow of the Philippine patriot.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538324
P200 US $3.99

Romance and Adventure
in Old Manila
by Percy A. Hill, edited by
Walter Robb
This 29-stor y collection
weaves embellished yet en-
grossing narratives around
historical events including
the development of the gal-
leon trade and the establish-
ment of Intramuros and the
parian, as well as the lives of
historical personages such as
the assassinated governor-
general Fernando Manuel de
Bustillo Bustamante Rueda,
and Juan de Salcedo, the last
conquistador. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538904 P250 US $4.99
The Story of Magellan
and the Discovery of the
Philippines
by Hezekiah Butterworth
This profile of the famed navi-
gator Ferdinand Magellan re-
lates the details of his histor-
ic attempt to circumnavigate
the world. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538324 P300 US $5.99
History
These historical writings
chronicle notable events, in-
dividuals and other informa-
tion concerning Philippine
society from the points of
view of foreigners.
The Philippine Islands
by John Foreman
This encyclopedic account of
the history, politics and com-
merce of the Philippines be-
gins with the arrival of the
Spanish colonizers in 1521
and takes particular note of
developments in the years
since the publication of other
seminal works, including the
revolution against Spain and
subsequent establishment of
an American imperialist gov-
ernment. Also notable are the
author’s own analyses, such
as his assertion that the suc-
cess of a revolution by native
Filipinos is highly dependent
on assistance from creoles and
foreigners.
FILIPINIANA CLÁSICA 9
An Historical View of the
Philippine Islands
by Joaquín Martínez Zuñiga
Apart from providing detailed
accounts of the administra-
tions of several governor-
generals of Manila, this first
of two volumes, originally
published in Spanish in 1803,
traces the Malay origins of the
various Filipino languages
and gives various insights into
the colonizers’ view of Filipi-
nos, notably the perceived in-
dulgence and indolence. 2010
ISBN 978-9710538324 P300
US $5.99
State of the Philippines
in 1810
by Tomás de Comyn
The author details the politi-
cal and economic workings in
and of the Philippines under
the Spanish administration,
frankly assessing the weak-
nesses in its production and
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trade mechanisms, and de-
scribing the damage caused clásica
10 VEE PRESS 2010 CATALOG
by the attacks of Muslim pi-
rates on the colony. So com-
prehensive was Comyn’s book
that for years after its publi-
cation, state authorities used
it as a guideline in creating
and modifying administra-
tive policies. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538898 P350 US $6.99
Medicinal Plants of the
Philippines
by Trinidad Pardo de Tavera
Published in 1892, this pio-
neering scientific work is a
veritable encyclopedia of the
types and uses of medici-
nal plants in the Philippines.
Pardo de Tavera’s meticulous
research and documentation
make this a fascinating look
at the medicinal practices of
our ancestors, as well as a
valuable resource for botani-
cal study, with description of
over 150 native plant species.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538324
P300 US $5.99
Blair and Robertson’s
The Philippine Islands,
1493-1898
by Emma Helen Blair and
James Robertson, with an
introduction by Gloria Cano
The 55-volume set of The
Philippine Islands, 1493-1898
is one of the largest collec-
tions of primary sources on
the history of the Philippines
under Spanish colonial rule.
Compiled, translated, ed-
ited and annotated by Emma
Helen Blair and James Rob-
ertson under the commis-
sion of the American colonial
government, the collection
was first printed in 1909 to
provide the English-speaking
world with information about
the United States’ new colony.
The resulting compendium—
comprised of more than 1,400
government documents, let-
ters, manuscripts and archi-
val material—is a striking ex-
ample of history “told from
above.” Hounded by contro-
versy from its inception and
the subject of an exhaustive
re-appraisal by contemporary
scholars critical of its canon-
ical status, the scope of The
Philippine Islandss still remains
unmatched. However, it is also
a significant example of how
the history of the Philippines
under Spain was selectively
filtered to advance the cause
of American colonial propa-
ganda. 2010 P400 (per vol-
ume) US $7.99 (per volume)
Vol.1 Magellan’s Voyage and
the Treaty of Tordesillas ISBN
978-9710538164
Vol.2 Expeditions of Loaisa,
Saavedra, Villalobos and
Legazpi
Vol.3 Legazpi’s Death and the
Founding of Manila ISBN
978-9710538362
Vol.4 Founding of the Monas-
teries ISBN 978-9710538379
Vol.5 Loarca’s Relacion and
the Founding of the Audien-
cia ISBN 978-9710181223
Vol.6 The Kingdom of the Chi-
na and the Philippines ISBN
978-9710181230
Vol.7 Native Conspiracy and
Tribute Collection ISBN
978-9710181247
Vol.8 Fortification of Manila
and Early Relations with Ja-
pan ISBN 978-9710181254
Vol.9 Expedition to Cambodia
and Pacification of Mindanao
ISBN 978-9710181261
Vo l . 1 0 R e c o m m e n d a -
tions for Reform ISBN
978-9710181278
Vol.11 Oliver van Noordt’s
Attack on Luzon ISBN
978-9710181285
Vol.12 Sangley Insurrection
and Chirino’s Relacion ISBN
978-9710181292
Vol.13 Chirino’s Relacion Con-
cluded ISBN 978-9710181308
Vol.14 Terrenate Expedition
and Missionary Passage ISBN
978-9710181315
Vol.15 Morga’s Sucesos de
Las Islas Filipinas ISBN
978-9710181322
Vol.16 Conquista de las
Islas Malucas ISBN
978-9710181339
Vol.17 Foundation of the Col-
lege of Santo Tomas ISBN
978-9710181346
Vol.18 Shipbuilding and Trade
ISBN 978-9710181353
Vol.19 Compulsory Service
and De los Rios Coronel’s
Memoria y Relacion ISBN
978-9710181360
Vol.20 Expedition to the
Mines of the Igorrotes ISBN
978-9710181377
Vol.21 Early Recollect Missions
ISBN 978-9710181384
Vol.22 Royal Festivities and
Laws on the Sangleys ISBN
978-9710181391
Vol.23 De Medina’s History of
the Augustinian Order ISBN
978-9710181407
Vol.24 De Medina’s History of
the Augustinian Order Con-
cluded ISBN 978-9710181414
Vol.25 Portuguese Trade and
the Extension of Encomiendas
ISBN 978-9710181421
Vol.26 First Year of Corcu-
era’s Governsorship ISBN
978-9710181438
Vo l . 2 7 Co rc u e ra’s Co n -
quest of Mindanao ISBN
978-9710181445
Vol.28 Relig ious Condi-
tions in the Islands ISBN
978-9710181452
Vol.29 Victories Against the
Moros ISBN 978-9710181469
Vol.30 Commerce with Mexi-
co and Historia de la Provin-
cia del Sancto Rosario ISBN
978-9710181476
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nobelang Ninay of her dreams fall in love novel controversially asserts

tagalog by Pedro Paterno

The first novel written by a
Filipino, Ninayy features na-
These rare and little- tive rituals and traditions
especially by using the pasi-
studied works by the yam, or nine-day novena for
country’s foremost the dead, as a framework for
its narrative about the lov-
fictionists of the
ers Ninay, Carlos, Loleng
early twentieth and Berto. 2010 ISBN 978-
century onward 9710538300 P300 US $5.99
give us a window Ang Magmamani
into the lives, by Teofilo Sauco
hopes, dreams, and This popular novel from the
1930s is about two women
hardships of Filipinos who, unaware that they are
in the American mother and daughter, fall in
love with the same man. 2010
colonial era
ISBN 978-9710538348 P300
US $5.99
Ang Mestisa: Unang
Bahagi at Ikalawang
Bahagi
by Engracio Valmonte
This novel in two parts is a
story of a self-centered and
love-stricken mestiza’s en-
deavors to make the man
with her. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538287 P300 US $5.99
Ang Singsing ng
Dalagang Marmol
by Isabelo de los Reyes
One of the first historical
novels written in the twenti-
eth century, this tells the sto-
ry of a colonel and his lov-
er, who are torn apart by the
Filipino-American War. 2010
ISBN 978-9710538188 P300
US $5.99
Maring: Dangal at Lakas
by Aurelio Tolentino
Featuring one of the exem-
plary heroines of Philippine
literature, this novel, first
published in 1908, is the sto-
ry of a strong-willed woman
who finds love, loses it, then
finds it again. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538355 P300 US $5.99
Si Tandang Bacio
Macunat
by Miguel Lucio y Bustamante
Written by a Spanish friar, this
the colonial prejudice that
education is not for the indi-
gent Filipino. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538591 P300 US $5.99
Luha ng Babae
by Mamerto Hilario
This novel follows the bound-
less sorrows and sacrifices a
young woman goes through
in the name of her first and
only love, a womanizer and
a gambler. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538607 P300 US $5.99
Mga Anak-Bukid
by Rosauro Almario
This is a story of how those
raised in the American pensio-
nado system undermine tradi-
tional Filipino mores and val-
ues and antagonize those who
uphold them. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538300 P300 US $5.99
Hiwaga ng Puso
by Carlos Ronquillo
T h i s s t o r y t e l l s o f o r-
phaned colegiala Concep-
cion Reyes’s life, love and
12 VEE PRESS 2010 CATALOG
hardships—particularly the
abuses perpetrated by her
confessor, Padre Blas—all set
against the backdrop of the
Philippine Revolution. 2010
ISBN 978-9710538706 P300
US $5.99
Ang Tala sa Panghulo
by Patricio Mariano
Berta, a simple, hardworking
country lass, meets Luciano, a
painter from the city, in a for-
tunate accident which ushers
her down the road to meet-
ing her fortune and discover-
ing her past. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538669 P300 US $5.99
Sa Ngalan ng Diyos
by Faustino Aguilar
This controversial novel
published in 1911 depicts
how greedy and manipula-
tive priests take advantage of
the naïve piety of a wealthy
young heiress. 2010 ISBN 978-
nobelang 9710538621 P300 US $5.99
tagalog
Busabos ng Palad
by Faustino Aguilar
A young girl with a golden
heart who is forced into pros-
titution, but is rescued by her
former sweetheart and given
another chance at love. 2010
ISBN 978-9710538591 P300
US $5.99
Nangalunod sa Katihan
by Faustino Aguilar
The injustices suffered by the
lovers Pedro and Luisa at the
hands of the greedy landlord
Don Hasinto form the plot of
this engaging story of love, re-
venge, class conflict, oppres-
sion and hope. 2010 ISBN
978-9710538677 P300 US
$5.99
Nena at Neneng
by Valerio Hernandez-Peña
This novel, the first to be pub-
lished in the Tagalog language,
set the standard for the didac-
tic tradition in Tagalog nov-
els. It recounts the lives of
two childhood friends who
find themselves in drastically
different marriages. 2010
ISBN 978-9710538300 P300
US $5.99
Pinaglahuan
by Faustino Aguilar
This pioneering work of so-
cial realism set in early twen-
tieth-century Manila recounts
how a labor leader’s life is de-
railed by the exploitations of
the mestizo class. 2010 ISBN
978-9710538683 P300 US
$5.99
Miminsan Akong Umibig
by Valeriano Hernandez Peña
Also titled Kasaysayan ng
Mag-inang Mahirap, this clas-
sic narrates the fortunes of a
young woman as she tries to
find happiness in love and re-
lationships amidst the hard-
ships of her and her mother’s
impoverished life. 2010 ISBN
978-9710538621 P300 US
$5.99
Hatol ng Panahon
by Valeriano Hernandez-Peña
Sequel to Miminsan Akong
Umibig, this didactic novel
pits the struggles of an im-
poverished factory worker
against the crimes of her self-
ish employer. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538652 P300 US $5.99
Andrea Liwaswas
by Roman Reyes
Condemning the Westerniza-
tion of the Filipino woman,
this novel details the repercus-
sions faced by Andrea Liwas-
was after she renounces the
traditional Filipino values of
love, marriage and friendship.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538300
P300 US $5.99
Ang Mga Anak Dalita
by Patricio Mariano
Written by famous pundit
and Tagalog journalist Patri-
cio Mariano, this novel in
poem form is set against the
industrial upheaval in early
twentieth-century Manila.
It deals with the struggles of
the oppressed working class.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538638
P300 US $5.99
Bulaklak ng Kalumpang
by Roman Reyes
This is the first novel in a tril-
ogy following the lives of Ge-
leng, Yeyeng, Serafin, Ismael,
Tale and Bindoy, who are all
bound to each other by love,
secrets, poverty and decep-
tion. This first book intro-
duces Geleng, a woman with
the combined qualities of
Maria Clara, Urbana, Felisa
and Ninay, and her stormy
relationship with her moth-
er, Sanang. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538300 P300 US $5.99
Wakas ng Pagtitiis
by Roman Reyes
The sequel to Reyes’s Bulak-
lak ng Kalumpangg chronicles
the relationship of Serafin and
Yeyeng, which is complicated
when Serafin is arrested for
dodging military duty then
deployed to fight in Jolo. 2010
ISBN 978-9710538690 P300
US $5.99
Hinagpis at Ligaya
by Roman Reyes
The last installment in Ro-
man Reyes’s trilogy, this novel
shifts settings from the barrio
to the city as it turns to the
story of Ismael and Geleng.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538713
P300 US $5.99
Huag Acong Salingin
Nino Man (Noli Me
Tangere)
by José Rizal, translated by
Pascual Poblete
This is the first Tagalog trans-
lation of José Rizal’s masterful
and influential critique of the
social, cultural and religious
life in the nineteenth century
Philippines. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538300 P200 US $3.99
El Filibusterismo
by José Rizal, translated by
Patricio Mariano
The second installment of
Jose Rizal’s masterwork, orig-
inally written in Spanish, is
rendered in its earliest Tagalog
translation. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538300 P200 US $3.99
14 VEE PRESS 2010 CATALOG
arte From The Life and Art
of Botong Francisco
filipino Botong Francisco:
A Short Life
by D.M. Reyes
The biographical This short narration of the
life and work of Carlos “Bo-
and analytical tong” Francisco is situated
essays that make up in the context of his family,
friends, colleagues and oth-
Vibal Foundation’s
er people around him. 2010
stunning art book ISBN 978-9710538386 P200
series, now available US $3.99
in convenient Botong, Edades, and
electronic format. Ocampo: The Triumvirate
Written by top of Modern Philippine Art
by Alice G. Guillermo
scholars and critics in The collaborations of Victo-
their fields, these are rio Edades, Carlos “Botong”
Francisco and Galo Ocam-
brought to life with
po—their backgrounds, their
drawings, paintings, coming together, and the im-
photographs and plications of their joint work
on Philippine modern art and
other evocative their future individual proj-
visuals ects—are accounted here in
full detail. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538393 P200 US $3.99
Philippine History in
the Murals of Botong
Francisco
by Roberto G. Paulino
This essay discusses the indi-
vidual hero as the focal point
of Botong Francisco’s histori-
cal murals, and his contribu-
tion to the creation of a male-
centric view of history. 2010
ISBN 978-9710538409 P200
US $3.99
Botong in Angono:
Hometown as
Subversion
by Ino M. Manalo
This reading into Carlos
“Botong” Francisco’s art ex-
plores the discourse of the
urban vs. the rural, study-
ing his work in the context
of his hometown, Angono.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538416
P200 US $3.99
From The Life and Art
of Francisco Coching
Francisco Coching:
A Short Life
by D.M. Reyes
Francisco Coching’s life is ex-
plored here in several short
episodes, including anec-
dotes of his upbringing and
how Coching found inspira-
tion for his work in artists and
writers around him, and even
in events in his own life. 2010
ISBN 978-9710538423 P200
US $3.99
The Visual Art of
Francisco Coching
by Alice G. Guillermo
This overview of the work
of Francisco Coching high-
lights the themes, styles, so-
cial commentary and sense
of nationalism asserted in his
oeuvre as arguments in favor
of the legitimacy of komikss as
an art form. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538430 P200 US $3.99
Francisco Coching and
Tagalog Novels
by Soledad S. Reyes
This essay argues that Fran-
cisco Coching’s body of work
is not merely “low art”, as the
komiks genre is commonly
perceived by the academe, but
rather draws from the larger
tradition of the Filipino novel.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538447
P200 US $3.99
Filming the Komiks of
Francisco Coching
bu Justino Dormiendo
The many komikss written and
illustrated by Francisco Coch-
ing and adapted into film are
recounted here, situated with-
in the events that occurred in
the film industry at the time,
while discussing how Coch-
ing applied his narrative and
visual techniques to cinema.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538454
P200 US $3.99

academica Sanghiyang sa
Mundo ng Internet
filipina by Rhoderick Nuncio
Our experience of the In-
ternet in both the “real” and
Enhanced digital “virtual” arena is explored in
this book as a site for cultur-
versions of Vibal al and ideological exchange.
Foundation’s 2010 ISBN 978-9710538201
P400 US $7.99
thought-provoking
line of critical Mabathalang Pag-aaral:
anthologies and Ang Pagteteolohiya ng
Pilipino
academic books, by José de Mesa
as well as other This book is an exploration of
pioneering scholarly how Filipinos experience God
in a manner unique and dis-
works never tinct from Westernized theo-
before released in logical influences, and how
they relate these experiences
electronic format,
to their everyday lives. 2010
each annotated ISBN 978-9710538218 P400
with hyperlinks to US $7.99
relevant sources Maharang, Mahamis
and areas of further na Literatura sa mga
study Tataramon na Bikol
by Paz Verdades-Santos
Some of the finest literature
in Bikolano is sampled here,
accompanied with English
ACADEMICA FILIPINA 15
translations, and selected
for their quality and liter-
ary significance as well as
their unique and distinctive
Bikol identity. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538263 P400 US $7.99
Filipino Religious
Consciousness
by Sylvia Palugod
Through this book, we ob-
tain a glimpse of the Filipino’s
spiritual mindset and concep-
tion of God, the cosmos, this
life and the next. 2010 ISBN
978-9710538195 P400 US
$7.99
From More Pinay Than
We Admit
Moro Women During the
Colonial Period
by Carmen Abubakar
This essay sheds light on the
status, life and cultural folk-
ways of the Moro woman dur-
ing the Spanish colonial pe-
riod, refuting the common
notion that the Moro woman
was secluded and oppressed.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538720
P200 US $3.99
16 VEE PRESS 2010 CATALOG
academica Filipino Women and
Political Engagement
filipina by Belinda Aquino
The author traces the histo-
ry of the Filipina’s attempts
to assert her place in the
Philippine political and so-
cial spheres. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538737 P200 US $3.99
Women of Ilocos in the
Revolutionary Era
by Digna Balangue Apilado
This history fills in the gaps of
the Philippine Revolution by
featuring Filipinas as actors,
fighters and decision-makers
during this critical period.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538744
P200 US $3.99
Salud Algabre,
Revolutionary
by Thelma B. Kintanar and
Carina C. David with an
interview by Isagani R. Medina
The life of the freedom fighter
Salud Algabre, the only female
member of the Sakdal peas-
ant rebel movement against
the American colonial govern-
ment in the 1930s, is recount-
ed for the first time through
personal interviews and rem-
iniscences. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538751 P200 US $3.99
The Last Hacendera:
Doña Teresa de la Paz
by Luciano P.R. Santiago
This chronicle of the life of
prominent hacendera Doña
Teresa de la Paz shows the
persistence of Filipino elites
in the Spanish and American-
sponsored Philippine society.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538768
P200 US $3.99
Working Women in
Nineteenth-Century
Manila
by Maria Luisa Camagay
The various entrepreneurial
endeavors of Filipinas in nine-
teenth-century Manila prove
that they were active and en-
terprising participants in the
urban economy. 2010 ISBN
978-9710538775 P200 US
$3.99
Roots of Feminist
Thought in the
Philippines
by Lilia Quindoza-Santiago
This essay explains the im-
portance of thriving feminist
thought in a continuously pa-
triarchal Filipino society. 2010
ISBN 978-9710538782 P200
US $3.99
Avoiding Conception in
the Nineteenth Century
by Maria Luisa Camagay
This essay describes the means
by which women in the nine-
teenth-century Philippines
expressed their sexuality de-
spite restrictive colonial stan-
dards and prescriptions. 2010
ISBN 978-9710538799 P200
US $3.99
The Filipina in the
Japanese Male Gaze
by Johanna O. Zulueta
This exploration of the sex-
ualization and racialization
of women from third world
countries focuses on the fig-
ure of the Filipina japayuki
working in patriarchal Japa-
nese society. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538805 P200 US $3.99
Filipina Artists in
the Fine Arts
by Flaudette May V. Datuin
The development of the wom-
an’s role and image in the his-
tory of Philippine art, from
muse to creator, model to art-
maker, is described here. 2010
ISBN 978-9710538812 P200
US $3.99
Female Work
Representation in
Contemporary Films
by Rolando Tolentino
This essay shows the chang-
es in the portrayal of female
overseas workers in Filipi-
no films from the 1980s to
the 2000s. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538829 P200 US $3.99
Filipino Women Writing
in English
by Edna Zapanta-Manlapaz
The author discusses the radi-
cal change of focus in wom-
en’s writings, from traditional
and conservative topics to lib-
eral and erotic themes in con-
temporary times. 2010 ISBN
978-9710538836 P200 US
$3.99
The Querida in
Cebuano Fiction
by Hope Sabanpan-Yu
The author discusses the evo-
lution of the image and con-
cept of the queridaa or mistress
through different historical
periods of the Philippines.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538843
P200 US $3.99
The Wild Woman in
Philippine Novels
by Leonora M. Fajutagana

This discussion contextualiz-
es the emergence of the wild
woman archetype in contem-
porary Philippine novels and
its evolution from the tradi-
tional archetypes of Maria
Clara and the Mater Dolorosa.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538850
P200 US $3.99
The Value of
Recogimiento in Urbana
and Feliza
by Marya Svetlana Camacho
The author interprets the con-
cept of recogimiento in Urba-
na at Felisa and how it influ-
enced models of feminine vir-
tue in the Philippines. 2010
ISBN 978-9710538867 P200
US $3.99
Making Women Visible
in History
by Rosalinda Pineda Ofreneo
This analysis shows the meth-
odologies and perspectives in
women’s studies that can be
utilized to successfully high-
light the woman in history.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538874
P200 US $3.99
From More Hispanic
Than We Admit
Iberian-Asian Relations
Before Magellan
by Isaac Donoso Jiménez
The migration of the Iberi-
ans from Al-Andalus to the
Far East and the present-day
Philippine archipelago pre-
dates the journey of Ferdi-
nand Magellan. 2010 ISBN
978-9710538720 P200 US
$3.99
ACADEMICA FILIPINA 17
The Transformation of
Islamic Manila
by Julkipli M. Wadi
The life and legacy of Rajah
Sulayman as a statesman, free-
dom fighter and martyr in the
face of the Spanish conquest
of Manila is examined here
in depth. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538720 P200 US $3.99
The Filipinization of
Christianity
by Fernando N. Zialcita
This examination of indig-
enous beliefs and practices
shows how their interaction
with Christianity transformed
both belief systems and mold-
ed Philippine society. 2010
ISBN 978-9710538720 P200
US $3.99
Filipinos Soldiers During
the Dutch Wars
by José Eugenio Borao Mateo
The alliances formed between
Spanish and Filipino military
throughout Philippine colo-
nial history are explored in
this essay, especially the pro-
gressive enlistment of Filipino
soldiers in the Spanish army
during the Dutch Wars. 2010
ISBN 978-9710538720 P200
US $3.99
Baroque and Revolt
in Bohol
by Regalado Trota José
This essay discusses the ar-
dent religiosity of Bohola-
nos as manifested in local Ba-
roque art, alongside the prov-
ince’s history of anti-colonial-
ist struggle. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538720 P200 US $3.99
18 VEE PRESS 2010 CATALOG
Women’s Education
in Spanish Colonial
Philippines
by Marya Svetlana T. Camacho
The evolution of indigenous
female roles and values are
examined in the light of the
Spanish Catholic feminine
ideal that was institutionally
introduced during the colo-
nial period. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538720 P200 US $3.99
Governmentality and
Colonial Meaning
by Julián Go
This essay analyzes the condi-
tion of government and poli-
tics in the Philippines during
the late nineteenth-century.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538720
P200 US $3.99
Mexican Money in the
Philippines
by Celestina P. Boncan
The author traces the develop-
ment of the Philippine peso
and the role of Mexican cur-
rency in establishing the Phil-
ippine monetary unit. 2010
ISBN 978-9710538720 P200
US $3.99
Rizal and the Writing of
Philippine History
by Ambeth R. Ocampo
This exploration of Rizal’s
views on Philippine history
centers around his attempt to
write about the country’s roots
and culture through the eyes
of a native. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538720 P200 US $3.99
Retana Revisited: A
Historical Assessment
by Gloria Cano
Wenceslao Retana’s stature those who have excelled in
and emergence as one of the and continue this tradition.
most consummate researchers 2010 ISBN 978-9710538720
on Philippine history and cul- P200 US $3.99
ture is explored in this work.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538720 Asia and the West: A
P200 US $3.99 Universal Perspective
by Pedro Aullón de Haro
“Malayness” and The relationship between east
Civilizational Discourse (Asia) and west (Europe and
by Resil B. Mojares America) is discussed in terms
This analysis focuses on the of the global future and ide-
discourses that emerged dur- als of universality. 2010 ISBN
ing the Spanish colonial era 978-9710181162
dealing with the Malay iden-
tity and hybrid, multiracial
character of the Filipinos.
2010 ISBN 978-9710538720
P200 US $3.99
Hispanic Strains in
Philippine Modern Art
by Reuben R. Cañete
This essay examines the con-
siderable Spanish influenc-
es present in contemporary
Philippine artistic style and
technique. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538720 P200 US $3.99
The Battle of Hegemony
in Tagalog Cinema
by Nick Deocampo
Hispanic culture had last-
ing effects on the style of Ta-
galog cinema, as seen in the
clash among Hispanic, Amer-
ican and rising Filipino na-
tional hegemonies on the sil-
ver screen. 2010 ISBN 978-
9710538720 P200 US $3.99
Contemporary Hispano-
Philippine Literature
by Andrea Gallo
The long history of Filipinos
writing in Spanish is dis-
cussed, with a description of
kontempo- Touched by an Angel
by Noemi Lardizabal-Dado
In Another Dress
by Myrna Co
with the insight and humor of
Myrna Co, who believes that

ranea Based on the blog of the same

name, Touched by an Angel
chronicles Noemi Lardiza-
In Another Dress is a collection “age is an opportunity, no less
of one woman’s alternate- than youth itself, though in
ly heartwarming and heart- another dress.”
Fresh, quirky and bal-Dado’s journey from the tugging anecdotes from a life
deepest grief at the accidental she has lived well—and is in- The Kobayashi-Maru
unique fiction, non- drowning of her six-year-old tent on still living to the full- of Love
fiction, and poetry, son towards acceptance and est. From reminiscences about by Carljoe Javier
her new life as an advocate for lost dreams and youth to re- With this collection of wry,
served up with a
bereaved families. 2010 ISBN flections on the joys and grac- pop-culture tinged personal
modern twist by 978-9710538720 P500 US es of growing old, each arti- essays on life, love and heart-
writers both new $9.99 cle in this collection sparkles break, the author leaves you
wondering: In relationships,
and experienced can there be such thing as
the “no-win scenario”? 2010
P200 US $3.99

El Bimbo Variations
by Adam David
The opening line of a classic
Eraserheads song is reimag-
ined ninety-nine ways, both
silly and sublime. 2010 P150
US $2.99

Dirty Pop Machines

by Vlad Gonzales
2010 P150 US $2.99

Lámang
edited by Edgar Calabia Samar
A collection of twenty-five
poems celebrating the 25thh an-
niversary of LIRA (Linangan
sa Imahen, Retorika at Anyo),
the premier association of po-
Jerry B. Gracio, Editor ets in Filipino.

Iláng
edited by Jerry Gracio
The second of four
chapbooks celebrating the
Edgar Calabia Samar
Editor
25th anniversary of LIRA
with twenty-five poems
. from some of the country’s
. .. .
Giancarlo Lauro C. Abrahan V Mariane A.R.T. Abuan
Noel Fortun Berlin Gablan
Mikael Gallego Ezzard Gilbang Phillip Kimpo Jr.

Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo ..

Erwin C. Lareza Vivian N. Limpin
premier poets in Filipino.
. .
Kiko Monteseña Deborah Rosalind D. Nieto
Louie Jon A. Sanchez Lee G. Sepe Beverly Siy
IILÁNG
ILÁN
IL
L ÁN
ÁNG I
ÁNG Betty Uy-Regala Enrique Villasis
20 VEE PRESS 2010 CATALOG
pinoy
romansa
Delectable samplings
of a much-loved but
little-appreciated
genre of Philippine
literature
Love Me Today, Hate Me
Tomorrow
by Cherie Mendoza
Ayaw nang magmahal ni
Luna; nais lamang niya maka-
ganti sa lalaking sumugat sa
kanyang puso. Ngunit nang
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Kailan Naging Tama Ang
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After so many years, tumibok
muli ang puso ni Myrabelle
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I Love U, Miss MVP
by Jenny Lampaz
Nagpanggap si Joan na kasin-
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ito ni Louie, na nainsulto at
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Crossing The Line
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Lumayo si Simounne kahit
mahal niya si Hennand, da-
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Waiting Still
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Nate-turn off si Jiggs kapag
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ng motibo o tahasang nanli-
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Dear Cherry
by Amber Rainne
Tila aso’t pusa sina Cherry at
Randy sa unang pagkikita pa
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Loving Neighbor Linus
by Amaiea
Walang panahon si Nikki
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He Loves Me, He Love
Me Not
by Amaiea
Dahil pinipilit magpakasal sa
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doon niya makikita ang nais
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Runaway Heart
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Nang hindi sinasadyang nail-
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Untamed Love
by Martinna Bianca
Umuwi si Allysa sa San Luis
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kilala si Rian, ang taga-lung-
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umalis si Rian, nangako itong
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My Favorite Mistake
by Martinna Bianca
Ayaw ni Rebecca sa “sug-
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Need To Be Next To You
by Martinna Bianca
Bigo sa pag-ibig si Valerie kaya
nagbakasyon sa Rancho Mon-
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Loving Lyon
by Martinna Bianca
Dahil in love sa kanyang boss
na si Lyon Ponteveras, suma-
ma si Lexie nang magresign
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ng negosyo. Hindi na nga sila
makakuha ng puhunan, bakit
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Sweet Possession
by Martinna Bianca
Kailangang mabawi ni Megu-
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If The Shoe Fits
by Martinna Bianca
Malas para kay Tiffany ang
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view sa trabaho, muntik pa
siyang masagasaan ng isang
aroganteng driver... na Presi-
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Phoenix’s Heart
by Martinna Bianca
Mortal na magkaaway sina
Phoenix at Vance. Ang huli
ay ampon ng kanyang Tito
Mauricio. Tumindi ang gus-
ot sa pagitan ng dalawa nang
mabasa nila ang laman ng tes-
tamento ng tiyuhin. Ayon sa
nakasulat dito, ang sinuman
sa kanila na siyang mauu-
nang makapagbigay ng apo
sa matanda sa loob ng isang
taon ang siyang magiging tag-
apagmana ng kayamanang
maiiwan nito.
Isinugal ni Phoenix ang
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ban. Ngunit nang abot-kamay
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Ang Astig At Ang Engot

by Clarisse M. Caysip
Hindi malaman ng investi-
gative journalist na si Eyell
kung paano itatama ang isa sa
pinakamalaking pagkakama-
ling nagawa niya sa kanyang
buhay: ang sirain ang kasal ng
isang estranghero.
Hindi naman kayang pa-
tawarin ni Noi ang aanga-an-
gang babaing humadlang sa
kanyang kasal.
Paano tatakasan ni Eyell
ang galit ni Noi kung nakatak-
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sa kanyang mga assignments?
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Love For Sale

by Luisa Villafuerte
Hindi kasali ang pag-ibig sa
mga priorities ni Avril. Dahil
ang isip niya ay nakatuon sa
22 VEE PRESS 2010 CATALOG
kung paano babalikatin ang
responsibilidad na iniwan ng
kanyang ama na may iba ng
pamilya.
D umating ang isang
Remo sa kanyang mundo. Si
Remo na nakatakdang palam-
butin ang kanyang puso.
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Paraiso 1: Angela
by Maia Jose
Sa Jardin Paraiso nagkakilala’t
lihim na nag-ibigan sina
Danilo at Angela. Akala ni
Angela, pangarap ang mas
mahalaga kay Danilo, na
akala nama’y hindi ito bagay
sa mayamang dalaga. Paano
ang pag-ibig? 2010 ISBN 978-
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Paraiso 2: Mikael
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nahon upang hanapin ang
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ang isang dakilang pag-ibig
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Casa Blanco 1:
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Nabighani si Xander Blanco sa
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Casa Blanco 3:
The Untamed
by Gillian Marcelino
Horse King ang tawag kay
Dave Blanco sapagkat na-
papaamo niya kahit ang
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Kaya nang para siyang nai-
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ili that Troy is not her man.
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Tama Ba Sa Mali?
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Mali ang pagpayag ni Lulu na
kunwari ay makipag-live in sa
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Mali ang isuko niya rito ang
lahat dahil ni hindi niya ito
boyfriend. Pero nang umibig
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lan nito, saka niya natuklasan
na posible ngang may tama
sa mali. 2010 P40 US ¢.99

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The Kata-Kata is oral litera-
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about the Carmen Abubakar is the cur-
rent dean of the Institute of
authors Islamic Studies of the Uni-
versity of the Philippines in
Diliman. She has published
Vibal Foundation several articles on Philippine
Muslim oral traditions.
print and electronic
books are written Faustino Aguilar was a Fili-
pino novelist and journalist,
and edited by some
and the editor of the periodi-
of the best Filipino cal Taliba. He wrote novels in
authors and scholars the social realist vein, includ-
ing Busabos ng Paladd (1909),
from a range of Sa Ngalan ng Dioss (1911), and
fields: literature, Pinaglahuan (1907).
media, art, history,
Belinda Aquino is the found-
blogging, and ing director of the Interna-
romance tional Center for Philippine
Studies at the University of
Hawaii in Manoa.
Pedro Aullón de Haro is a
leading authority on aesthet-
ics and criticism and has au-
thored Teoria de la critica lit-
eraria and La Obra poetica de
Gil de Biedma.
Francisco Baltazar was the
preeminent poet of the Ta-
galog language and author
of the literary masterpiece
Florante at Laura. He wrote
countless poems, songs, and
dramas, including Mahomet
at Constanza (1841), Alman-
zor y Rosalina, and Orosman
at Zafira. He also wrote a
grammatical treatise El En-
sayo de Gramatica Hispano-
Tagala. Born in Bigaa, Bu-
lacan, Baltazar is otherwise
known as Francisco Balagtas.
Emma Helen Blair w a s
an Amer ican histor ian,
journalist, translator, and
editor. Fluent in Spanish and
French, she joined the staff
of the Wisconsin Historical
Society then later served as
an assistant to the historian
Reuben Gold Thwaites, work-
ing with him on Jesuit Rela-
tions. Aside from collaborat-
ing with James Robertson on
The Philippine Islands, 1493-
1898, Blair also translated and
edited documents for The In-
dian Tribes of the Upper Mis-
sissippi Valley.
Celestina P. Boncan is co-
author of The Filipino Saga:
History as Social Change and
has published papers on Phil-
ippine history, society and
economy.
Marya Svetlana Camacho is
the current chair of the De-
partment of History of the
University of Asia and the Pa-
cific. She has published works
on women in the Spanish co-
lonial era.
Maria Luisa Camagay is a
professor and former chair
of the Department of His-
tory at the University of the
Philippines in Diliman. She
is currently director of the
UP Press.
Gloria Cano is professor
at the Universitat Pompeu
Fabra in Barcelona. Her ar-
ticle “Blair and Robertson’s
The Philippine Islands, 1493-
1898: Scholarship or Imperi-
alist Propaganda?” was pub-
lished in the March 2008 issue
of Philippine Studies.
Reuben R. Cañete is a profes-
sor in the Department of Art
Studies at the University of
the Philippines. Cañete spe-
cializes in Philippine archi-
tecture and aesthetics and has
curated several expositions.
Myrna Co used to work as a
technical writer and publica-
tions officer for a university.
Retirement led her to a sec-
ond career in blogging, free-
lance writing for newspapers,
and, lately, editing an online
magazine channel on Filipino
lifestyle Buhay Pinoy.
Mabel Cook Cole was an
American anthropologist
and editor. After spending
four years among the ethnic
tribes of the Philippines, she
compiled and annotated Phil-
ippine Folk Tales, which was
published in 1916.
Tomas de Comyn was a Span-
ish writer who lived in Ma-
nila during the nineteenth
century. He was also an of-
ficial of the Compania Real
de Filipinas.
Oscar William Coursey
served as a United States
Army volunteer in the Phil-
ippines during the American
period. He wrote History and
Geography of the Philippine Is-
lands (1903) and The Philip-
pines and Filipinos (1914).
Austin C. Craig was an Amer-
ican historian. He wrote pio-
neering biographies on José
Rizal: The Story of José Rizal
and Lineage, Life and Labors

of José Rizal.
Noemi Lardizabal-Dado
maintains an award-winning
personal blog at aboutmyre-
covery.com. She is the edi-
tor of Blog Watch, a bloggers’
initiative for citizen journal-
ism, and is the features edi-
tor of The Philippine Online
Chronicles.
Flaudette May V. Datuin
teaches at the Art Studies
Department of the Universi-
ty of the Philippines in Dili-
man and is co-founding ed-
itor of Ctrl+P, a journal on
Philippine and international
contemporary art and culture.
Adam David is the author of
Texticles, Crows & Rages, Biki-
ni Idolatry, and The El Bimbo
Variations. He is co-founder
of the independent press the
Youth and Beauty Brigade.
Carina C. David is a former
chairperson of the Civil Ser-
vice Commission of the Phil-
ippines. She is the composer
and guitarist of female musi-
cian duo Inang Laya.
Modesto de Castro was con-
sidered one of the great-
er writers of the early eigh-
teenth century. As a member
of the clergy, he was known
to give political sermons that
later were compiled and pub-
lished as Platicas Doctrinales.
His most popular work is Ur-
bana at Felisa, a book of gold-
en rules, good manners and
right conduct, written in the
style of an epistolary novel.
José de Mesa is a University
Fellow of De La Salle Univer-
sity and a professor of theolo-
gy at the Inter-Congregational
Theological Center, Quezon
City. His most recent works
include Why Theology is Nev-
er Far from Homee and Bakas.
Paul de la Gironière was a
French traveler who lived in
the Philippines and wrote
Vingt annes aux Philippines
(Twenty Years in the Philip-
pines), an account of his stay
in the country. He arrived in
the Philippines in 1820 and
established the Jala-Jala haci-
enda in Morong, Rizal.
Nick Deocampo is a multi-
awarded film director and his-
torian of Philippine cinema.
He authored Cine, a history
of Philippine film.
Isabelo de los Reyes was
a prominent Filipino writ-
er, politician, labor activist,
and founder of the Philip-
pine Independent Church or
Aglipayan Church. He won
early acclaim for his manu-
script on folkloric studies, El
folk-lore filipino, and founded
El Ilocano, the first vernacular
newspaper in the Philippines.
Justino Dormiendo has writ-
ten extensively on film, visual
arts and culture for the last
thirty years. He was former
chairman and founding mem-
ber of the Manunuri ng Peli-
kulang Pilipino.
Leonora M. Fajutagana
is the current chair of the
Humanities Department of
the University of the Philip-
pines in Los Baños, where she
teaches courses on literature
and critical theory.
Dean S. Fanslerr was an Amer-
ican professor and editor. He
was one of the famous ear-
ly teachers of English in the
Philippines. He also published
an anthology of folktales, Fil-
ipino Popular Tales, in 1921.
Patrick D. Flores is a profes-
sor of art theory and criticism
at the University of the Philip-
pines. He actively contributes
critical essays on Philippine
art and film and has mounted
several successful exhibits. He
is currently curator of the UP
Vargas Museum.
John Foreman was an Eng-
lish author who lived in the
Philippines in the 19th centu-
ry. He wrote the monumental
The Philippine Islands as well
as several articles on the Phil-
ippine Revolution.
Si Glady Gimena ay isang
guro sa Filipino sa Global City
Innovative College. Siya ay
naging komiks writer, script-
writer sa TV at romance nov-
elist mula taong 1993 hang-
gang sa kasalukuyan.
Julian Go is a professor of so-
ciology at Boston University.
He recently published Ameri-
can Empire and the Politics of
Meaning: Power, Culture, and
US Colonialism in Puerto Rico
and the Philippines.
AUTHORS 29
Alice G. Guillermo is a re-
spected researcher, art critic
and professor with numer-
ous writings on visual arts
in the Philippines, including
her most recent book Dios-
dado M. Lorenzo: Art Rebel to
Legendd (2009).
Valerio Hernandez-Pena was
a Filipino novelist considered
to be the “Father of the Ta-
galog Novel.”This distinction
was accorded to him because
his masterpiece Nena at Ne-
nengg (1905) was the first nov-
el ever to be published in the
Tagalog vernacular.
Percy A. Hill was an Ameri-
can writer born in the Philip-
pines. He wrote Romance and
Adventure in Old Manila in
1937.
Feodor Jagor was a German
ethnographer who traveled to
the Philippines in the nine-
teenth century to collect for
the Berlin Museum. In 1873,
he published Reisen in den
Philippinen (Travels in the
Philippines).
Carl Javier has authored three
books, And the Geek Shall In-
herit the Earth, Geek Tragedies,
and The Kobayashi Maru of
Love. At present he is associate
features editor of The Philip-
pine Online Chronicles.
Isaac Donoso Jiménez ob-
tained degrees in philology
and the humanities from the
University of Alicante, Spain.
A long-time resident of Ma-
nila, Donoso completed his
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master’s degree in Islamic
Studies at the University of
the Philippines.
Maia Jose ang pen name ni
Tessa Cruz San Diego. Na-
kapagsulat siya ng halos 100
nobelang popular sa main-
stream romance, teen ro-
mance at fantasy romance.
Regalado Trota José is a spe-
cialist on Philippine bibliog-
raphy and Philippine sacred
art and architecture. Among
his books are Simbahan:
Church Art in Colonial Phil-
ippines 1565-1898 and Im-
preso: Philippine Imprints,
1593-1811.
Thelma B. Kintanar is pro-
fessor emeritus of English and
Comparative Literature at the
University of the Philippines.
She is the author and editor
of the UP Cultural Dictionary
for Filipinos.
Miguel Lucio y Bustaman-
te was a Spanish friar of the
Franciscan order who regu-
larly wrote articles for La Voz
de España. In authoring the
novel Si Tandang Basio Macu-
nat,
t he became one of the very
few friars in the Spanish co-
lonial Philippines who man-
aged to write literary pieces
in Tagalog.
Robert Macmicking was a
British esquire who lived in
the Philippines from 1848
to 1850. He is the ancestor
of Lt. Col. Joseph McMick-
ing, the husband of Mer-
cedes Zobel, and one of the
pioneering leaders of the Ay-
ala Corporation.
Ino M. Manalo was former
director of the Metropolitan
Museum of Manila. He is also
an award-winning short story
and essay writer.
Patricio Mariano was a Fili-
pino author, poet, journalist
and translator. He wrote sev-
eral Tagalog novels, including
Ang Mga Anak Dalita and Ang
Tala sa Panghulo, but is best
known for his Tagalog trans-
lation of José Rizal’s Noli Me
Tangere.
José Eugenio Borao Mateo
is an authority on historical
relations between Spain and
Taiwan during the Spanish
presence on the island (1626-
1642). He is currently teach-
ing Spanish language and
culture at National Taiwan
University.
John Maurice Miller was the
compiler and editor of Philip-
pine Folklore Stories, published
in 1904, and the author of The
Workingman’s Paradise: An
Australian Labor Novel, pub-
lished in 1892.
Resil B. Mojares is the found-
ing director of the University
of San Carlos Cebuano Stud-
ies Center. He has authored
several landmark books such
as Theater in Society, Society in
Theater and Brains of the Na-
tion: Pedro Paterno, T.H. Pardo
de Tavera, Isabelo de los Reyes
and the Production of Modern
Knowledge.
Rhoderick Nuncio is the di-
rector of Graduate Programs,
Research and Publication of
the College of Liberal Arts of
De La Salle University-Manila.
He is the author of several es-
says on literary criticism.
Ambeth R. Ocampo is a pro-
fessor of history at the Ateneo
de Manila University. He is
known for his writings about
Jose Rizal and for his column
in the Philippine Daily Inquir-
er. He became Chairman of
the National Historical Com-
mission in 2002.
Si Gilda Olvidado ang may
akda ng mga nobelang Sina-
samba Kita, Bakit Kay Tagal
Ng Sandali, Babangon Ako’t
Dudurugin Kita, at iba pa.
Nagkamit siya ng tagumpay sa
FAMAS sa kanyang nobelang
Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig.
Sylvia Palugod is a free-
lance researcher and writer.
She is the author of Toward
the Abundant Lifee (2008) and
co-author of Joy in the Morn-
ing: A Story of Lives Turned
Around.
Trinidad Pardo de Tave-
ra was a Filipino physician,
scholar, bibliophile and bibli-
ographer. He was also a mem-
ber of the Philippine Com-
mission and founder of the
Federal Party. In 1884, he
wrote Medicinal Plants of the
Philippines.
Pedro Paterno was a propa-
gandist, politician, histori-
an, composer, and writer. He

wrote Sampaguita y Poesias
Varias (1880), the first collec-
tion of Filipino poems pub-
lished in Spanish, and Ninay
(1885), the first Filipino novel.
Roberto G. Paulino is an as-
sistant professor at the De-
partment of Art Studies at the
University of the Philippines.
He has written on art for the
Philippine Starr and the Met-
ropolitan Museum of Manila.
Rosalinda Pineda Ofreneo is
a professor at the College of
Social Work and Community
Development of the Univer-
sity of the Philippines. She has
authored several publications
on the role of women in the
economy.
James Alexander Robertson
was an American scholar,
translator and bibliographer.
Aside from editing The Philip-
pine Islands, 1493-1898, Rob-
ertson served as the first edi-
tor of the Hispanic American
Historical Revieww and as the
director of the National Li-
brary of the Philippines from
1910 to 1916.
D.M. Reyes is a professor of
literature at the Ateneo de
Manila University. Promising
Light,
t his book of poems, was
published in 2008.
Roman Reyes is considered
one of the most important
Filipino writers in the ear-
ly history of Tagalog novels.
Dubbed the “Father of Re-
alism,” he wrote the land-
mark trilogy Bulaklak ng
Kalumpang, Wakas ng Pagtitiis
and Hinagpis at Ligaya.
Soledad S. Reyes is one of
the country’s most distin-
guished scholars of Philip-
pine popular culture. She is
the author of the landmark
Nobelang Tagalog 1905-1975:
Tradisyon at Modernismo. She
teaches at the Ateneo de Ma-
nila University.
Carlos Ronquillo served as a
major to General Emilio Agu-
inaldo during the Philippine
Revolution. His works include
Ilang Talata Tungkol sa Paghi-
himagsik nang 1896-977 and
Ang ABC... nang mamama-
yang Filipino. He was a not-
ed member of the Akademya
ng Wikang Tagalog.
Hope Sabanpan-Yu is a poet
and short story writer with
several published collections
of poetry in English and Ce-
buano. She currently teaches
literature at the University of
San Carlos.
Si Edgar Calabia Samar ay
isang premyadong manu-
nulat. May-akda siya ng mga
aklat na Pag-aabang sa Kun-
diman: Isang Tulambuhay at
Walong Diwata ng Pagkahulog.
g tisa, Mga Hiyas ng Pag-Ibig,
Luciano P.R. Santiago is a
doctor by profession. He
writes articles and books on
Philippine history, arts and
culture, and has received the
Manila Critics Circle’s Na-
tional Book Awards for both
art and history.
Teofilo Sauco was a Filipi-
no author of several novels
and collections of short sto-
ries and poetry, including
Edelmira and Eva. His nov-
el Ang Magmamani was con-
ferred the grand prize by the
prestigious literary magazine
Liwaywayy in 1924.
Aurelio Tolentino was a
dramatist, novelist and ora-
tor in Spanish, Tagalog and
Pampango who was consid-
ered one of the giants of early
twentieth-century Philippine
literature. His works include
Kahapon and Buhok ni Es-
ter. A former member of the
Katipunan, Tolentino also
served as an editor for vari-
ous publications, among them
La Patria, El Liberal and Ing
Emangabisan.
Rolando Tolentino is dean of
the College of Mass Commu-
nications, UP Diliman. He has
written numerous articles on
Philippine cinema, literature,
and pop culture.
Engracio Valmonte was a
prolific Filipino writer dur-
ing the early decades of the
twentieth century. His works
include the novels Ang Mes-
and the poetry collection Sa
harap ng bangkay ni Patricio
Mariano.
Paz Verdades Santos is a
professor of literature at the
Ateneo de Naga University.
She is the author of Hagkus:
Twentieth Century Bikol
Women Writers.
AUTHORS 31
Julkipli M. Wadi is co-edi-
tor of Philippine External Re-
lations: A Centennial Vista
and author of several papers
and conferences on political
relations and Islamic thought.
Edwin Wolff served as librar-
ian emeritus in the Library
Company of Philadelphia
from 1953 to 1984. It was dur-
ing his stint in this library that
he wrote his introductory es-
say for the facsimile copy of
Doctrina Christianaa published
in 1947.
Cornélis de Witt Willcox
was a lieutenant colonel of
the U.S. Army, professor of
modern languages at West
Point, and a scholar in Phil-
ippine studies. Willcox served
as an army officer at Manila
from 1908 to 1910
Edna Zapanta-Manlapaz is
cofounder and executive di-
rector of the Ateneo Library
of Women’s Writings. She
has authored several books
on Philippine literature.
Fernando N. Zialcitaa is pro-
fessor of cultural anthropol-
ogy at the Ateneo de Manila
University. He is the author of
Authentic Though Not Exotic:
Essays on Filipino Identity.
Johanna O. Zuluetaa has pub-
lished articles on Okinawa-
Filipino and Chinese-Filipi-
no identities.
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