THE PHILIPPINE LITERATURE IN ENGLISH

Between 1941-1945 Philippine

literature in English came to halt.
Except for the Tribune and the
Philippine Review, Pillars, Free
Philippines, and Filipina, almost all
newspapers in English were stopped
by the Japanese.

Because of the strict prohibitions imposed by the Japanese in the writing in

and publishing of works in English, Philippines Literature in English
experienced a dark period. The few who dared to write did so for their bread
and butter of for propaganda. Writings that came out during this period
journalistic in nature. Writer’s felt suppressed but slowly, the spirit of
nationalism started to seep into their consciousness. While some continued to
write, the majority waited for a better climate to published their works.
 Journalists include Salvador P. Lopez, Leon Ma. Guerrero, Raul
Manglapuz and Carlos Bulosan.
 Nick Joaquin produced THE WOMAN WHO LOOKED LIKE
LAZARUZ. Fred Ruiz Castro wrote a few poems.