EM 13: REVIEWER

WEEK 7: REGION 1 AND 2 o Due to the feminist nature of her

writings, she was shunned by
PHILIPPINES
her husband and son, she lived
REGION 1: ILOCOS alone in exile and separated
from her family.
 Its literature is known as one of the o She died at the age of 35
most colorful regional Filipino
literature. FATHER OF FILIPINO SOCIALISM

FATHER OF ILOCANO LITERATURE  ISABELO DE LOS REYES

o Don Belong
 Pedro Buckaneg o July 4 1864 – October 110 1938
o Author of the epic BIAG NI o Prominent politician, writer and
LAM-ANG labor.
o A Filipino Poet. o Founder of Aglipayan Church,
o Brought to bantay Agustin priest Christian protestant church.
who baptized him as PEDRO o Due to his anti-catholic
BUCANEG. writings, he got a nickname
o Grew up as a smart and talented. POPE LEO XIII,
o He took lessons in LATIN AND excommunicated Reyes in 1903.
SPANISH, and local dialects o Followed his mother’s footstep.
and Ilocano Isleg. o He won an award at the age of
o He translated Doctrina Cristiana 23 for his first written book and
to Ilocano, was printed in 1593, became a journalist, editor, and
one of the first book in the publisher in manila.
Philippines. o Works
MOTHER OF PHILIPPINE WOMEN’S  Mariquit the Tramp
LITERATURE (bomba story)
 Sing sing ni Diego
 LEONORA FLORENTINO (horror story)
o April 19, 1849 – October 4,  Biblia Filipina
1884 (philippine bible)
o Poet in SPANISH AND  Oficio Divino
ILOCANO  Catequesis (catechism)
o Age of 10, she can write a poem
in Ilocano and speak well in
Spanish.
o Was really intelligent, yet she
wasn’t allowed to study due to
her gender.
o She was instead tutored by her
mother and a series of private
teachers.
o Fr. Evaristo Abaya flourished
her Spanish skills and help her
voice out her thoughts in poems.
o She married a politician, Elias
de los Reyes at the age of 14.
o Together had 5 children.