The Period of the New

Society (1972-1980)
 Historical Background

• Started at September 21, 1972

• “Carlos Palanca Awards” continued to give

annual rewards
 Themes of Most Writings
• Green Revolution
• Family Planning
• Proper Nutrition
• Environment
• Drug Addiction
• Pollution
The New Society TRIED to stop
pornography or these writings
giving bad influences on the
morals of the people.
All school newspapers were temporarily stopped
and so with school organizations.

MINISTRY OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

- established by the military
government to supervise newspapers,
books, and other publications.
 Rebuilt Infrastructure

Cultural Center of the Philippines

Folk Arts Theater
Metropolitan Theater
 KISLAP & LIWAYWAY
(weekly publications)
• Helped a lot in the
development of
literature
• Became outlets for our
writers to publish many
of their works
 FILIPINO SOCIETY
DURING THE PERIOD
OF THE NEW SOCIETY
• Sa ikauunlad ng bayan, disiplina ang kailangan.
• Discipline is needed to develop the nation.

• Tayo’y kumain ng gulay, upang humaba ang buhay.

• Let’s eat vegetables to lengthen our lives.

• Magplano ng pamilya, nang ang buhay ay lumigaya.

• Let’s plan our families so we’ll lead happy lives.
• Tayo’y magtanim, upang mabuhay.
• Let’s plant in order to survive.

• Ang pagsunod sa magulang, tanda ng anak na magalang.

• Obedience to parents is a mark of a respectful child.

• Tayo’y magbigayan, at huwag magsiksikan.

• Let’s be generous and not try to outdo each other.
 Most POEMS dealt with:

• Patience
• Regard for native culture
• Customs
• Beauties of nature & surroundings
 POETS of this period:

• Ponciano Pineda • Vicente Dimasalang

• Aniceto Silvestre • Cir Lopez Francisco
• Jose Garcia Revelo • Pelagio Sulit Cruz
• Bienvenido Ramos
 Composers of this period:

•Tito, Vic, & Joey

•Jose Marie Chan
•Freddie Aguilar
 ANAK by Freddie Aguilar

• Became an instant success because of the spirit

and emotions revealed in the song
• There were even translations in Japanese and
in other languages
PLAYs UNDER THE
NEW SOCIETY
 Revived Old Plays

Cenaculo
Zarzuela
Embayoka (Muslims)
 Schools & Organizations also
presented varied plays:

• Sining Embayoka (CCP)

• Presented by Mindanao State University

• Tales of Manuvu (1977)

 Performers of Tales of Manuvu:

• Celeste Legaspi • Anthony Castelo

• Lea Navarro • Rey Dizon
• Hadji Alejandro • Alice Reyes
• Boy Camara (choreographer)
 Organizations that contributed
to the development of plays:
• PETA –Cecille Guidote & Lino Brocka
• Repertory Philippines –Rebecca Godines & Zenaida
Amador
• UP Repertory –Behn Cervantes
• Teatro Filipino –Rolando Tinio
RADIO AND
TELEVISION
Forms of Recreation
Popular
of those without television plays:
television:

• SI MATAR • GULONG NG PALAD

• DAHLIA • FLOR DE LUNA
• ITO ANG PALAD KO • ANNA LIZA
• MR. LONELY
FILIPINO FILMS
 Yearly Pista ng mga Pelikulang
Pilipino
Examples of films:
1. Maynila… Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag (Edgardo Reyes)
2. Minsa’y Isang Gamu-Gamo (Nora Aunor)
3. Ganito Kami Noon… Paano Kayo Ngayon? (Christopher de Leon
and Gloria Diaz)
4. Insiang (Hilda Koronel)
5. Aguila (FPJ,Jay Ilagan & Christopher de Leon)
 NOVELS
• Luha ng Buwaya – Amado V. Hernandez
The story is about poor farmers uniting
against the greedy desires of the prominent
family of the Grandes. In Filipino idioms,
"crocodiles" were used to symbolize those
people who are corrupt.
COMICS, MAGAZINES &
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
 The Leading Papers:

• BULLETIN TODAY • PILIPINO EXPRESS

• TIMES JOURNAL • PHILIPPINE DAILY
EXPRESS
• PEOPLE’S JOURNAL
• EVENING POST
• BALITA
• EVENING EXPRESS
Magazines: Comics:
• PILIPINO
• KISLAP
• EXTRA
• BULAKLAK
• LOVE LIFE
• EXTRA HOT • HIWAGA
• JINGLE SENSATION • KLASIK
• ESPESYAL
 Palanca Awardees
SHORT STORY CATEGORY
1972-1973
• First Prize –“SPOTS ON THEIR WINGS AND OTHER STORIES”–Antonio Enriquez
• Second Prize –“ON FRIENDS YOU PIN SUCH HOPES”–Ines Taccad Camayo
• Third Prize –“THE LIBERATION OF MRS. FIDELA MAGSILANG”–Jaime A. Lim
 Palanca Awardees
SHORT STORY CATEGORY
1973-1974
• 1st Prize – “The cries of children on an April afternoon in the
year 1957”-Gregorio C. Brillantes
• 2nd Prize – “The White Dress”-Estrella D. Alfon
• 3rd Prize – “Tell me who cleft the devils foot”-Luning Bonifacio
Ira
• Honorable Mention – “Scoring”-Joy T. Dayrit
 Palanca Awardees
SHORT STORY CATEGORY (1974-1975)
1st Prize – co-winners
• “The day of the locusts”-Leoncio P. Deriada
• “Romance & Faith on Mt. Banahaw”-Alfred A. Yuson
2nd Prize – co-winners
• “The man who made a covenant w/ the wind”-Cirilo F. Bautista
• “Once upon a cruise: Generations & other Landscapes”-Luning Bonifacio
Ira
• “Agcalan Point” – Jose Y. Dalisay, Jr.
 Palanca Awardees
SHORT STORY CATEGORY (1974-1975)

3rd Prize – co-winners

• “The Dog Eaters”-Leoncio P. Deriada
• “The People’s Prison”-Mauro R. Avena
• “Discovery” – Dr. Porfirio F. Villarin, Jr.
• “A Summer Goodbye”- Linda Ledesma & Benjamin Bautista
 Palanca Awardees
PLAY CATEGORY
(1972-1973) (1973-1974)
• 1st Prize – “The heart of emptiness • 1st Prize – (no award)
is black”-Ricardo Demetillo • 2nd Prize – “Aftercafe”-Juan
• 2nd Prize – “Go Rider!”-Azucena H. Alegre
Crajo Uranza • 3rd Prize – “Dulce
• 3rd Prize – “The Ricebird has brown Extranjera”-Wilfredo D.
wings”-Frederico Licsi Espino, Jr. Nolledo
 Palanca Awardees
PLAY CATEGORY
(1974-1975)

• 1st Prize – “A life In the slums”-Rolando S. Tinio

• 2nd Prize – “Password”-Paul Stephen Lim
• 3rd Prize – “The minerva foundation”-Maidan Flores
 Palanca Awardees
POETRY CATEGORY
(1972-1973)

• 1st Prize – “Charts”-Cirilio F. Bautista

• 2nd Prize – “A trick of mirrors”-Rolando S. Tinio
• 3rd Prize – “Alapaap’s Mountain”-Erwin E. Castillo
 Palanca Awardees
POETRY CATEGORY
(1973-1974)
1st Prize – co-winners
• “Montage”-Ophelia A. Dimalanta
• “Identities”-Artemio Tadena
2nd Prize – co-winners
• “Boxes”-Ricardo de Ungria
• “Glass of liquid truths”-Gilbert A. Luis Centina III
3rd Prize – co-winners
• “A liege of datus & other poems” – Jose N. Carreon
• “Rituals & Metaphors”- Celestino M. Vega
 Palanca Awardees
POETRY CATEGORY
(1974-1975)

• 1st Prize – “Telex Moon”-Cirilo F. Bautista

• 2nd Prize – “ADARNA: 6 poems from a larger corpus”- Wilfredo Pascua
Sanchez
• 3rd Prize – “The city & thread of light”-Ricardo Demetillo
National Artists
1973
Amado V. Hernandez (Literature)
Jose Garcia Villa (Literature)
1976
Nick Joaquin (Literature)