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 MAADO
HRENANDZE
 Canonical Authors
and Works of
Philippine National
Artists in Literature
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lesson!
 OBJECTIVES
Appreciate the contributions of canonical Filipino
writers to the development of national literature.
 National Artist
A National Artist is a Filipino citizen who has been given the rank and title of
National Artist in recognition of his or her significant contributions to the
development of Philippine arts and letters.

The rank and title of National Artist is conferred by means of a Presidential

Proclamation. It recognizes excellence in the fields of Music, Dance, Theater,
Visual Arts, Literature, Film and Broadcast Arts, and Architecture or Allied Arts.
EDITH TIEMPO
(April 22, 1919 – August 21, 2011)
A poet, fictionist, teacher and literary
critic, Edith L. Tiempo is one of the
finest Filipino writers in English. Her
works are characterized by a
remarkable fusion of style and
substance, of craftsmanship and
insight. 

Born on April 22, 1919 in Bayombong,

Nueva Vizcaya, her poems are intricate
verbal transfigurations of significant
experiences as revealed, in two of her
much anthologized pieces, “The Little
Marmoset” and “Bonsai”.
EDITH TIEMPO
(April 22, 1919 – August 21, 2011)
As fictionist, Tiempo is as morally
profound. Her language has been
marked as “descriptive but unburdened
by scrupulous detailing.” She is an
influential tradition in Philippine
literature in English. Together with her
late husband, Edilberto K. Tiempo, she
founded and directed the Silliman
National Writers Workshop in
Dumaguete City, which has produced
some of the country’s best writers.
Tiempo’s published works include the
novel A Blade of Fern (1978), The
Native Coast (1979), and The Alien
Corn (1992); the poetry
collections, The Tracks of Babylon
and Other Poems (1966), and The
Charmer’s Box and Other
Poems(1993); and the short story
collection Abide, Joshua, and Other
Stories (1964).
Bienvenido
Lumbera
(April 11, 1932)

He is a Filipino poet, critic and dramatist.

He is a National Artist of the Philippines and a
recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for
Journalism, Literature and Creative
Communications. He won numerous literary
awards, including the National Book Awards
from the National Book Foundation, and the 
Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards.
 N.V.M Gonzalez
(September 8, 1915 – November 28, 1999) 
 N.V.M Gonzalez
(September 8, 1915 – November 28, 1999) 
Virgilio S. Almario
(born March 9, 1944) Better known by his pen name Rio
Alma, is a Filipino artist, author, poet,
critic, translator, editor, teacher, and
cultural manager.[1] He is a 
National Artist of the Philippines and
currently serves as the chairman of the 
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), the
government agency mandated to
promote and standardize the use of the 
Filipino language. On January 5, 2017,
Almario was also elected as the
chairman of the 
National Commission for Culture and th
e Arts
 (NCCA).
Cirilo Bautista
(July 9, 1941 – May 6, 2018)
 Nick Joaquin
May 4, 1917- April 29, 2004

Nicomedes "Nick" Marquez Joaquin was a

Filipino writer and journalist best
known for his short stories and novels
in the English language. He also wrote
using the pen name Quijano de Manila.
Joaquin was conferred the rank and
title of National Artist of the
Philippines for Literature.
Francisco Sionil José
Amado V. Hernandez
 Lazaro Francisco
(February 22, 1898 – June 17,
1980)

Known as Ka Saro, Francisco is recognized for

his masterful use of Tagalog and his choice of
subject matter and storylines which largely
focused on the lives of farmers and the
challenges they faced in a landlord-tenant
relationship—long before agrarian reform was
acknowledged as a necessary measure.
 Alejandro Roces
(13 July 1924 – 23 May 2011)
Carlos P. Romulo
(14 January 1898 – 15 December
1985) 
 Jose Garcia Villa
August 5, 1908- February 7,
1997
 Rolando Santos Tinio  Aside from his collections of poetry (Sitsit sa Kuliglig,
Dunung – Dunungan, Kristal na Uniberso, A Trick of
(March 5, 1937 – July 7, 1997) Mirrors) among his works were the following: film
scripts for Now and Forever, Gamitin Mo Ako, Bayad
Rolando S. Tinio, playwright, thespian, poet, teacher, critic, Puri and Milagros; sarswelas Ang Mestisa, Ako, Ang
and translator marked his career with prolific artistic Kiri, Ana Maria; the komedya Orosman at Zafira; and
productions. Tinio’s chief distinction is as a stage director Larawan, the musical.
whose original insights into the scripts he handled brought
forth productions notable for their visual impact and
intellectual cogency.
Subsequently, after staging productions for the
Ateneo Experimental Theater (its organizer and
administrator as well), he took on Teatro Pilipino.
It was to Teatro Pilipino which he left a
considerable amount of work reviving traditional
Filipino drama by re-staging old theater forms like
the sarswela and opening a treasure-house of
contemporary Western drama. It was the
excellence and beauty of his practice that claimed
for theater a place among the arts in the
Philippines in the 1960s.
Francisco "Franz" Arcellana 
(September 6, 1916 – August 1, 2002)
He was a Filipino writer, poet, essayist, critic,
journalist and teacher. He was born on
September 16, 1916. Arcellana already had
ambitions of becoming a writer during his
years in the elementary. His actual writing,
however, started when he became a member
of The Torres Torch Organization during his
high school years. Arcellana continued writing
in various school papers at the University of
the Philippines Diliman. He later on received
a Rockfeller Grant and became a fellow in
creative writing the University of Iowa and
Breadloaf's writers conference from 1956-
1957.
Francisco "Franz" Arcellana 
(September 6, 1916 – August 1, 2002)

He is considered an important progenitor of the modern Filipino short story in

English. Arcellana pioneered the development of the short story as a lyrical
prose-poetic form within Filipino literature. His works are now often taught
in tertiary-level-syllabi in the Philippines. Many of his works were translated
into Tagalog, Malaysian, Russian, Italian, and German. Arcellana won 2nd
place in 1951 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, with his
short story, "The Flowers of May." 14 of his short stories were also included in
Jose Garcia Villa's Honor Roll from 1928 to 1939. His major achievements
included the first award in art criticism from the Art Association of the
Philippines in 1954, the Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan award from the city
government of Manila in 1981, and the Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas
for English fiction from the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipino (UMPIL) in
1988. Francisco Arcellana was proclaimed National Artist of the Philippines in
Literature in 1990.
Francisco "Franz" Arcellana 
(September 6, 1916 – August 1, 2002)
 Levi Celerio 
(April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002) 
 Levi Celerio 
(April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002) 
Carlos Lozada Quirino
(14 January 1910 – 20 May 1999) 
Carlos Lozada Quirino
(14 January 1910 – 20 May 1999) 
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