THE FAMOUS

AUTHOR AND
HIS/HER WORK
FATHER OF ILOCANO
LITERATURE
 PEDRO BUKANEG
•Acknowledged
author of the epic
BIAG NI LAM-
ANG.
•A Filipino poet.
 PEDRO BUKANEG
• Was a founding, who shortly
after floating in a basket
between Bantay and Vigan
was found by an old woman.
• Brought to Bantay
Augustinijer priest who
baptised him as Pedro
Bukaneg.
 PEDRO BUKANEG
•Blind since birth,
but grew up as
smart and talented.
•Took lessons in
Latin and Spanish.
 PEDRO BUKANEG
• Known to translate prayers
and sermons in local
language.
• Although he was blind, he
dictated the text of his
poems, songs, and
translations as someone
wrote it down.
 PEDRO BUKANEG
• Translated Doctrina Cristiana to
Ilocano which was printed in
1593 as one of the first book in
the Philippines and was
intended for the use in the local
population.
• In 1621, the Ilocano
translations was printed in
the Augustinian Convent in
Manila.
 PEDRO BUKANEG
• Arte de Lengua Iloca, the
first grammar book, co-
authored Fr. Francisco
Lopez.
• Born March 1592 and died
circa 1630, his works of
literature are preserved to
be written in history.
MOTHER OF PH WOMEN’S
LITERATURE
 LEONA FLORENTINO
•April 19, 1849 –
October 4, 1884
•Poet in Spanish
and Ilocano.
 LEONA FLORENTINO
• At the age of 10, she
can write poems in
Ilocano and speak well
in Spanish.
• She was really
intelligent, yet she
wasn’t allowed to study
due to her gender.
 LEONA FLORENTINO
• She was instead tutored by her
mother and a series of private
teacher.
• Fr. Evaristo Abaya flourished her
Spanish skills and help her voice
out her thoughts in poems.
• She married a politician, Elias
de los Reyes at the age of 14.
Together had 5 children.
 LEONA FLORENTINO
• Due to feminist nature
of her writings, she was
shunned by her husband
and son, she lived alone
in exile and separated
from her family.
• She died at the age of
35
 LEONA FLORENTINO
• Her well known literary
pieces are Rucronoy
(Dedication), Naangaway a
Cablaw (Good greetings),
Nalpay a Namnama
(Vanishing Hope), Benigna,
Para ken Carmen, Panay
Pacada (Farewell) and more.
 LEONA FLORENTINO
• Most of her works
got lost but the
preserved ones are
in the library of
Madrid, Londres at
Paris.
 LEONORA FLORENTINO
• Although Florentino died at
a young age, her works are
known not only in the
Philippines but through out
Europe.
• She is believed to be the
first Filipina recognized as a
lady poet.
 Isabelo de los Reyes
•Also known as Don
Belong
•July 4, 1864 – October
10, 1938
 Isabelo de los Reyes
•He is a politician, writer
and labor activist
•Founder of Aglipayan
Church (an independent church in the catholic
tradition)
 Isabelo de los Reyes
• He followed his mother’s
footsteps by initially turning
writing as a career.
• Won an award at the age of 23
for his first written book.
 Isabelo de los Reyes
•Imprisoned in 1897 for
revolutionary activities.
•Deported to Spain, and
was jailed until 1898.
 Isabelo de los Reyes
• While being in the jail, he got
influenced by the writings of
European socialists and
Marxists.
• Returning to the Philippines in
1901, he founded the first
labor union in the country.
 Isabelo de los Reyes
• Active in seeking independence
from US
• After serving the Philippines in
the 1920s, he settled his private
life and religious writing.
• He had total of 27 children with 3
successive wives.
 Carlos Bulosan
• Born to Ilocano parents in
Binalonan Pangasinan.
• November 2, 1913 (not sure)
• Most of his youth was spent
in the country side as a
farmer.
 Carlos Bulosan
• His hometown is the starting
point of his famous semi-
autobiographical novel,
America is in the Heart.
• At the age of 17, he went to
America.
 Carlos Bulosan
• Upon arriving, he met with racism
and was forced to work in a low
paying job.
• He worked as a farmworker,
harvesting grapes, and doing other
types of hard work in the fields of
California. He also work as a
dishwasher.
 F. Sionil Jose
• December 3, 1924
• Born in Rosales, Pangasinan the
setting of his many stories.
• Ilocano descent whose family
had migrated to Pangasinan to
flee from poverty.
 F. Sionil Jose
•His influences in writing:
his mother, Jose Rizal
•Critically acclaimed
Filipino internationally yet
underrated in his own
country.
 F. Sionil Jose
• His writings talk about social
justice and change to better the
lives of average Filipino families.
• Owns a bookshop that sells hard to
find Filipiniana reading materials.
 Juan Crisostomo Soto
• Born in Bacolor, Pampanga
• Known as poet, playwright
and editor in Pampanga’s
dialect
• Wrote moro-moro and
sarsuela.
 Angela Marie Manalang
• Born August 23, 1907 in Guagua,
Pampanga
• Settled in Bicol Region in Albay.
• She was among the first
generation female students of the
University of the Philippines
 Following
TECHNIQUES
used by the
author
 1.ALLUSION
When an author refers to the events
or characters from another story in
her own story with the hopes that
those events will add context or
depth to the story she’s/he’s trying
to tell.
 2. DICTION
Refers to an author’s
choice of words.
 3. FORESHADOWING
In order to create suspense
for her readers, an author
often wishes to hint where
the story is going.
 4.
IMAGERY
 5. METAPHOR
When attempting to describe an
image or event, an author often
will find it useful to compare
what she’s/he’s describing to
another image or event.
 6. PERSONIFICATION
Which involves giving a thing,
idea, animal or anything else that
isn’t human qualities that are
normally associated with people.
7. INVOKE MULTIPLE SENSES
When you experience a situation
you pick up more than just its
sights.
By describing sounds, scents, tastes
and sensations, you’ll immerse
readers in your story’s world.
 8. EVOKE STRONG
EMOTIONS
-Allows the strong emotion
in the part of the characters
in the story.
 9. PULL THE
READER INTO
THE ACTION
 THANK YOU
AND
GOD BLESS ! 
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