LUNDAGAN MO BABY!

By Gilda Cordero-Fernando
About Gilda Cordero-Fernando

• Born in June 4, 1930 and died in August 27, 2020 (age 90)
• Gilda Cordero-Fernando was a Filipino writer, visual artist, fashion
designer and publisher.
• Cordero-Fernando's early literary career, from 1952 to 1970, focused
mostly on short fiction. Some of these were published in two
collections of short stories: The Butcher, The Baker and The
Candlestick Maker (1962) and A Wilderness of Sweets (1973). These
books were later compiled and reissued as the Story
Collection (1994). Her short stories are regularly taken up in
college English classes in the Philippines, and have been widely
anthologized.
• Cordero-Fernando has won the Carlos Palanca Memorial Award numerous
times,  and was bestowed its Gawad Dangal ng Lahi in 2014.She was
the Patnubay ng Sining Awardee for literature during the 1993 Araw ng
Maynila (Manila Day), and she was the Cultural Center of the
Philippines' Gawad Awardee for literature and publishing in 1994.
The Ateneo de Manila University awarded her its Gawad Tanglaw ng Lahi
About Lundagan mo Baby!

• it means “jump to it” or “go for it”.

• It generally talks about Filipino’s indomitable spirit and continue despite the odds and cruel
trials the world has set.
• it generally contains Filipino’s history with tyranny and corruption
• this is considered an informal essay
• An informal essay is a nonfiction essay that follows no specific structure and is based
solely on the author's ideas and reflections. An informal essay is often written in the
first or second person and aims to connect with an audience with a conversational tone.
SUMMARIZATION
• When times get rough, there are several motivational quotes that uplift the dampened
spirits. “Lundagin Mo Baby” is not just another new colloquial term but a phrase that
expresses encouragement. Reaching new heights can only be attained if you aim to jump for
it. There is no perfect time to say it but in every moment where feelings of desperation and
hopelessness are at their peak. If there’s another phrase that best matches it, it would be this:
“aim high.”