FAMOUS FILIPINO

WRITERS

WEEK 6
Carlo J. Caparas
• Magno “Carlo” Jose Caparas, widely known as Carlo J. Caparas, is
a Filipino comic strip creator/writer-turned director and producer.
• who is best known for creating such Filipino superheroes and 
comic book characters as Panday, Bakekang, Totoy Bato, Joaquin
Bordado, Kamagong, Kamandag, Elias Paniki, Tasya Fantasya, 
Gagambino, Pieta and Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang,
among others.
Mars Ravelo
• Mars Ravelo was a Filipino graphic novelist who created the
characters Darna, Dyesebel, Captain Barbell,
Lastikman, Bondying, Varga, Wanted: Perfect Mother, Hiwaga, 
Maruja, Mariposa, Roberta, Rita, Buhay Pilipino, Jack and Jill, 
Flash Bomba, Tiny Tony, and Dragonna among others.
Louie Mar Cangcuangco
•Dr. Louie Mar Gangcuangco is an HIV researcher, best-
selling novelist, and one of the youngest licensed
physicians from the Philippines. He is the author of the
multi-awarded Filipino novel Orosa-Nakpil, Malate and is
currently working as a clinical research associate for the
Hawaii Center for AIDS.
Gilda Olvidado
•Gilda Olvidado, from Cebu City, Cebu, is a Filipino movie
and television writer, and melodrama novelist. Her novels
have been turned into live-action movies by VIVA Films,
and also been remade for television through Sine Novela.
Gilda Olvidado, from Cebu City, Cebu, is a Filipino movie
and television writer, and melodrama novelist. Her novels
have been turned into live-action movies by VIVA Films,
and also been remade for television through Sine Novela.
Nick Joaquin
•Nicomedes Márquez Joaquín was a Filipino writer,
historian and journalist, best known for his short stories and 
novels in the English language. He also wrote using the pen
name Quijano de Manila. Joaquín was conferred the rank
and title of National Artist of the Philippines for Literature.
Lualhati Bautista
•Bautista was born in Tondo, Manila, Philippines on
December 2, 1945 to Esteban Bautista and Gloria Torres.
She graduated from Emilio Jacinto Elementary School in
1958, and from Torres High School in 1962 being a lowest
in her class. She was a journalism student at the 
Lyceum of the Philippines, but dropped out for the reason of
failed grades. She started her writing career in the 
Liwayway magazine.
F. Sionil Jose
•José attended the University of Santo Tomas after World War II, but
dropped out and plunged into writing and journalism in Manila. In
subsequent years, he edited various literary and journalistic
publications, started a publishing house, and founded the Philippine
branch of PEN, an international organization for writers. José
received numerous awards for his work. The Pretenders is his most
popular novel, which is the story of one man’s alienation from his
poor background and the decadence of his wife’s wealthy family.
Fransisco Balagtas
• Balagtas learned to write poetry from 
José de la Cruz (Huseng Sisiw), one of the most
famous poets of Tondo, in return of chicks. It was
De la Cruz himself who personally challenged
Balagtas to improve his writing. Balagtas swore he
would overcome Huseng Sisiw as he would not ask
anything in return as a poet.
Bob Ong
• Bob Ong, is the pseudonym of an anonymous
Filipino contemporary author known for using
conversational Filipino to create humorous and
reflective depictions of life as a Filipino.
José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
• From an early age, José showed a precocious intellect. He learned the
alphabet from his mother at 3, and could read and write at age 5.[14] Upon
enrolling at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila, he dropped the last three names
that made up his full name, on the advice of his brother, Pacianoand the
Mercado family, thus rendering his name as “José Protasio Rizal”. Of this, he
later wrote: “My family never paid much attention [to our second surname
Rizal], but now I had to use it, thus giving me the appearance of an
illegitimate child!”[17] This was to enable him to travel freely and disassociate
him from his brother, who had gained notoriety with his earlier links to
Filipino priests Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora (popularly
known as Gomburza) who had been accused and executed for treason.
PHILIPPINE DURING
MARTIAL LAW AND POST-
EDSA REVOLUTION

WEEK 7
• FERDINAND MARCOS ISSUED PROCLAMATION NO.
1081 ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1972.
• THE LITERARY WORKS ARE CLASSIFIED INTO
THE FOLLOWING;
• PROTEST LITERATURE: CALLED AS
REVOLUTIONARY LITERATURE, REFERS TO WORKS
THAT EXPRESSES DISTASTE, DISAGREEMENT, OR
TRANSGRESSION TO THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT.
• NOTABLE EXAMPLE LUALHATI BAUTISTA’S
DEKADA 70
• PROLETARIAN LITERATURE: WORKS
WRITTEN BEY WORKING CLASS AUTHORS.
• PRISON LITERATURE: WORKS PRODUCED
BY AN AUTHOR WHO IS INCARCERATED OR
CONFINED .
• CIRCUMVENTION LITERATURE: WORKS
THAT EXPRESSES SOCIAL AND
TRANSGRESSION THROUGH METAPHORS.
POST EDSA REVOLUTION
• NOTABLE EVENTS WERE;
• CRITICS SUCH AS VIRGILIO ALMARIO, ISAGANI CRUZ AND
SOLEDAD REYES EMBARKED ON DIFFERENT APPROACHES.
• PUBLISHERS WHO PRODUCED AND EMBARKED NON TRADITONAL
PROJECTS.
• GAY AND WOMEN WRITINGS, INCLUDING MALE AUTHORS
WRITING ABOUT WOMEN AND GAY AND FEMINIST DISCOURCES.
ACTIVITY;
• HOW ARE THE LITERARY WORKS THAT EMERGED DURING
MARTIAL LAW CLASSIFIED?