NATIONAL ARTIST FOR LITERATURE

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  1. 3. First female National Artist for Literature; known for poetry and fiction.
  2. 5. Author of 'The Woman Who Had Two Navels'; known for historical fiction.
  3. 6. Poet and critic; known for promoting Philippine literature in English.
  4. 8. promotion of regional literature and history.he pioneered Cebuano and national identity formation
  5. 10. Also known as 'Rio Alma'; poet and critic who promoted Filipino language.
  6. 14. Hiligaynon writer; author of 'Margosatubig'.
  7. 16. Pioneer of the modern short story in English in the Philippines.
  8. 17. Author of the Rosales Saga; known for social realist novels.NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY and SOCIAL JUSTICE
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  1. 1. playwright, thespian, poet, teacher, critic, and translator marked his career with prolific artistic productions.
  2. 2. Author of 'The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus'; known for epic poetry.
  3. 4. Poet, librettist, and scholar; known for promoting Philippine literature.Bagay Poetry
  4. 7. Author of 'Ama'; known for Tagalog novels.MASTER OF TAGALOG NOVEL
  5. 9. Country’s Best Writer of Comic Short Stories wrote 'We Filipinos are Mild Drinkers'and My Brothers Peculiar Chicken
  6. 11. Diplomat, soldiet and writer; authored 'I Walked with Heroes'.
  7. 12. Author of 'The Bamboo Dancers'; known for appropriating English for Filipino sensibility.
  8. 13. Labor leader and novelist; wrote 'Mga Ibong Mandaragit'.
  9. 15. Doveglion.Known for 'comma poems'; modernist poet in English.