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José Cecilio Corazón de Jesús y Pangilinan (November 22, 1896 – May 26, 1932), also known by his pen name Huseng Batute, was a Filipino poet who used Tagalog poetry to express the Filipinos' desire for independence during the American occupation of the Philippines, a period that lasted from 1901 to 1946.
Florentino Collantes (left) and Jose Corazon de Jesus (right) are the first performers of balagtasan in manila. Balagtasan is a Filipino form of debate done in verse. Derived from the name of Francisco Balagtas also known as the Prince of Balagtasan, this art presents a type of literature in which thoughts or reasoning are expressed through speech.
The group included the writers Rosa Sevilla and Jose Corazon de Jesus. The group decided to change the format of the traditional duplo and rename it balagtasan, in honor of Balagtas. The first balagtasan was held in Tayuman, Manila on April 6, 1925. Several pairs of poets joined the literary joust but Collantes and De Jesus were the most popular.
"Bayan Ko" (usually translated as "My Country"; Spanish: Nuestra patria, lit. 'Our Motherland') is one of the most recognizable patriotic songs of the Philippines.It was written in Spanish by the revolutionary general José Alejandrino in light of the Philippine–American War and subsequent American occupation, and translated into Tagalog some three decades later by the poet José Corazón de ...
De la Cruz was born in Tondo, Manila on December 21, 1746.. Coming from a poor family, he could not afford to study. [1] However, by his efforts, he was able to learn Katon at Cartilla (Spanish primers), the Doctrina Christiana (the first catechism produced in the Philippines), Philosophy, Canon law, and Theology.
Francisco Balagtas y de la Cruz (April 2, 1788 – February 20, 1862), [1] commonly known as Francisco Balagtas and also as Francisco Baltazar, was a Filipino poet and litterateur of the Tagalog language during the Spanish rule of the Philippines.
José Corazón Lacdan de Jesús Jr. (1 October 1924 – 21 April 1970) was a Filipino silent film actor. Corazón de Jesús Jr. was born on 21 October 1924 in Manila, the Philippines.
Michael M. Coroza (born August 26, 1969) is a Filipino poet, educator, and S.E.A. Write Award laureate. [1] He has received eight Palanca Awards for his literary works. [2]In 2000, Coroza and Marikina councilor Marcelino Teodoro established the short-lived publishing company Talingdao Publishing House.