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  2. A la juventud filipina - Wikipedia

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    In this poem, it is the Filipino youth who are the protagonists, whose "prodigious genius" making use of that education to build the future, was the "bella esperanza de la patria mía" (beautiful hope of the motherland). Spain, with "pious and wise hand" offered a "crown's resplendent band, offers to the sons of this Indian land."

  3. Philippine literature - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Philippine literature encompasses literary media written in various local languages as well as in Spanish and English. According to journalist Nena Jimenez, the most common and consistent element of Philippine literature is its short and quick yet highly interpersonal sentences, with themes of family, dogmatic love, and persistence. [3]

  4. Philippine epic poetry - Wikipedia

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    Philippine epic poetry is the body of epic poetry in Philippine literature. Filipino epic poetry is considered to be the highest point of development for Philippine folk literature , encompassing narratives that recount the adventures of tribal heroes.

  5. Ibong Adarna - Wikipedia

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    Ibong Adarna, also known as The Adarna Bird, [1] is an early 19th century Filipino epic poem that centers around a magical bird of the same name. During the Spanish era, the longer form of the story's title was Korrido at Buhay na Pinagdaanan ng Tatlong Prinsipeng Magkakapatid na anak ni Haring Fernando at ni Reyna Valeriana sa Kahariang Berbanya ' ("Corrido and Life Lived by the Three Princes ...

  6. Biag ni Lam-ang - Wikipedia

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    Biag ni Lam-ang (lit. ' The Life of Lam-ang ') is an epic story of the Ilocano people from the Ilocos region of the Philippines.It is notable for being the first Philippine folk epic to be recorded in written form, and was one of only two folk epics documented during the Philippines' Spanish Colonial period, along with the Bicolano epic of Handiong.

  7. Baybayin - Wikipedia

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    Baybayin (ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔, [a] Tagalog pronunciation: [bajˈbajɪn]) or Sulat Tagalog (ᜐᜓᜎᜆ᜔ ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔ [b]), also called Basahan (ᜊᜐᜑᜈ᜔ [c]) by Bicolanos, sometimes erroneously referred to as alibata, is a Philippine script widely used primarily in Luzon during the 16th and 17th centuries and prior to write ...

  8. Florante at Laura - Wikipedia

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    Florante at Laura [a] is an 1838 awit written by Tagalog poet Francisco Balagtas.The story was dedicated to his former sweetheart María Asunción Rivera, whom he nicknamed "M.A.R." and Selya in Kay Selya ("For Celia").

  9. Hinilawod - Wikipedia

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    Hinilawod is an epic poem orally transmitted from early inhabitants of a place called Sulod in central Panay, Philippines. The term "Hinilawod" generally translates to "Tales From The Mouth of The Halawod River".