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Pages in category "Writers from Iloilo" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Merlie M. Alunan; C.
Peter Solis Nery is a Filipino poet, fictionist, author, and filmmaker. Writing in Hiligaynon, he is a Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature Hall of Fame Awardee, [1] the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Literary Grant, and the All-Western Visayas Literary Contest (National Commission for Culture and the Arts) winner. [2]
Leoncio P. Deriada was a Filipino writer and professor emeritus of creative writing and literature at the University of the Philippines in the Visayas in Iloilo.. He was born on January 13, 1938, in the town of Barotac Viejo, in the province of Iloilo in central Philippines but spent most of his life in Davao City in Southern Mindanao region of the country.
Arthur Defensor Jr. – incumbent Governor of Iloilo, former House Representatives of the 3rd district of Iloilo; Casimiro Andrada – 5th Municipal President of Balasan; Isko Moreno – 27th Mayor of Manila and actor whose father originally hail from San Joaquin, Iloilo; Jerry Treñas – incumbent Mayor of Iloilo City
He grew up in his hometown of Calinog, Iloilo. When his mother abruptly died while Luis was around ten years of age, the family fortune dramatically changed, forcing him to look for a job after graduation in 1939 from Iloilo High School, now known as Iloilo National High School, instead of pursuing his dream to become a structural engineer ...
The woman’s name was Tamora Pierce, the same as a precocious young writer my mom had taught nearly four decades before. In a recent e-mail, Pierce remembered clearly that my mom gave her the ...
Magdalena Gonzaga Jalandoni (May 27, 1891, in Jaro, Iloilo – September 14, 1978, in Jaro) [1] was a Filipino novelist, playwright, short story writer, poet, sculptor and painter. She is now remembered as one of the most prolific Filipino writers in the Hiligaynon language. Hailing from Western Visayas, her works are said to have left ...
Born in Jaro, Iloilo City, lived in Bacolod. Graciano López Jaena (1856–1896) – journalist, orator, and revolutionary from Iloilo, well known for his written works in La Solidaridad and the satirical story Fray Botod. Born in Jaro, Iloilo City. Angel Magahum Sr. (1867–1931) – writer, editor and