Remarkable Filipino writers during POST-EDSA Revolution
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Lilia Quindiza Santiago 1949-2021
Lilia Quindoza Santiago, LQS to friends, was an award-winning writer, teacher, anthologist, literary critic, translator, and interpreter, known for her outstanding research on Philippine languages (Ilokano and Tagalog), Southeast Asian studies, popular cultures, gender and sexuality, and literature. In 1972, when the Philippines was placed under martial law by Ferdinand Marcos, she was one of the student activists rounded up, arrested, placed in detention centers, and tortured by the military. She was chosen Makata ng Taon of 1989 by the Surian ng Wikang Pambansa (now the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino) for her powerful poem “Sa Ngalan ng Ina, ng Anak, ng Diwata’t Paraluman”.
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Charlson Ong 1960
Multi-awarded fictionist Charlson Ong has made significant contributions in the Philippine literature and some of which were awarded. His creativity as a writer hasn’t gone unnoticed. Some of his works received awards like the Palanca award for his short story, The Trouble in Beijing; a second-place Philippine Centennial Literary Prize for his novel, An Embarrassment of Riches; and several National Book Awards for his works across the years.
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