2. A comrade’s death
The Execution
Kabilang sa mga
nawawala
Geylav
Voice Tape
Ang pinakahuling
kwento ni Huli
Liham ni Pinay
mula sa Brunei
Gahasa
The way we live
Conversations
Caravan of the
water bears
Maria de
Las Flores
Regla sa Buwan
ng Hunyo
3. The novel tells the story of every man, woman and
child who lived during the time of martial law under
Marcos’ orders.
A comrade’s death
4. The
Execution
This story is written
by Charlson Ong
Has won prizes for
his fiction stories.
This story talk about
freedom
and justice
during the Martial
Law.
Charlson L. Ong ,
resident fellow of the
Institute of Creative Writing
and fictionist/scriptwriter/
singer extraordinaire,
was born on July 6, 1960.
6. Geyluv, or
Gay Love, in
English
touches
sensitive
socio-political
issues that are
far beyond
literature.
Geyluv tells the
odd love story
between Mike, an
attractive Manila-
based journalist,
and Benjie, a gay
project director of
a non
government
organization.
Geylav
7. Ricardo Lee is
a Filipino
writer.
He has written
more than 150
film scripts
since
1973, earning
him more than
50 trophies
from various
award-giving
bodies.
One of
the
characte
r state
that
(Jun2x)
said to
Gene
that
they will
not stop
until
they
didn’t find
8. The story is a treasure of
trove historical and
literary allusions.
Lilia Guindoza Santigo
ni
9. Liham ni
Pinay
mula sa
Brunei
Also in the
poem, we
can see what
OFWs feel
when they
are far from
their loved
ones. They
want to go
back but
then stay
thinking that
they are
doing this for
their loved
ones.
This story
tells that
freedom
is done
by
yourself.
The poem isn't just about
working abroad but also about the issue of
inequality in the society.
It is very much often that women are less
appreciated.
Ruth Elynia S. Mabanglo
(born March 30, 1949)
ni
10. Maria Josephine
Barrios, popularly
known as Joi Barrios, is
a poet, activist,
scriptwriter, actress,
translator and teacher.
Born in 1962
This poem is telling
that “To Be a Woman
is to Live at a Time of
War.”
Extraordinary claims
require extraordinary
evidence.
ni Joi Barrios
11. The message of the poem, the way we live, by Danton
Remote would be to show people the different cultures
and societies in today's world and how they function.
We live in a time when every day brings
ample evidence of the disposability of
human life.
Danton R. Remoto was born on
March 25, 1963 a Filipino writer.
12. Danton R. Remoto
(born March 25,
1963) is a Filipino
writer, essayist,
reporter, editor,
columnist, and
professor. Remoto
was a first prize
recipient at the
ASEAN Letter-
Writing Contest for
Young People.
This poem talks
about
conversation
as the beginning
of love.
In a relationship
there is always
trials and
hindrances that
would try to
break the tie
but the true
and strong
relationship still
remains.
13. Marjorie Evasco is
one of the earliest
Filipina feminist
poets.
The dominant
image of the
poem is that
Evasco visualizes
the lot of women
as being like the
women who
accompany a
caravan (a trading
trek of Arabic
nomads - often
across the Sahara).
Marjorie Evasco
is a poet
primarily famous for
her feminist stance.
In this poem
she says how much
she dislikes men.
14. Marjorie Evasco
is an award-
winning Filipino
poet, born in
Maribojoc,
Bohol on
September 21,
1953. She writes
in two
languages:
English and
Cebuano-
Visayan and is
a supporter of
women's rights,
especially of
women writers.
The poem
talks about
the little
children
who
experience
d hardships
in life
because
they don’t
have
proper
family care.
See how
much our
mothers
loved their
children
that they
still cared
for their
children
with the
absence of
their
husband
15. Ruth Elynia S. Mabanglo (born March 30, 1949)
is a professor at the Center for Southeast Asian
Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
The poem is trying to say that sex is a gift
from God intended for married couple
and that it needs to be respected.
The poem reflects one of the common
problems in the world (pre- marital sex).
Life begins at fertilization, when a sperm
unites with an oocyte or egg cell.