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 Identify representative texts and authors from each region (e.g. engage in oral history research with focus on key personalities from the students’ region/province/ town). EN12Lit- Ib-22  It comes from the root word "canon" or a generally accepted rule, standard or...

 Identify representative texts and authors from each region (e.g. engage in oral history research with focus on key personalities from the students’ region/province/ town). EN12Lit- Ib-22  It comes from the root word "canon" or a generally accepted rule, standard or principle by which something is judged. If something has canonical status, it is accepted as having all the qualities that a thing of its kind should have.  Most literary works from Luzon are written in this language which coined the term "Tagalog Literature“ The bulk of Tagalog Literature comes from Southern Luzon, Central Luzon, and National Capital Region or Metro Manila. Most of our influential historical figures who were writers themselves were also from this island such as Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Jose P. Laurel, and Amado Hernandez to name a few.  Many critiques consider literature from Visayas as the home of hybrid forms especially in their romance novels where age-old pattern like corrido (metrical romances) is mixed with new trends and genre mostly depicting social realities. One of the longest known epics in the world called Hinilawod is actually from Visayas. Literature produced is widely written in Waray, Cebuano, and English.  People from Mindanao are divided into three groups: Christian settlers, Moro, and Lumads. The negative image portrayed among Muslims has perpetuated the so-called "Moro-Moro Literature" representing them as “savage, barbarian, bandit, lawless and wicked”. Most literary works in this island are under oral tradition such as epics, folk stories, and folk poetry. 1. LUZON National Artists from Luzon who mostly came from NCR such as Amado V. Hernandez, Jose Garcia Villa, Nick Joaquin, Carlos P. Romulo, Francisco Arcellana, Rolando S. Tinio, Levi Celerio, Carlos Quirino, Alejandro R. Roces, and Cirilo F. Bautista. The National Artists from the other regions are Lazaro Francisco (Bataan) and Virgilio S. Almario (Bulacan) for Region III, NVM Gonzales (Romblon) for Region IV-B Mimaropa, F. Sionil Jose (Pangasinan) for Region 1, Edith L. Tiempo (Nueva Viscaya) for Region 2, and Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera (Batangas) for Region IV-A.  Known as contemporary writer LUALHATI TORRES BAUTISTA of Tagalog fiction, this foremost Filipino female novelist from Tondo, Manila is also famous for her screenwriting career as most of her works such as Dekada 70 and Bata, Bata, Pa'no Ka Ginawa already have film versions.  Roberto "Bob" Ong This author's actual name and identity is unknown. He is the author of various popular books such as ABNKKBSNPLAko?!, Bakit Baligtad Magbasa ng Libro ang mga Pilipino, and Alamat ng Gubat to name a few. 2. VISAYAS Two of our National Artists are natives of this island such as essayist and literary historian Resil B. Mojares of Cebu and novelist Ramon L. Muzones of Iloilo Province.  This Hiligaynon pride from Iloilo PETER SOLIS NERY is an award-winning Filipino poet, fictionist, and author of various books. He is a recipient of multiple awards from Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Literary Grant, and the All-Western Visayas Literary Contest of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).  She is another pride of Iloilo Merlie Alunan who wrote award-winning collections of poetry in English and Cebuano languages such as Susumaton: Oral Narratives of Leyte and Sa Atong Dila, Introduction to Visayan Literature which earned her the title National Book Award for 2016 and 2017 and Carlos Palanca Awards. 3. MINDANAO ANTHONY L. TAN He was born in Siasi, Sulu whose writings have been appearing locally and internationally in magazines, journals, and anthologies. This poet, essayist, and fictionist is the author of The Bajao Cemetery and Other Poems and Poems for Muddas.  This poet from Cagayan de Oro Myrna Peña Reyes is a recipient of Oregon Literary Fellowship for poetry. Some of her works are the following: Memory’s Mercy: New and Selected Poems (University of the Philippines Press, 2015), Almost Home: Poems (University of the Philippines Press, 2004) and The River Singing Stone (Anvil, 1994).