The document provides biographical information on three famous people from Eastern Visayas:
1) Iluminado Lucente was a Philippine writer from the late 19th/early 20th century who wrote primarily in the Waray language. His most famous work was the poem "An Iroy nga Tuna".
2) Norberto Romualdez was a delegate to the first Philippine constitutional convention in the late 19th century. He helped draft the 1935 Philippine constitution and was an advocate for the national language.
3) Martin Abellana was a 20th century Filipino Visayan writer and teacher. He wrote novels in Cebuano that focused on the working class.
The document provides biographical information on three famous people from Eastern Visayas:
1) Iluminado Lucente was a Philippine writer from the late 19th/early 20th century who wrote primarily in the Waray language. His most famous work was the poem "An Iroy nga Tuna".
2) Norberto Romualdez was a delegate to the first Philippine constitutional convention in the late 19th century. He helped draft the 1935 Philippine constitution and was an advocate for the national language.
3) Martin Abellana was a 20th century Filipino Visayan writer and teacher. He wrote novels in Cebuano that focused on the working class.
The document provides biographical information on three famous people from Eastern Visayas:
1) Iluminado Lucente was a Philippine writer from the late 19th/early 20th century who wrote primarily in the Waray language. His most famous work was the poem "An Iroy nga Tuna".
2) Norberto Romualdez was a delegate to the first Philippine constitutional convention in the late 19th century. He helped draft the 1935 Philippine constitution and was an advocate for the national language.
3) Martin Abellana was a 20th century Filipino Visayan writer and teacher. He wrote novels in Cebuano that focused on the working class.
The document provides biographical information on three famous people from Eastern Visayas:
1) Iluminado Lucente was a Philippine writer from the late 19th/early 20th century who wrote primarily in the Waray language. His most famous work was the poem "An Iroy nga Tuna".
2) Norberto Romualdez was a delegate to the first Philippine constitutional convention in the late 19th century. He helped draft the 1935 Philippine constitution and was an advocate for the national language.
3) Martin Abellana was a 20th century Filipino Visayan writer and teacher. He wrote novels in Cebuano that focused on the working class.
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Famous People from Eastern Visayas
Illuminado Lucente
Iluminado Lucente (May 14, 1883 - February 14, 1960) was a Philippine writer, primarily writing poetry and drama in the Waray language. He is considered to be one of the finest writers in the Waray language. Lucente was a member of the Sanghiran san Binisaya ha Samar ug Leyte (Academy of the Visayan Language of Samar and Leyte). His most famous work is the poem An Iroy nga Tuna (The Motherland). Becoming Mayor of Tacloban in 1912, he was elected to congress for Leyte, and later became Secretary to the Governor, then Secretary of the Senate, for Senate president Franciso Enage. He wrote about 30 plays and was known for both satire using character stereotypes and linguistic humour, which often took the form of plays on language, combining the sounds of Spanish, English and Waray.
Literary Works Poetry:
An Iroy nga Tuna
Baga Durogas Ngan Baga Tinuod (1939) Hangin Gad La (1960) Pilipinas Gugma Panhayhay (Ginsa-aran) Bumangon Ka Pepe Debelopmental nga Istorya It's Just the Wind
Norberto Romualdez
On June 6, 1875, Norberto Romualdez Sr., Leyte's favorite son and delegate to the first constitutional convention, was born in Burauen, Leyte. He was the brother of Vicente Orestes Romualdez, the father of Imelda Romualdez Marcos. Romualdez was one of the "Seven Wise Men" who drafted the 1935 Constitution for the Philippine Commonwealth. In the Commonwealth National Assembly, he was chairman of the Committee on National Language. He sponsored Act No. 184 which provided for the adoption of the National Language and the creation of the National Language Institute. Romualdez was the author of Philippine Orthography where he proposed how to systematically write in the native language. While growing up in his native Leyte province, he first achieved status as a writer in the Waray-Waray language. He published his Bisayan Grammar which was intended to be for American soldiers stationed in Tacloban, Leyte who wanted to learn the language.
Literary Works Drama:
An Pagtabang ni San Miguel (The Aid of St. Michael)
An Anak han Manaranggot (The Tuba Gatherer’s Child) Martin Abellana
Martin Abellana (1904–1989) was a Filipino Visayan writer. He was a teacher by profession. In the years 1956 to 1958, he was president of the LUDABI, a group of writers in Cebuano. His novels are characterized by a concern for the working class. Abellana National School, Cebu City is named after him.
Novels:
Kaulit sa Kalipay Ang Kalayo sa Sulad Tulisok sa Tanlag Basuni sa Katingala Awit sa Gugma Kinabuhi
References
Sugbo, Victor. N. "The Literature of Eastern Visayas". National commission for culture and the arts. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
Romualdez, Norberto Sr.. (2015). In V. Almario (Ed.), Sagisag Kultura (Vol 1). Manila: National Commission for Culture and the Arts
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