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🥗[21CLPW]🔋| 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World—

Lesson 6 (NT)
Regional Literature: Hiligaynon Literature
 Hiligaynon Literature
The latest recipient of the National Artist for Literature award is Ramon Muzones who happened to
be one of the pioneering Ilonggo writers who helped shape and enrich Hiligaynon Literature.
Locsin-Nava in Cordora stated that Muzones wrote more than 60 novels, most of them are
serialized in Hiligaynon magazine and other regional publications. His work Margosatubig: The
Story of Salagunting became his most important work because it is a necessary f iction with the
paradigm of historical imagining of the ideal nation.
 Deriada (n.d.) stated in the NCCA website that Hiligaynon is the lingua franca of Western
Visayas in the central Philippines, which is composed of the following provinces: Iloilo,
Capiz, Antique and Aklan on the island of Panay, Negros Occidental, and Guimaras.
 Magos (n.d.) explained that “Panaynon” is a collective term referring to the people from the
four provinces in Panay; while Aklanon, Capiznon, and Negrosnon or Antiqueño refer to the
people in the respective provinces. Meanwhile, people from Iloilo are referred to as Ilonggo
because of the old name “Irong-irong.”
The following are the prominent writers in Western Visayas today:
 Peter Solis Nery (January 6, 1969-present)
Nery was born in Dumangas, Iloilo. He writes in his native Hiligaynon language. He established
the Peter Solis Nery Foundation for Hiligaynon Literature and the Arts, Inc. after his induction to
the Palanca Awards Hall of Fame in 2012. This foundation aims to promote, preserve, and
propagate Hiligaynon Literature. Some of his notable works are the following: Stories in a Mellif
Lous Language, Love in the Time of Bakunawa, Cory Full of Grace, and If the Shoe Fits.
 John Iremil Teodoro (November 14, 1973-present)
Teodoro was born in San Jose Buenavista, Antique. He is one of the leading pioneers in Philippine
gay literature and the most published author in Kinaray-a. He is an associate for Regional
Literature in Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center in the De La Salle University-Manila
where he is working as a university professor teaching Literature and Creative Writing. He won the
Southeast Asian Writers Award or SEA Write Award in 2021. Some of his famous works are the
following: Unang Ulan ng Mayo, Sa Yakap ng Gubat at Dagat ng Palawan Mga Ekosanaysay,
Hasang. Mga Kwento ng Pag-Ibig, Pagmumuni-muni at Pagtatalak ng Sirenang Nagpapanggap
na Prinsesa: Mga Piling Maikling Sanaysay, and Sommarblommor: Poems Written in Europe.
 Ramon Muzones (March 20, 1913-August 27, 1992)
Muzones was born in Iloilo City. He is the first regional writer to become a national artist. A forum
at the Ateneo de Manila University focused on his very important work. Titled, Margosatubig.
Coldora said that it shows a mythopoeic imagining of the Philippine nation and its struggle for
independence by telling the story of f ictional city Margosatubig, a Muslim Sultanate kingdom of
Maguindanao and Sulu whose leadership is highly contested, and its savior And rightful heir
named Salagunting.”
 Alicia Tan Gonzales (June 24, 1954-present)
Gonzales was born in Bacolod City. She released a book of a short story titled, Sa Taguangkan
sang Duta (In the Womb of the Earth). Teodoro explained that it has 10 award- winning short
stories from Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, Cultural Center of the Philippines
Grants, and Yuhum Magazine Short Story Contest. Some of her important works are the following:
“Istoryahan Ta Ka Uli: Mga Sugilanon Sang Katigulangan,” “Ilonggo: Madamo Nga Guya,” and
“May Isa Ka Kuring Nga Hari.”
 Genevieve Asenjo (January 5, 1979-present)
Asenjo was born in Antique. She participated in the International Writing Program (IWP) Fall
Residency of the University of lowa in 2012. She is the author of the novel titled Lumbay ng Dila
that won in the Philippine National Book Awards in 2011. She also participated in Seoul as an
overseas writing fellow sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of South Korea in 2009.
Some of her important works are the following: Komposo ni Dandansoy, Pula ang Kulay ng Text
Message, Always Beloved the Rain, and Ang Itim na Orkidyas ng isia Boracay: Mga Kuwento.
 Glen Sevilla Mas (June 18, 1968-present)
Mas was born in Antique. He is a grantee for theater in the 2015 Asian Cultural Council. He is also
a fellow of 2003 Ford Foundation International. He was also awarded the 2020 Gawad
Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas by the Unyon ng Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL). He is also a
Theater Arts Program coordinator at the Ateneo de Manila University. Some of his important works
are the following: In the Dark: Three Plays and an Essay, Children of the Sea and the in the Land
of the Giants, and Rite of Passage and Her Father’s House: Plays.
There are other important writers not included in the list. The important thing is that Western
Visayas has very rich literature. Mojares emphasized, “a study of regional and vernacular
literature, therefore, should lead us to a fuller understanding of the Philippine cultural landscape
as we cut across social dasses and geographical regions.” Cultural landscape reveals a lot about
the evolving relationship between literature and humanity. By empowering literature from the dif
érent regions, one will realize the importance of representation. The reality is not just focused on
people from the metro. It is also shared by human elements present in other regions. This shared
cultural consciousness as a nation will lead to an understanding of our cultural history.

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