Filipinos are known to be artistic, creative, innovative, and talented. God seems to have given Filipinos so many talents and such talents include the ability to write. The Philippines is made up of countless writers. In fact, Filipinos are so talented at writing that even one of their national heroes used the pen as a weapon to fight during war instead of firearms or other forms of deadly weapons. Such a national hero wrote and wrote to express how Filipinos feel about the war.

In this regard, why don’t we discuss the achievements of some of the Filipino writers who have contributed a lot to the Philippine entertainment and publishing industry?

One of the most famous Filipino writers is Antonio Abad, who was born in 1894 and died in 1970. He hailed from Cebu, Philippines, and was known as an essayist, playwright, novelist, and poet. Among the novels that Antonio Abad had written were The Last Romantic, La Oveja de Nathan, Dagohoy, El Campeón and The Secret Life of Daniel Espeña. The first two aforementioned novels were awarded the Zobel Prize in 1928 and 1929. This Filipino writer furthered his contribution in the literary field by becoming a professor at universities such as the University of the Philippines and the University of the Far East. In fact, Antonio Abad was one of the founders of the Department of Spanish at the University of the Philippines. Antonio Abad’s son, Gemino H. Abad, was also a poet.

Another Filipino writer who contributed a lot to the Filipino literary industry was Martin Abellana, born in 1904 and died in 1989. Martin Abellana was a Filipino writer who hailed from the Visayan region of the Philippines. In addition to being a writer, he was also a teacher and was even elected president of an organization of Cebuano writers known as LUDABI. He served as the president of LUDABI from 1956 to 1958. His novels include Kinabuhi, Awit sa Gugma, Basuni sa Katingala, Tulisok sa Tanlag, Ang Kalayo sa Sulad and Kaulit sa Kalipay.

Another Filipino writer who made a notable contribution to the literary world of the Philippines was Norberto L. Romualdez. He was born on June 6, 1875 and died on November 4, 1941. Among Norberto Romualdez’s famous writings are An Anak han Manaranggot, An Pagtabang ni San Miguel, and Bisayan Grammar. However, Norberto Romualdez was not only a Filipino writer, but also a statesman, jurist, and politician. In his time, this Filipino writer was even awarded the recognition of Father of the National Language Law.

These Filipino writers indeed made all other Filipinos proud. They are the reasons why till now, Filipinos are inspired to become writers and become famous not only in the Philippines but all over the world.