BSMT 201
BSMT 201
PERIOD
Group 6
BSMT 201
table of
CONTENT
characteristics Historical background
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modern-contemporary period Page 03 of 17
historical
BACKGROUND 1945-
present
FILIPINO FILMS
- The Carlos Palanca Awards continued to give
1.MAYNILA… SA MGA KUKO NG LIWANAG written by
annual awards.
Edgardo Reyes and filmed under the direction of
- The government took part in reviving old
Lino Brocka. Bembol Roco was the lead role.
plays like the Cenaculo, the Zarzuela and the
Embayoka of the Muslims. The Cultural Center
2.MINSA’Y ISANG GAMU-GAMO; Nora Aunor was the
of the Philippines, the Folk Arts Theater and
principal performer here.
even the old Metropolitan Theater were rebuilt
in order to have a place for these plays.
3.GANITO KAMI NOON …PAANO KAYO NGAYON: led by
Christopher de Leon and Gloria Diaz.
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m o r e :
D. POST MARTIAL LAW (1981-86) - In the span of four days form February 21-25, 1986, the
TO MODERN PERIOD (1986- so-called People Power (Lakas ng Bayan) prevailed.
Together, the people barricaded the streets petitioning
PRESENT) the government for changes and reforms. Freedom
During this post martial law period, it cannot be became a reality – won through a peaceful, bloodless
denied that many people seethed with rebellion and God-blessed revolution.
and protest because of the continued
oppression and suppression. This was further
aggravated when former Senator Benigno S.
Aquno Jr., the idol of the Filipino masses, whom
they hoped to be the next president, was brutally
murdered on August 21, 1983.
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State of literature
IN THIS PERIOD
- Newspapers which were once branded crony
newspapers became instant opposition papers
overnight.
Characteristics
DURING THIS PERIOD
The Rebirth of Freedom Period of Activism
Famous Writers
AND THEIR WORKS
Exceptional works of people in this period.
1. ARTURO B. ROTOR
Born: June 7, 1907
Died: April 9, 1988
2. ROLANDO S. TINIO
Born: March 5, 1937
Died: July 7, 1997
Famous works:
·Sitsit sa Kuliglig (1972)
·Dunung-Dunungan(1975)
·Kristal na Uniberso (1989)
·Trick of Mirrors (1993)
·Ang Burgis sa Kanyang Almusal (1970)
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3. AMADOR T. DAGUIO
Born: January 8, 1912
Died: April 26, 1966
Famous works:
·To Those of Other Lands
·The Hordes
·Mountain People
·Man of Earth
·Wedding Dance
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4. ESTRELLA D. ALFON
Born: July 18, 1917
Died: December 28, 1983
Famous works:
Forever Witches, (1960)
With Patches of Many Hues, (1962)
Tubig, (1963)
The Knitting Straw, (1968)
The White Dress, (1974)
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5. LUALHATI BAUTISTA
Born: December 2, 1945)
Lualhati Torres Bautista is one of the foremost Filipino
female novelists in the history of contemporary Philippine
Literature.
Famous works:
- Dekada '70
- Bata, Bata, Pa'no Ka Ginawa?
- ‘GAPÔ.
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