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  2. Ibong Adarna - Wikipedia

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    Ibong Adarna, also known as The Adarna Bird, is an early 19th century Filipino epic poem that centers around a magical bird of the same name. During the Spanish era, the longer form of the story's title was Korrido at Buhay na Pinagdaanan ng Tatlong Prinsipeng Magkakapatid na anak ni Haring Fernando at ni Reyna Valeriana sa Kahariang Berbanya ("Corrido and Life Lived by the Three Princes ...

  3. Philippine television drama - Wikipedia

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    Philippine television drama, also known as teledrama, Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. Teledrama is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for " telebisyón " (television) and " drama " (drama series). Teledramas share characteristics with and have roots ...

  4. Filipino American theater - Wikipedia

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    Filipino American Theater. Filipino American theater ranges from topics such as Filipino / Filipino-American history to modern Filipino issues. The themes for these works were mostly influenced by the Spanish colonial rule as well as the American colonization. Philippine theater is composed of pre-colonial performance traditions as well as ...

  5. Paglipas ng Dilim - Wikipedia

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    Paglipas ng Dilim. Paglipas ng Dilim ("After the Darkness") is a 1920 zarzuela – a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre – written in the Tagalog -language by Filipino playwright and novelist Precioso Palma. A three-act play, the music for the original version of Paglipas ng Dilim was composed by Filipino musician Leon Ignacio.

  6. F. Sionil José - Wikipedia

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    Francisco Sionil José (December 3, 1924 – January 6, 2022) was a Filipino writer who was one of the most widely read in the English language. A National Artist of the Philippines for Literature, which was bestowed upon him in 2001, José's novels and short stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in Filipino society.

  7. Philippine literature in English - Wikipedia

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    Tree. Philippines portal. v. t. e. Philippine literature in English has its roots in the efforts of the United States, then engaged in a war with Filipino nationalist forces at the end of the 19th century. By 1901, public education was institutionalized in the Philippines, with English serving as the medium of instruction.

  8. ABNKKBSNPLAko?! - Wikipedia

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    971-92342-0-2. OCLC. 52268836. ABNKKBSNPLAko?! is a 2001 autobiography by Filipino author Bob Ong — his first and most popular work. [1] The title is meant to be read phonetically as " Aba, nakakabasa na pala ako?! ", which can be roughly translated as " Wow, I can actually read now?! " The novel details what are supposedly the childhood ...

  9. Cinema of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Cinema of the Philippines ( Filipino: Pelikulang Pilipino; Spanish: Cine Filipino) began with the introduction of the first moving pictures to the country on August 31, 1897, at the Salón de Pertierra in Manila. The following year, local scenes were shot on film for the first time by a Spaniard, Antonio Ramos, using the Lumiere ...