He joined the Katipunan secret society at twenty years of age. He was known in the Katipunan as Pingkian and was referred to as the “Brains of the Katipunan” because of the many documents that he had prepared which included the constitution.

Before the war, under the pseudonym "Batikuling", he wrote a column called "Vida Manileña" for Vanguardia, a daily afternoon newspaper. It was a trenchant critique of society’s power elite, showcasing his gift for irony and satirical humor, as well as serious verses.

He is a poet, playwright, and novelist, and is among the Filipino writers who practiced “committed art”. In his view, the function of the writer is to act as the conscience of society and to affirm the greatness of the human spirit in the face of inequity and oppression.

Faustino Aguilar was an editor _________, a newspaper in the Philippines.

Inigo Ed. Regalado’s awarded works include the 1964 poem Tilamsik which literally means what?

He started the Philippine Revolution, which resulted in the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonialism and the writer of the poem, Huling Paalam ni Dr. Jose Rizal (Salin ng Mi Ultimo Adios).

Popularly called by his nickname "Huseng Sisiw" because of his fondness for chicks - - either as pets or for table consumption -- he was a skilled poet and writer who could deliver on the spot lyric verses, and even write dramas.

He wrote 26 zarzuelas and 22 dramas in his career and he was nicknamed “Don Binoy”.

He was recognized not only in the Philippines but also throughout the Hispanic world as "the greatest Filipino epic poet writing in Spanish. “According to Claro M. Recto, he was "the greatest writer of both prose and poetry. “

One of the most famous folksongs in NCR is Bahay Kubo.

Three of the most famous examples of poems in NCR are ___________________ EXCEPT

NCR stands for _________