National Artist for Literature

Amado V. Hernandez

Known for socially committed works about labor and injustice.

José Garcia Villa

Known for experimental modernist poetry and comma poems.

Nick Joaquin

Known for historical fiction exploring Filipino identity.

Carlos P. Romulo

Known for memoirs blending journalism and diplomacy.

Francisco Arcellana

Known for lyrical English short stories.

N.V.M. Gonzalez

Known for fiction on rural Filipino life and values.

Rolando S. Tinio

Known for Filipino translations and modern poetic forms.

Edith L. Tiempo

Known for philosophical and lyrical poetry and fiction.

Francisco Sionil José

Known for the Rosales Saga on class struggle.

Cirilo F. Butista

Architect

Virgilio S. Almario (Rio Alma)

Known for promoting Filipino language through poetry.

Bienvenido Lumbera

Known for nationalist poetry and literary scholarship.

Lazaro A. Francisco

Known for Tagalog novels on social justice.

Alejandro Roces

Known for humorous stories on Filipino culture. Best comic writer

Resil B. Mojares

Known for regional literature and intellectual biography.

Ramon L. Muzones

Known for pioneering Hiligaynon novels.

Francisco V. Coching

Gémino H. Abad

Known for English poetry and literary criticism on Filipino identity.