General Education

*The first book written in the Philippines was DOCTRINA CRISTIANA*The Father of Ilocano Literature is PEDRO BUKANEG. *The Father of Tagalog Poetry is FRANCISCO BALTAZAR. *Lola Basyang is the pen name of SEVERINO REYES. *The first and longest running komiks series in the Philippines is KENKOY (Liwayway Magasin,1929) *The Father of Pampango Literature who wrote There is no God is JUAN CRISOSTOMO SOTO. *The oldest existing newspaper in the Philippinessince the 1900 is MANILA BULLETIN. *The Father of Modern Tagalog Poetry is ALEJANDRO ABADILLA. *The work of Bonifacio which tells the history of the Philippines ANG DAPAT MABATID NG MGA TAGALOG. *He wrote the popular fable The Monkey and the Turtle - JOSE RIZAL*This is known as Andres Bonifacio's Ten Commandments of the Katipunan - THE DECALOGUE. *Rizal's model for Pilosopong Tasyo was PACIANO RIZAL. *The following characters created by rizal reflect his own personality except SIMOUN (El Filibusterismo) *The line 'whoever knows not how to love his native tongue is worse than any beast or even smelly fish' TO MY FELLOW CHILDREN*Rizal's pen name - DIMASALANG, LAONG-LAAN*Taga-ilog is ANTONIO LUNA Pen name.*The first filipino alphabet was called ALIBATA/BAYBAYIN*the first filipino alphabet consisted of 15 LETTERS*This is a song about love - TALINDAW, awit ng mga taong hindi naimbetahan sa kainan (COLADO) *He was known for his Memoria Fotografica - JOSE MA. PANGANIBAN*He is known as the poet of the workers or laborers - AMADO HERNANDEZ*Ilocano balagtasan is called BUKANEGAN *Visayan epic about good manners and right conduct -MARAGTAS*The father of Filipino newspaper is PASCUAL POBLETE*Lupang Tinubuan is considered to be the best story written during Japanese Period. The author is NARCISO REYES*The original title of Ibong Adarna was CORIDO AT BUHAY NA PINAGDAANAN NG TATLONG PRINSIPENG ANAC NG HARING FERNANDO AT REYNA VALERIANA SA CAHARIANG BERBANIA*PANDEREGLA - first filipino bread*The Great Plebian: Andres Bonifacio*The Father of the Katipunan: Andres Bonifacio*Hero of the Tirad Pass Battle: Gregorio Del Pilar*President of the First Philippine Republic: General Emilio Aguinaldo*Brain of the Philippine Revolution: Apolinario Mabini*Martyred Priests in 1872: GOMBURZA*Brain of the Katipunan: Emilio Jacinto*Co-founder of La Independencia: General Antonio Luna*Mother of Balintawak: Melchora Aquino*Greatest Filipino Orator of the Propaganda Movement: Graciano Lopez- Jaena *First Filipino Cannon-maker: Pandar Pira