Jun Lana

Jun Robles Lana is a well-known Filipino filmmaker who was born Rodolfo R. Lana Jr. on October 10, 1972. In 2006, he was the youngest member of the Palanca Hall of Fame, having received 11 Palanca Awards for Literature. Several award-winning Filipino films, including “José Rizal,” “Muro Ami,” and “Bagong Buwan,” were created and co-written by him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun_Lana#:~:text=Rodolfo%20R.&text=(born%20October%2010%2C%201972),Hall%20of%20Fame%20in%202006.

https://www.themoviedb.org/person/591994-jun-lana

Juan Abad

Juan Abad is a well-known mamamahayag and mandudula. It was born on November 8, 1872, in Sampaloc, Maynila, to Ambrosio Abad, a bookbinder, and Bonifacia Domingo. Because to his patriotic dulas Ang Tanikalang Guinto and Isang Punglo ng Kaaway, he has achieved great success in the Phillippine Theatre.

https://philippineculturaleducation.com.ph/abad-juan/

Jose Dela Cruz

Jose De la Cruz, commonly known as Huseng Sisiw, was born on December 21, 1746, in Tondo, Manila, and is best known as the tutor of Florante at Laura novelist Francisco Balagtas. Despite his lack of schooling, he is reigned as Hari ng mga Makata sa Katagalugan. He teaches himself Katon cartilla and Doctrina Cristina and uses this expertise to make a name for himself.

https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/838/today-in-philippine-history-december-21-1746-jose-de-la-cruz-mentor-of-francisco-balagtas-was-born-in-tondo-manila

Jesus T. Peralta

Jesus Peralta was born on December 26, 1932, and was a well-known award-winning writer and anthropologist who lived in the Philippines. He was the recipient of several Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards. Play the Judas, Scent of Fear, Longer Mourning, The Mouth is an Open Wound, and The Sign of the Sea Gulls are among his significant pieces.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_T._Peralta

Jesus Balmori

Jess “Batikuling” Balmori (January 10, 1887 – May 23, 1948) was a Filipino poet, journalist, dramatist, and playwright. He was born in Manila’s Ermita neighborhood. Balmori attended Ateneo Municipal de Manila. He later attended Colegio de San Juan de Letrán and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree.

https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/3664554

Hermogenes Ilagan

Hermogenes Ilagan was born in the Philippines on April 19, 1873, and was a well-known theater actor, dramatist, and director. One of the things that distinguished Ilagan was that he was a descendant of Francisco Baltazar. Hermogenes Ilagan became renowned as the Tagalog Zarzuela’s father. Among his major works are Ang Buhay nga naman, ang buwan ng Oktubre, Dahil kay Ina, and Wagas na Pag-ibig.

https://fil.wikipilipinas.org/view/Hermogenes_Ilagan

Francisco Soc Rodgrigo

Francisco Soc Rodrigo was born on January 24, 1914. Rodrigo wrote plays in both English and Tagalog that were lauded as distillations of the Filipino spirit. He was an activist during the martial regime imposed by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. In November 1998, the same year he died, Soc Rodrigo’s name was placed to the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani in Quezon City to honor his commitment to the fight against Ferdinand Marcos. The Gawad Soc Rodrigo award, named after him, is presented jointly by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) (NCCA).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soc_Rodrigo http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/former_senators/francisco_soc_%20rodrigo.htm