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    During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines from 1941-1945, Philippine literature was suppressed and censorship was strict. Literature in English came to a halt while Tagalog was favored. Writers had to self-censor or go underground. The literary output was minor and genres like drama declined. However, some writers experimented with genres like free verse and haiku poetry in Tagalog. Short stories also increased in popularity among authors.

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    During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines from 1941-1945, Philippine literature was suppressed and censorship was strict. Literature in English came to a halt while Tagalog was favored. Writers had to self-censor or go underground. The literary output was minor and genres like drama declined. However, some writers experimented with genres like free verse and haiku poetry in Tagalog. Short stories also increased in popularity among authors.

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    Japanese Colonial

    Philippine
    Literature
    Philippine Literature During Japanese Period
    Between 1941-1945, Philippine Literature
    was interrupted in its development when we
    were again conquered by another foreign
    country, Japan.

    Philippine literature in English came to a


    halt.
    Philippine Literature During Japanese Period
    Except for the Tribune and the Philippine
    Review, Pillars, Free Philippines, and
    Filipina, almost all newspapers in English
    were stopped by the Japanese.
    Philippine Literature During Japanese Period
    During this time, there was no freedom of
    speech and of the press.

    Victoria Abelardo has described Filipino


    writing during the Japanese occupation as
    being pessimistic and bitter.
    Philippine Literature During Japanese Period
    There were some efforts at escapist
    literature, but in general, the literary output
    was minor and insignificant. Because of
    strict censorship, few literary works were
    printed during the war years.
    Philippine Literature During Japanese Period
    The weekly Liwayway was placed under
    strict surveillance until it was managed by a
    Japanese named Ishiwara
    The only contact with the outside world was
    done with utmost secrecy through the
    underground radio program called “Voice
    of Freedom”.
    Philippine Literature During Japanese Period
    Tagalog was favored by the Japanese
    military authority and writing in English
    was consigned to a limbo.

    Japanese were able to influence and


    encourage the Filipino in developing the
    vernacular literature.
    Philippine Literature During Japanese Period
    The only Filipino writers who could write
    freely were those who were living in the
    United States.

    Most writers and authors were lead to


    either go underground or write in Tagalog.
    Philippine Literature During Japanese Period
    So, Filipino literature was given a break
    during this period.

    Filipino literature also experienced renewed


    attention because writers in English turned
    to writing in Filipino.
    Philippine Literature During Japanese Period
    The drama experienced a lull during the
    Japanese period because movie houses
    showing American films were closed. The
    big movie houses were just made to show
    stage shows. Many of the plays were
    reproductions of English plays to Tagalog.
    Philippine Literature During Japanese Period
    The translators were Francisco Soc
    Rodrigo, Alberto Concio, and Narciso
    Pimentel.
    A few of the playwriters were:
    1. Jose Ma. Hernandez
    “PANDAY PIRA”
    2.Francisco Soc Rodrigo
    “SA PULA, SA PUTI”
    Philippine Literature During Japanese Period
    3. Clodualdo del Mundo
    “BULAGA” (an expression in the game
    Hide and Seek).

    4. Julian Cruz Balmaceda


    “SINO BA KAYO?”
    “DAHIL SA ANAK, and HIGANTE
    NG PATAY”
    Philippine Literature During Japanese Period
    The drama experienced a lull during the
    Japanese period because movie houses
    showing American films were closed. The
    big movie houses were just made to show
    stage shows. Many of the plays were
    reproductions of English plays to Tagalog.
    Japanese Colonial Philippine Literature
    Three (3) Types of Poem
    Japanese Colonial Philippine Literature
    Three (3) Types of Poem

    1. Free Verse
    2. Haiku
    3. Usual Form of Poetry
    Japanese Colonial Philippine Literature
    Type of Poem
    1. Free Verse
    – Free verse is a literary device that can be defined
    as poetry that is free from limitations of regular meter
    or rhythm, and does not rhyme with fixed forms.
    Such poems are without rhythm and rhyme schemes,
    do not follow regular rhyme scheme rules, yet still
    provide artistic expression. In this way, the poet can
    give his own shape to a poem however he or she
    desires.
    Japanese Colonial Philippine Literature
    Types of Poem

    2. Haiku
    - it is short, but has measure and rhyme.
    Each line has seventeen syllables and is also
    allegorical in meaning.
    3. Usual Form
    - the usual and common form of poetry
    The Beach
    By Katelyn
    Published: July 8, 2019

    Haiku About Being At The Beach


    The beach is calming
    I love the beach and the sand
    And being sun-kissed.
    Philippine Literature During Japanese Period
    The field of the short story widened during
    the Japanese Occupation. Many wrote short
    stories.
    Among them were:
    Brigido Batungbakal, Macario Pineda, Serafin
    Guinigindo, Liwayway Arceo, Narciso Ramos, NVM
    Gonzales, Alicia Lopez Lim, Ligaya Perez, Gloria
    Guzman
    Philippine Literature During Japanese Period
    The best writings in 1945 were selected by a
    group of judges composed of Francisco
    Icasiano, Jose Esperanza Cruz, Antonio
    Rosales, Clodualdo del Mundo and Teodoro
    Santos.
    Philippine Literature During Japanese Period
    As a result of this selection, the following
    got the first three prizes:
    FirstPrize: Narciso Reyes with his
    “LUPANG TINUBUAN”
    Second Prize: Liwayway Arceo’s
    “UHAW ANG TIGANG NA LUPA”
    Third Prize: NVM Gonzales’
    “LUNSOD NAYON AT DAGAT-DAGATAN”
    Philippine Literature During Japanese Period
    The field of the short story widened during
    the Japanese Occupation. Many wrote short
    stories.
    Among them were:
    Brigido Batungbakal, Macario Pineda, Serafin
    Guinigindo, Liwayway Arceo, Narciso Ramos, NVM
    Gonzales, Alicia Lopez Lim, Ligaya Perez, Gloria
    Guzman
    Philippine Literature During Japanese Period
    The field of the short story widened during
    the Japanese Occupation. Many wrote short
    stories.
    Among them were:
    Brigido Batungbakal, Macario Pineda, Serafin
    Guinigindo, Liwayway Arceo, Narciso Ramos, NVM
    Gonzales, Alicia Lopez Lim, Ligaya Perez, Gloria
    Guzman

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