PERIOD OF THE NEW SOCIETY

(1972-1980)
 CONTENTS
• Historical Background
• Filipino Poetry
• The Play
• Radio and Television
• Filipino Films
• Comics, Magazines, and Other Publications
• Palanca Awardees
• An Overview of the Literature
 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
September 21, 1972 – The period of the New Society
started.
>The New Society tried to stop pornography or those
writings giving bad influences on the morals of
people.

Ministry of Public Affairs – Established by the military

gov’t to supervise the newspapers, books & other
publications.
 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
OLD PLAYS REVIVED BY THE GOV’T:
1. Cenaculo
2. The Zarzuela
3. The Embayoka of the Muslims

THEATERS BUILT:
1. Cultural Center of the Philippines
2. The folk Arts Theater
3. Metropolitan Theater (was rebuilt)
CULTURAL CENTER OF THE
PHILIPPINES
FOLK ARTS THEATER
METROPOLITAN THEATER
• KISLAP &
• LIWAYWAY
- Became
Outlets for
Writers to
Publish
Many of
Their works
 A. FILIPINO POETRY
• Slogans of the New Society:
1. Sa ikauunald ng bayan, Disiplina ang kailangan
2. Tayo’y kumain ng gulay, upang humaba ang
buhay
3. Magplano ng pamilya nang ang buhay ay
lumigaya
4. Ang pagsunod sa magulang, tanda ng anak na
magalang
5. Tayo’y magtanim upang mabuhay
6. Tayo’y magbigayan at huwag magsiksikan
 A. FILIPINO POETRY
Themes of poems:
● Patience
● Native Culture
● Customs
● Beauties of Nature and
Surroundings
Those who wrote poetry
during this period were: 4. Bienvenido Ramos
1. Ponciano Pineda 5. Vicente Dimasalang
2. Aniceto Silvestre 6. Cir Lopez Francisco
3. Jose Garcia Revelo 7. Pelagio Sulit Cruz
 A. FILIPINO POETRY
• Some of the composers:
Freddie Aguilar, Jose Mari Chan & Tito, Vic & Joey
-added their bit in this period
 B. THE PLAY
The following organizations contributed a lot to the
development of plays during this period:

1. PETA of Cecille Guidote and Lino Brocka

2. Repertory Philippines of Rebecca Godines and
Zennida Amador
3. UP Repertory of Behn Cervantes
4. Teatro Filipina of Rolando Tinio
 C. RADIO AND TELEVISION
Play Series Popular Television Plays

1. Si Matar 1. Gulong ng Plad

2. Dahilan 2. Flor De Luna
3. Ito and Palad Ko 3. Anna Liza
4. Mr. Lonely 4. Superman and Tarzan
 C. RADIO AND TELEVISION
• Gulong Ng Palad • Flor De Luna
C. RADIO AND TELEVISION
• the cast of AnnaLiza
 D. FILLIPINO FILMS
Yearly Pista ng mga Pelikulang Pilipino

● Only Filipino films were shown in all theaters in

Metro Manila.
● Prizes and trophies were awarded at the end of
festival in recognition of excellence in film making
and role performance
 D. FILLIPINO FILMS
● New kinds of films without sex or romance started
to made but which were nevertheless well-
received by the public:
1. Maynila-Sa Kuko ng Liwanag by Edgardo Reyes
2. Minsa’y Isang Gamu-Gamo: Nora Aunor
3. Ganito Kami Noon… Paano Kayo Ngayon:
Christopher de Leon & Gloria Diaz
4. Insiang by Hilda Koronel
5. Aguila: Fernando Poe, Jr., Jay Ilagan, & Christopher
de Leon
MAYNILA-SA MGA KUKO NG LIWANAG
 E. COMICS, MAGAZINES, AND
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
The leading papers during this period were:
1. Bulletin Today
2. Times Journal
3. Balita
4.Pilipino Express
5. Philippine Daily Express
6. Evening Post
7. Evening Express
 E. COMICS, MAGAZINES, AND OTHER
PUBLICATIONS
Old-Time Favorite magazines:
1. 1. Liwayway (since 1920)
2. 2. Kislap
3. 3. Bulaklak
4. 4. Lovelife
5. 5. Extra Hot
6. 6. Jingle Sensation
 E. COMICS, MAGAZINES, AND
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
COMICS enjoyed by the Masses:
1. 1. Pilipino
2. 2. Extra
3. 3. Lovelife
4. 4. Hiwaga
5. 5. Klasik
6. 6. Espesyal
E. PALANCA AWARDEES
 SHORT STORY CATEGORY
1972-73
• 1st Prize – “Spots on their
wings & other stories”-
Antonio Enriquez
• 2nd Prize – “On friends you pin
such hopes”-Ines Taccad
Camayo
• 3rd Prize – “The Liberation of
Mrs Fidela Magsilang”-Jaime
A. Lim
1973-74
• 1st Prize – “The cries of
children on an April
afternoon in the year 1957”-
Gregorio C. Brillantes
• 2nd Prize – “The White Dress”-
Estrella D. Alfon
• 3rd Prize – “Tell me who cleft
the devils foot”-Luning
Bonifacio Ira
• Honorable Mention –
“Scoring”-Joy T. Dayrit
 1974-75
SHORT STORY CATEGORY
• 1st Prize – co-winners
1. “The day of the locusts”- • 3rd Prize – co-winners
Leoncio P. Deriada 1. “The dog eaters”-Leoncio
2. “Romance & Faith on Mt. P. Deriada
Banahaw”-Alfred A. Yuson 2. “The People’s Prison”-
• 2nd Prize – co-winners Mauro R. Avena
1. “The man who made a 3. “Discovery” – Dr. Porfirio F.
covenant w/ the wind”- Villarin, Jr.
Cirilo F. Bautista 4. “A summer goodbye”-
2. “Once upon a cruise: Linda Ledesma & Benjamin
Generations & other Bautista
Landscapes”-Luning
Bonifacio Ira
3. “Agcalan Point” – Jose Y.
Dalisay, Jr.
 PLAY CATEGORY
1972-73 1973-74

• 1st Prize – “The heart of • 1st Prize – (no award)

emptiness is black”-Ricardo • 2nd Prize – “Aftercafe”-Juan
Demetillo H. Alegre
• 2nd Prize – “Go Rider!”- • 3rd Prize – “Dulce Extranjera”-
Azucena Crajo Uranza Wilfredo D. Nolledo
• 3rd Prize – “The Ricebird has
brown wings”-Frederico Licsi
Espino, Jr.
 PLAY CATEGORY
1974-75

• 1st Prize – “A life In the slums”-Rolando S. Tinio

• 2nd Prize – “Password”-Paul Stephen Lim
• 3rd Prize – “The minerva foundation”-Maidan Flores
 1972-73
• 1st Prize – “Charts”-Cirilio F.
Bautista
• 2nd Prize – “A trick of mirrors”-
Rolando S. Tinio
• 3rd Prize – “Alapaap’s
Mountain”-Erwin E. Castillo
1973-74
• 1st Prize – co-winners
1. “Montage”-Ophelia A.
Dimalanta
2. “Identities”-Artemio
Tadena
POETRY CATEGORY
• 2nd Prize – co-winners
1. “Boxes”-Ricardo de Ungria
2. “Glass of liquid truths”-
Gilbert A. Luis Centina III
• 3rd Prize – co-winners
1. “A liege of datus & other
poems” – Jose N. Carreon
2. “Rituals & Metaphors”-
Celestino M. Vega
 POETRY CATEGORY
1974-75
• 1st Prize – “Telex Moon”-Cirilo F. Bautista
• 2nd Prize – “ADARNA: 6 poems from a larger corpus”-
Wilfredo Pascua Sanchez
• 3rd Prize – “The city & thread of light”-Ricardo
Demetillo
 REPUBLIC CULTURAL HERITAGE AWARDEES
National Artists
1973
Amado V. Hernandez
(Literature)
Jose Garcia Villa (Literature)
Francisco Reyes Aquino
(Dance)
Carlos V. Francisco (Painting)
Antonio J. Molina (Music)
Guillermo Tolentino (Sculpture)
(1960-1971)
National Artists
1974
Nick Joaquin (Literature)
Napoleon V. Abueva
(Sculpture)
Pablo Antonio (Architecture)
Lamberto V. Avellana (Movies)
Victorio G. Edades (Painting)
Jovita Fuentes (Music)
 F. AN OVERVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
• Bilingual education

Initiated by the board of National Education (1958)

The focus of education & culture was on problems of

national identity, on re-orientation, renewed vigor &
a firm resolves to carry out plans & programs
 F. AN OVERVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
• Some books that came out during this period:
1. I married a newspaperman (essay) by Maria Luna
Lopez, 1976
2. The Modern Filipino Short story by Patricia
Melendrez Cruz, 1980
3. Cross Currents in Afro-Asian Literature by Rustica D.
Carpio, 1976
4. Brief time to love by Ofelia F. Limcaco
5. Medium Rare & tell the people (feature articles &
TV program) by Julie Yap Daza
THANK YOU! 