Bienvenido Lumbera

1993 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts from the Philippines. Bienvenido Lumbera is widely acknowledged as one of the pillars of contemporary Philippine literature, cultural studies and film, having written and edited numerous books on literary history, literary criticism, and film. He restored the poems and stories of vernacular writers to an esteemed place in the Philippine literary canon. He composed librettos for musical dramas such as "Tales of the Manuvu", "Rama Hari", and "Bayani". He published three award-winning books of criticism and an anthology of Philippine literature. He moved actively in literary circles and organizations, edited journals, and contributed introductions to dozens of books written by his friends and former students. As a teacher he mentored a new generation of literary scholars imbued with his own love for the country's rich artistic traditions and languages.