THE PERIOD OF

THE NEW SOCIETY

(1972-1980)

Philippine Literature
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson the students will be able to:

• Understand the Historical background of the New Society

• Provide learning experiences that increase the student's awareness of
the changes in the new society:
• To identify the literature flourishing in the new society.

The period of the new society

(1972-1980
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
• The period of the New Society started on September 21,1972 Carlos
Planca awards continued to give the annual awards. Themes in writings
dealt with the development or progress for the country. Like the Green
Revolution, Family Planning, Proper Nutrition, Environment, Drug
Addiction, and Pollution.
• The new society tried to stop pornography or those writings giving bad
influences on the morals of the people. All school newspapers were
temporarily stopped and with school organization.

The period of the new society

(1972-1980
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
• The military government established a new office called the Ministry of Public
Affairs that supervised the news paper, books and other publication.
• The government took part in reviving old plays like the Cenaculo, Zarzuela and
Embayoka of the Muslims.
• The Curtural center of the Philippines, The Folk Arts Theater and even the old
Metropololitan Theater were rebuilt in order to have a place for these plays.
• Singing both Filipino and English songs recieved fresh incentives. Those sent
Abroad promoted many filipinos songs.
• The weekly publication like Kislap at Liwayway helped a lot in the development of
literature.

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FILIPINO POETRY DURING THE
PERIOD OF THE NEW SOCIETY
• Poems dealt with patience, regard for native culture, customs, and the beauties of
nature and surroundings.

The Slogans of New Society:

1. Sa ikakaunlad 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
POETS

Ponciano Pineda, Aniceto Silvestre, Jose Garcia Revelo,

Bienvenido Ramos, Vicente Dimasalang, Cir Lopez
Francisco, and Pelagio Sulit Cruz.

SOME OF THE COMPOSERS

Freddie Aguilar, Jose Mari Chan, and Tito, Vic and Joey
-added their bit in this period

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F

Freddie Aguilar

• Ferdinand Pascual Aguilar was born February 5, 1953, he

was known as Freddie Aguilar or Ka Freddie Aguilar is a
folk musician from the philippines .
• He is best known for redention of “Bayan ko”
• He is well known internationally, and within the Philippines and Asia-Pacific
region, claiming fame as one of the best musician-song writers of the Phillipines.
• Freddie Aguilar’s “Anak “ not only broke the Philippine record charts in 1979, but
it also hit the number 1 spot in Japan and achieved considerable popularity in other
countries as Angola, Japan, Malaysia, Hong kong, and parts of Western Europe .

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Jose Marie Lim Chan

Jose Marie Lim Chan, born March 11, 1945) is a

Filipino singer, TV host, songwriter and
businessman in the sugar industry. He is currently
chairman and CEO of Binalbagan Isabela Sugar
Company, Inc. (BISCOM) in Negros Occidental and
A. Chan Sugar Corporation. He is also the chairman
and president of Signature Music, Inc. Awarded in
1974 as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of
the Philippines. He received a Lifetime Achievement
Awards from the Philippine Association of the
Recording Industry and The Metro Pop Foundation.
Recipient of the first ever ABS-CBN "ELITE
Platinum Award" in 2005 and a recipient of the 2006
Dr. Jose P Rizal Award For Excellence.
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Pociano B. Peralta Pineda
• Pociano B. Peralta Pineda is a Filipino writer, teacher,
linguist and lawyer. Ponciano Pineda is considered as the
"Father of the Commission on Filipino Language" for his
promotion to establish a commission based on Section 9 of
our Philippine Constitution.
• He became director of Commission on the Filipino
Language (Filipino: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino)
formerly Surian ng Wikang Pambansa during the year 1971
to 1999. Under his leadership, Pineda started socio-
linguistic research to further widen the Filipino Language.
Also one of this is about the orthographic reform in the
Filipino Language. Under Pineda one major change is on
language policy: a bilingual education in the year 1974;
Filipino as national and primary language of Filipinos in
1983 and the Filipino alphabet comprising 28 letters in
1987. He established 12 regional centers of the Filipino
language throughout the Philippines.
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NEW SOCIETY
• New society was a weekly magazine of social inquiry and social and
cultural comment, published in the United Kingdom from 1962-1988. it
drew on the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, psychology, human
geography, social history and social policy, and it published wide ranging
social reportage.
THE PLAY UNDER THE NEW
SOCIETY
• In this period, old plays and dramas were revived like the Tagalog Zarzuela,
Cenaculo, and the Embayoka of the Muslims which were presented in the rebuilt
Metropolitan Theater, the Folk Arts Theater, and the Cultural Center of the
Philippines.
• Many schools and organizations also presented varied plays.
• The Mindanao State University presented a play Sining Embayoka at the Cultural
Center of the Philippines.
• In 1977, the Tales of Manuvu, a new style of rock of the ballet opera was also
added to these presentations. This was performed by Celeste Legaspi,Lea Navarro,
Hadji Alejandro, Boy Camara, Anthony Castello, Rey Dizon and choreographed by
Alic Reyes. Even the President's daughter at the time participated as a performing
artist in the principal role of Santa Juana of Koral and in The Diary of Anne Frank.
The following organizations contributed a lot to the development of plays
during this period:

• PETA of Cecille Guidote and Lino Brocka

• Repertory Philippines of Rebecca Godines and Zennida Amador
• UP Repertory, of Bhen Cervantes
• Teatro Filipina of Rolando Tinio.

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COMIS, MAGAZINES AND OTHER
PUBLICATIONS

• During this period of the New Society, newspaper donned new forms. News
on Economic progress, discipline, culture, tourism, and the like was favored
more than the sensationalized reporting of killings, rape, and robberies.

The leading papers during this period were:

1. Bulletine 5. Pilipino Express

2. Time Journal 6. Philippine Daily
3. People Journal 7. Evening Post
4. Balita 8. Evening Express
MAGAZINES

1. Liwayway 4. Extra Hot

2. Kislap 5. Jingle Sensation
3. Bulaklak

COMICS

4. Pilipino 4. Hiwaga
5. Extra 5. Klasik
6. Love Life 6. Espesyal

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RADIO AND TELEVISION

• Those who did not have television relied on play

series such as SI MATAR, DAHLIA, ITO ANG
PALAD KO, and MR. LONELY.
• Even new songs were first heard on the radio.
• Performers moved to television Augusto Victa, Gene
Palomo, Mely Tagasa, Lina Pusing, and Ester
Chavez.
• GULONG NG PALAD, FLOR DE LUNA, and
ANNA LIZA were popular television plays, as were
SUPERMAN AND TARZAN.
FILIPINO
FILMS
• A yearly Pista ng mga Pelikulang Pilipino
(Yearly Filipino Film Festival) was held during
this time. During the Festival which lasted
usually for a month, only Filipino films were
shown in all theaters in Metro Manila. Prizes
and trophies were awarded at the end of the
festival in recognition of excellence in film
making and in role performances.
FILIPINO 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 led by Nora Aunor
3. Ganito kami Noon, Paano kayo Ngayon led by
Christopher de Leon & Gloria Diaz
4. Insiang by Hilda Koronel
5. Aguila led by Fernando Poe, Jr., Jay Ilagan, &
Christopher de Leon
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

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1973-74

• 1st Prize-co-winners  “THE DAY OF THE LOCUSTS” -Leoncio P.

Deriada  “ROMANCE AND FAITH ON MOUNT BANAHAW” -
Alfred A. Yuson
• 2nd Prize-co-winners  “THE MAN WHO MADE A COVENANT
WITH THE WIND” -Cirilo F. Bautista  “ONCE UPON A CRUISE:
GENERATIONS AND OTHER LANDSCAPES” -Luning Bonifacio Ira
 “AGCALAN POINT” -Jose Y. Dalisay, Jr.
• 3rd Prize-co-winners  “THE DOG EATER’S” -Leoncio P. Derianda 
“THE PEOPLE’S PRISON” -Mauro R. Avena  “DISCOVERY” -Dr.
Porfirio F. Villarin, Jr.  “A SUMMER GOODBYE” -Linda Ledesma
and Benjamin Bautista

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PLAY CATEGORY 1972-1973

• 1st Prize- “THE HEART OF EMPTINESS IS BLACK” -Ricardo Demetillo

• 2nd Prize- “GO, RIDER!” -Azucena Crajo Uranza
• 3rd Prize- “THE RICEBIRD HAS BROWN WINGS” -Federico Licsi Espino, Jr.

1973-1974

• 1st Prize- (No Award)

• 2nd Prize- “AFTERCAFE” -Juan H. Alegre
• 3rd Prize- “DULCE EXTRANJERA” -Wilfredo D. Nolledo

1974-1975

• 1st Prize- “A LIFE IN THE SLUMS” -Rolando S.

• 2nd Prize- “PASSWORD” -Paul Stephen Lim
• 3rd Prize- “THE MINERVA FOUNDATION” -Maidan Flores
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POETRY CATEGORY 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 and “Identities”-

Artemio Tadena
• 2nd Prize – co-winners 1. “Boxes”-Ricardo de Ungria and “Glass of liquid
truths”- Gilbert A. Luis Centina III •
• 3rd Prize – co-winners 1. “A liege of datus & other poems” – Jose N. Carreon
and “Rituals & Metaphors”- Celestino M. Vega
1974-75
• 1st Prize – “Telex Moon”-Cirilo F. Bautista
• 2nd Prize – “ADARNA: 6 poems from a larger corpus”- Wilfredo Pascua Sanchez
• 3rdtitlePrize – “The city & thread of light”-Ricardo Demetillo
Presentation
REPUBLIC CULTURAL HERITAGE AWARDEES (1960-1971)

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)

National Artists 1974

• Nick Joaquin (Literature)

• Napoleon V. Abueva (Sculpture)
• Pablo Antonio (Architecture) Lamberto V. Avellana (Movies)
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AN OVERVIEW OF THE LITERATUE DURING THE
NEW SOCIETY

• Bilingual education which was initiated by the Board of National

Education as early as 1958 and continued up to the period of Martial
Rule in September 21, 1972, resulted in the deterioration of English
in the different levels of education. The focus of education and
culture was on problems of national identity, on re-orientation,
renewed vigor and a firm resolves to carry out plans and programs.
• The forms of literature that led during this period were the essays,
debates and poetry. The short stories, like the novels and plays were
no different in style from those written before the onset of activism.
The period of the new society
(1972-1980
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The period of the new society

(1972-1980
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Group 6:
Tamang Jennifer
Salazar Angeline
Salinas Jenny
Ruz Shaira