{"id":162904,"date":"2018-05-07T05:42:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T09:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=162904"},"modified":"2018-05-07T05:42:47","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T09:42:47","slug":"last-page-cirilo-bautista-passes-at-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/05\/07\/last-page-cirilo-bautista-passes-at-76\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Page: Cirilo Bautista passes at 76"},"content":{"rendered":"
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News of his passing at 76 was brought to social media by the De La Salle University\u2019s (DLSU\u2019s) Department of Literature, an institution where he was a professor. (Photo<\/a>: DLSU The Department of Literature\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The world of Literature has lost another one of its color-bringers as it turns to the last page for National Artist for Literature Cirilo Bautista.<\/p>\n

News of his passing at 76 was brought to social media by the De La Salle University\u2019s (DLSU\u2019s) Department of Literature, an institution where he was a professor.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with deep sadness we announce the passing of our beloved professor\/mentor and perhaps the greatest poet in the annals of Philippine literature \u2013 Dr. Cirilo F. Bautista,\u201d the page wrote on May 6, Sunday.<\/p>\n

Dropping metaphoric references to some of the wisest and iconic mentors of some literary pieces, the page continued with, \u201cRest in peace, our Moses, Gandalf, Nero Wolfe, Obi Wan Kenobi. Till we meet again in Paradise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Malaca\u00f1ang through a statement extended its deepest condolences to the renowned National Artist\u2019s family, friends, and colleagues.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe remember him as one of the country\u2019s most passionate authors, whose devotions to the study of Literature paved the way for more Filipinos to develop their creative talent,\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Jr. said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDr. Bautista\u2019s contribution to the continuous growth and progress of Philippine Literature will always be inscribed in the pages of our nation\u2019s history. His teachings and literary works will live on forever,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

In 2014, former President Benigno \u201cNoynoy\u201d Aquino III conferred Bautista for the National Artist for Literature award.<\/p>\n

The late poet graduated as a magna cum laude from the University of Santos Tomas\u2019 (UST\u2019s) AB Literature program. He also served as the Literary Editor of the university\u2019s official publication, the Varsitarian. He took his MA Literature in St. Louis University in Baguio City also as a magna cum laude.<\/p>\n

Bautista received his Doctor of Arts in Language and Literature degree from DLSU-Manila.<\/p>\n

He became a professor in all of his mentioned alma maters and received various awards from the alumni associations of the said universities.<\/p>\n

Some of his contributions to the literary world included \u201cSummer Suns,\u201d \u201cWords and Battlefields: A Theoria on the Poem,\u201d \u201cGalaw ng Asoge,\u201d \u201cTinik sa Dila: Isang Katipunan ng mga Tula,\u201d and \u201cThe Trilogy of Saint Lazarus.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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