By Yvonne Almirañez
ROSALES,
Pangasinan -- The Senate today adopted Senate Resolution No. 1045, commending
National Artist Francisco Sionil Jose for his distinguished contribution to
literature and journalism.
Senate
Resolution No. 1045, introduced by Sen. Loren Legarda, recognized Sionil Jose’s
“artistic and literary genius, and his perseverance to instill national pride
through the arts.”
Born in
Rosales, Pangasinan, on Dec. 3, 1924, Sionil Jose is considered as one of the
country’s most prominent writers in the English language, his works having been
translated to twenty-two languages, including Czech, Indonesian, French,
Korean, Russian, Latvian and Dutch.
He has
received numerous accolades, including the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the Pablo
Neruda Award, Chevalier dansl’Ordre des Arts et Lettres, and the Carlos Palanca
Memorial Award for literature, among others.
He was
bestowed the title of National Artist of the Philippines for Literature in
2001.
“He has been
an inspiration to several generations of writers and journalists through his
essays, his role as a publisher, his lectures, his iconic bookshop,
Solidaridad, and his founding of the Philippine chapter of the PEN, an
international organization of poets, writers and novelists,” the Resolution
said.
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