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Born in 1940, Rogelio R. "Sikat" Sicat he left San Isidro, Nueva Ecija in 1950's to work at the University of Santo Tomas. Then become campus writer and literaryeditor of The Varsitarian, tinuloy him to be one of him in the famous pioneers ofPhilippine literature by choosing the Filipino as a language of his writing, and byturning to those who worry and encounter with the "Western writers."

The works of Sicat, who raised us and the usual literature nagpamulat us the condition of our society, first seen in Liwayway magazine. Earned him awards atPalanca Awards in 1962, and in 1965 appeared as the anthology, The AerialDesert, comply with the best writers. He wrote several decades, and met him inliterary history as fictionist, Playwright and professor, and being dean at theUniversity of the Philippines Diliman.

"Impeng Negro" and "Tata Selo", both produced by Sicat who isinadula a movie,are just some made ​​by Sicat. Others of his works are: Blood at dawn, Pagsalunga:Selected Stories and Essays, and the play "Moses, Moses." Sicat died in 1997, butthe last time honored by the National Book Award the following year for his translation made ​​by William J. Pomeroy entitled: "The War: A Personal Record ofthe Huk Guerrilla Pakikilabang the Philippines.

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