Lazaro FranciscoLázaro Francisco (1898–1980), recognized as a National Artist for Literature, is a landmark novelist in Philippine literary history who wrote under the tradition of social realist fiction. He was a recipient of the Tanglaw ng Lahi Award from Ateneo d Manila University in 1979, in recognition of how he dedicated his life and talent towards striving for Filipinism and the Filipino identity. Some of his classic works include Bayang Nagpatiwakal (1947), Sugat ng Alaala (1949), and Daluyong (1962). Read More Read Less