Andres Bonifacio
He is considered to be one of the most influential and iconic persons in the Philippine revolution, as well as the one who founded La Liga Filipina in 1892. In his younger years, he has been fond of reading books and other literary works. He has absorbed in the teachings of classic rationalism from the works of Jose Rizal, Victor Hugo’s Les’ Miserables, Eugene Sue's The Wandering Jew, books on the French Revolution, and the lives of the presidents of the United States, Bonifacio acquired an understanding of the dynamics of the sociohistorical process. This was the reason that he organized La liga Filipina.
He has written many literary works in his time, most were influenced by reading the French revolution. Therefore, I can say that Andres Bonifacio was indeed a good author in his time. His works have influenced many to stand up and face the oppressors.
Carlos P. Romulo
He was once a young lad whom vowed to never smile at an American soldier because of the American Revolution which took place after the Spanish revolution in the Philippines. Afterwards his anger lessened when he managed to befriend an American Seargant. He was an aide de camp to General Douglas McArthur. As a journalist, he wrote a series of articles which won him a Pulitzer Prize in Journalism for Distinguished Correspondence, and it was MacArthur himself who delivered to his friend the good news.
As a writer, he authored sixteen books, two plays, and several poems. In 1982 he was named a National Artist for Literature by the Philippine government. Therefore I can strongly say that Carlos P. Romulo is one of the most iconic authors in Philippine history.
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