Paz Verdades Santos

Paz Verdades Santos is a Filipina poet, literary critic, and professor at Ateneo de Naga University. She is known for her poetry in Bikol and English, her critical essays on Philippine literature, and her advocacy for regional writing. Santos has edited anthologies of Bikol literature and has been instrumental in promoting the visibility of Bikol writers in the national literary scene. Quotes "remember the past (so as not to be) condemned to repeat it," Ibalon, V. a. P. B. D. (2025b, July 30). Mga Dasô: Stories of Martial Law in Bikol | Upcoming book announcement by Greg S. Castilla. DATELINE IBALON. https://dateline-ibalon.com/2025/07/mga-daso-stories-of-martial-law-in-bikol-upcoming-book-announcement-by-greg-s-castilla/#:~:text=To%20critique%20this%20false%20Marcosian,who%20wanted%20their%20stories%20known. "We cannot lay the blame on our authors for our incompetence and negligence. Imagine, taking the creators of our culture to task because we are intellectually lazy and have abandoned something which is supposed to be an intrinsic part of us” The Naga we know. (n.d.). Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18450359-the-naga-we-know “Regional literature is not peripheral—it is central to understanding the diversity and richness of Philippine culture.” Reference Category:Poets from the Philippines