Abdon Jun Balde Jr.

Abdon M. Balde Jr. A consistent award winning Filipino literary writer from Bicol, he is one of the most respected literary figures today in the Philippines, in the company of National Artist Virgilio Almario, aka Rio Alma, 2008 MAN Asia Prize winner Miguel Syjuco, prominent and award-winning writer Alfred A. Yuson, and other talented Filipino writers. His colleagues in Philippine literary field, considered him as a late-bloomer. Almario, in particular, hails him as a new discovery in Philippine literature while another multi-awarded poet Rebecca Aonuevo admires his unique works for their artful imagination and simplicity.Page text.https://muntingnayon.com/100/100825/index.php, additional text. Quotes “Sa mga namumuno ng aming bansa, sana’y marinig ninyo at maunawaan kung paano at bakit sa panig na ito ng mundo ay pinahahalagahan ang sariling wika. Umunlad sila habang ginagamit ang sariling wika. Sana, ganoon din tayo. Tangkilikin natin ang mga wika natin; tangkilikin natin ang Wikang Pambansa.”https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/arts-and-culture/2009/10/19/515022/oragon-jun-balde-roll, additional text. “Ipagtitirik ko na lang ng kandila ng pasasalamat sa templo ni Buddha sa Sentosa.”https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/arts-and-culture/2009/10/19/515022/oragon-jun-balde-roll, additional text. References