Uldarico A. Alviola well-known Cebuano

Cebuano language

Cebuano, referred to by most of its speakers as Bisaya , is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20 million people mostly in the Central Visayas. It is the most widely spoken of the languages within the so-named Bisayan subgroup and is closely related to other Filipino...

 Visayan novelist, was considered the dean of Cebuano

Cebuano language

Cebuano, referred to by most of its speakers as Bisaya , is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20 million people mostly in the Central Visayas. It is the most widely spoken of the languages within the so-named Bisayan subgroup and is closely related to other Filipino...

 writers. Also a distinguished lexicographer, he was the editor of Ang Suga, and several other Spanish language publications.

In 1962 he received the LUDABI award for his contributions to Cebuano

Cebuano people

The Cebuano people , are a Visayan ethnic group in Cebu and form the second largest cultural-linguistic group in the Philippines.-History:...

 culture. He was also once a Deputy Governor of Cebu, one of the provinces of the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

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His pseudonyms included Artagnan, Sikatuna

Sikatuna

Sikatuna may refer to:*Datu Sikatuna, an ancient chieftain of Bohol in the Philippines*Sikatuna, Bohol...

, and M. Anabell.

Books

• Felicitas, 1912
• Ang Gugma sa Lalaki
• Ang Gugma sa Babaye
• Gumaran sa Kinabuhi