Jaime Fabregas reads Day on the Farm
Day on the Farm, written by Luis G. Dato in 1934 is among of the familiar texts of his work. It has been anthologized and included in college textbooks all over the country; and one of the most deconstructed and…
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The Land of Mai: History of the Philippines in a blank verse device
The Land of Mai was first published by Luis G. Dato in 1975 in Iriga City. The Philippine epic — around 400 pages typewritten manuscript — has no rhyme, it has a distinctive 10-syllable meter. The following is the prologue…
Of Turtles and Men
from the website — by Vicente Ll. Ramirez, Jr., Chair, Baao Historical Society Legend has it that early in the colonial era a Spaniard came to a fishing village by a lake and asked a local how the turtle,…
Luis G. Dato and His Milieu Book Interview
I was there at the time of the interview. I was one of the children peeking down the stairs, trying to take a glimpse of the visitors. “They were chatting in English!”, I thought. Before lolo Luis G. Dato went…
A Quest of Pablo Laslo’s Book
After reading Lola Josefina’s article on “REMINISCENCES by a Dato Fan”, I pondered and asked myself, “Why was Pablo Laslo there?” I searched for him online looking for some continuity on the story. One book always comes up with every…
An Autobiographical Sketch
This article, An Autobiographical Sketch is originally posted on in 2006 LUIS G. DATO IN PROFILE Date of Birth : July 4, 1906Place of Birth : Baao, Camarines SurParents : Eugenio Dato y Esplana/Barbara Guevara y ImperialPaternal Grandparents :…
Original Manuscript of Luis G. Dato
by Stephen Cenon D. Talla It was in 2006 when my late Uncle Naldo handed me a box filled with treasure — Lolo Luis G. Dato manuscript. It has hundreds of poems, sonnets – typewritten with some handwritten annotations. Honestly,…
