Filipino Poet, Writer and Educator
The poem “THE SPOUSE” by Luis G. Dato, which first appeared on the Philippine Magazine in 1934 and LGD’s My Book of Verses in 1936, has been included in the Philippine college literature curriculum since the 1960’s. A good friend…
I stumbled upon this piece of literature, A Textual Analysis on Luis G. Dato’s “The Spouse”: A Biblical Approach, while doing a research on Luis G. Dato back in 2011. I found it in the now defunct site of the…
The “A Literary Analysis of Luis Dato’s Poem “The Spouse”” is an essay written by Consuelo Dequito- Samson as part of the Literary Criticism subject of her PhD course. She is currently the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the…
by Stephen Cenon D. Talla In the 70’s during one of the Grand Reunions of the Imperial clan, Luis G. Dato presented the Imperial Family Tree Volume One. It is a 40-page typewritten document enumerating thousands of members. The Imperials,…
Luis G. Dato, over the years, since the 1960s, received awards and recognition from different organizations and schools. Ateneo de Naga University Sarong Pag Omaw Given by the Ateneo de Naga University on September 11, 1988, posthumously, it reads: “Maski…
Journal, a publication of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines. was founded in 1920. Luis G. Dato’s letter to the editor was printed in the “LETTER” section of the November 1940 issue. It reads: Journal. [1940]American Chamber of…
VIGNETTES OF BAAO HISTORY first appeared in the Baao Town Fiesta 1962 Souvenir Program. by Luis G. Dato and Rev. Andres Mariano There are still many gaps and mooted questions in Baao’s long and chequered history awaiting the assiduity of…
A SURVEY OF FILIPINO POETRY IN ENGLISH is an article, written by Luis G. Dato, which originally appeared in the Philippines Herald Mid-week Magazine in April 6, 1932 about his thoughts on classical poetry and the future of the emergence…
A news archive from The Tribune dated July 15, 1933 about Luis G. Dato’s position on the Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act. He felt that a plebiscite is necessary for the Act to be accepted or denied by the Filipinos. “The Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act…
By Stephen Cenon D. Talla July 4th 2020 is the 114th birth anniversary of the poet and Bikolista Luis G. Dato. Ateneo de Naga University Press announced the new cover design of the Bikolnon Biography Series. Among the first featured…
An article written by Luis G. Dato while he was still at the University of the Philippines, College of Law. A news archive from The Tribune dated February 4, 1934, months before the presidential elections of 1935. Tribune (Philippines :…
by Stephen Cenon D. Talla Luis G. Dato’s translation of the original Spanish “Mi Ultimo Adios,” which he called “Mi Ultimo Pensamiento,” has appeared in a number of publications in whole or in part, since 1927, and was published in…
