Region 13 includes the Philippines. Authored texts, such as books written by the author, are the most prevalent in Philippine literature, but this guy contributed to Philippine literature not only via books, but also through songs, not just songs, but ethnic songs about the environment. Other than authored works, the oral tradition is also important to Region 13. This means that cultural artifacts are preserved through storytelling rather than writing. For example, poems and songs are often attributed to certain people because they were "heard" by others who remembered them. As another example, many Filipino poems are supposed to come from an ancient script called Tagalog, which has been lost forever. Although there are efforts today to revive Tagalog, it will never be known if it contained any actual words since all we have left are these poems. Finally, electronic media have become important in recent years. We see more and more novels published in digital format, for free on websites such as Amazon.com. The Philippines is still working out how to deal with this phenomenon, but it is likely that we will see more and more electronic works being produced in Region 13. Here are some famous authors from the Philippines: Pablo Neruda, Lope de Vega, Francisco Balagtas. Here are some famous poets: Manuel Buendia, Felipe Calderon. Here are some musicians: Agapito Antonio, Alfredo Montero.