Question: who are the canonical authors in philippine literature?
Answer: Nicanor Abelardo (1893–1934)
Estrella Alfon (1917–1983)
Francisco Arcellana (1916–2002)
Liwayway A. Arceo (1920–1999)
Francisco Balagtas (1788–1862)
Lualhati Bautista (b. 1945)
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard (b. 1947)
Resil Mojares (b. 1943)