Jose Garvida Flores
José Garvida Flores (December 9, 1900 – August 12, 1944) was an Ilocano poet and playwright, from Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. His works include "Wayawaya ken Sabsabali a Dandaniw" (Liberty and a Collection of Poems), "Pitik Ti Puso" (Heartbeat), "Kaanunto" (When Will It Be), "Tanda Ti Ayanayat" (In Remembrance of Love), and plays such as "Dagiti Ayayat ni Dr. Rizal" (The Many Loves of Dr. Rizal), and "Ayat Iti Ili ken Dadduma Pay a Drama" (Love of Country and Other Dramas). His articles were not only written in Ilocano ("Bannawag"* and "Ti Bagnos"*), but also in English ("The  Tribune"), and in Spanish ("La Lucha"* and "El Norte"*), etc. He was also editor-in-chief of "Dangadang"*, another Ilocano newspaper, which he published together with Santiago S. Fonacier. Literary works. Translations. "Rudyard Kipling’s If—" and "José Rizal’s Mi Último Adios" both into the Ilokano/Ilocano language, among many others. 20th-21st Century. Some of his works are now listed and kept in Philippine eLib, a collaborative project of the National Library of the Philippines (NLP), University of the Philippines (UP), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Agriculture (DA), and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). During  his term as congressman, the late Rep. Antonio Raquiza passed a bill to rename Sentinella Hill in Bangui as José Garvida Flores Park (its construction was initiated and government-funded but was never completed and recognized as such). "Wayawaya Ken Sabsabali a Dandaniw", is featured at the Museo Ilocos Norte in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.