Rommel N. Angara

Not to be confused with Rommel T. Angara, Filipino politician.

Rommel N. Angara (born 20 August 1980) is a Filipino poet.[1] His poems saw print in Pambata, a magazine for Filipino children; Sipag Pinoy, a publication of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); and Liwayway, the oldest existing Tagalog weekly magazine in the Philippines.[2]

Personal life

He was born in the town of Baler in the Philippine province of Aurora. He is the youngest of the sons of Rodolfo R. Angara, Sr. of Baler, Aurora and Milagros D. Nazareno of Goa, Camarines Sur.

In late December 2015, he was diagnosed with Ménière's disease.

Education

He graduated as high school valedictorian in 1997 and as a commended college student in 2013 with a Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) degree from Mount Carmel College of Baler (MCC Baler), the oldest Catholic mission school in the Philippine province of Aurora.[3]

Writing career

Having been a member of a broken family since his early teens, he turned to poetry writing for consolation. His first published poem was the children’s poem “Why Do They Cut Me, Lord?” which appeared in Pambata in 1998. He wrote some poems for Sipag Pinoy, a publication of the DOLE, from 2000 to 2002.[4] He wrote a few poems for Liwayway between 2011 and 2012. Among the poems he wrote for Liwayway was the sonnet "En Su Incansable Labor" ("On Her Tireless Work")[5] included in the National Library of the Philippines (NLP) catalog in 2012.[6]

Media portrayal

His life story inspired the Maalaala Mo Kaya? (MMK) episode “Pasa” (Bruise) aired by ABS-CBN on May 21, 2016, starring Filipino child actor Raikko Mateo and Filipino actor, model, and video jockey Diego Loyzaga.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Rommel N. Angara". Liwayway (16 May 2011): 2.
  2. ↑ "Liwayway: Oldest Philippine Magazine". Poklat.com. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Gonzales, Galo S. (2009). "Reminiscence". Olag Stories: A BatangBaler Website. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Morre, Eiryl (18 January 2013). "Writers of Central Luzon and Their Literary Works". Prezi. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "En Su Incansable Labor". WordPress. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Catalog. National Library of the Philippines. 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Pasa (Broken Child)". mmk.abs-cbn.com. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Heartbreaking Story of Child Caught Between Two Mothers on 'MMK'". entertainment.abs-cbn.com. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Batang Lumaki sa Isang Ama at Dalawang Ina, Tampok sa 'MMK'". balita.net.ph. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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