Ramon Muzones
Filipino National Artist for Literature
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Ramon Muzones (March 20, 1913 – August 17, 1992) was a writer and lawyer and the posthumous recipient of the National Artist of the Philippines for Literature award in the Philippines in 2018.[1] He wrote in Hiligaynon and popularized Hiligaynon literature.[2]
BornMarch 20, 1913
Iloilo, Philippines
DiedAugust 17, 1992 (aged 79)
Ramon Muzones | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 20, 1913 Iloilo, Philippines |
| Died | August 17, 1992 (aged 79) |
| Awards |  Order of National Artists of the Philippines |
A Karay·a,[3] Muzones was born in Iloilo City[1] and was the oldest of ten children of Santiago Muzones and Florentina Larupay. He received his law degree at Central Philippine University in 1952. He wrote 62 novels in the course of his life, the first of which was Tibud nga Bulawan in 1938.[4] He was a founder of an organization for Hiligaynon writers called Sumakwelan.[2][5]