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Jul 13, 2020 · Award-winning poet and screenwriter Jerry Gracio quit his post as Commissioner for Samar-Leyte Languages at the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino for the third time. He said he could not serve a government that disrespects human rights and free speech and promotes fascism.
Poet and screenwriter, Jerry B. Gracio is the recipient two National Book Awards, the Gawad Likhaan: The University of the Philippines Centennial Prize for Literature, and the 2015 Southeast Asia (SEAWrite) Award. His latest publication is the memoir Bagay Tayo and its companion book of poetry Hindi Bagay.
Oct 5, 2021 · Poet-writer Jerry Gracio announced his resignation from ABS-CBN to run as a party-list representative in the 2022 elections. Jerry Gracio (Photo courtesy of Ang Sabi Nila) In a letter attached to Gracio's tweet on Monday, Oct. 4, he stated his decision to accept the second seat nomination for the Kapamilya ng Manggagawang Pilipino group.
Jul 13, 2020 · The decision of poet and screenwriter Jerry Gracio to resign from the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) was his “prerogative,” Malacañang said Monday.
Aug 30, 2021 · Screenwriter Jerry Gracio, a three-time Palanca awardee, created a poem called "Ang Ano" using incoherent phrases from President Duterte's pandemic task force meeting. The poem went viral on social media and sparked reactions from netizens.
Jul 13, 2020 · MANILA (UPDATE) — For the third time, screenwriter Jerry Gracio filed his resignation from his post as commissioner of the Samar-Leyte languages at the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, saying he can no longer "serve a fascist government."
Jerry Gracio is known for Emir (2010), Astig (2009) and Balangiga: Howling Wilderness (2017).
