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Alejandro Reyes Roces (13 July 1924 – 23 May 2011) was a Filipino author, essayist, dramatist and a National Artist of the Philippines for literature. He served as Secretary of Education from 1962 to 1965, during the term of Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal .
Jul 14, 2022 · Alejandro R. Roces was an essayist, and the country’s best writer of comic short stories. He focused on the neglected aspects of Filipino cultural heritage. He brought to public attention the aesthetics of the country’s fiestas and helped popularize several local fiestas.
Jun 2, 2011 · Alejandro R. Roces was, very simply, a freedom fighter. Although he actually bore arms as a guerrilla captain during the Japanese occupation, his main battlefield was the hearts and minds of...
May 25, 2011 · MANILA, Philippines—Until he died of pneumonia on Monday, National Artist for Literature Alejandro R. Roces, 86, was the country’s best humorist and expert on the fiesta as a unique ...
Kilala bilang isang sikat na opisyal ng gobyerno, manunulat ng maikling kwento at sanaysay, peryodista, at dramatista, si Alejandro Roces ay iginawad at kinikilalang Pambansang Alagad ng Sining para sa Panitikan..
Jul 14, 2014 · National Artist for Literature Alejandro R. Roces was born on July 13, 1924. A short story writer and essayist, he is considered the country’s best writer of comic short stories.
Jun 12, 2020 · Alejandro Reyes Roces (13 July 1924 – 23 May 2011) was a Filipino author, essayist, dramatist and a National Artist of the Philippines for literature. He served as Secretary of Education from 1962 to 1965, during the term of Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal.
