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Honorio López
1875–1958
A Filipino journalist, playwright, publisher, and revolutionary, he moved between literature, public life, and politics during a turbulent period in Philippine history. He is especially remembered for writing in Tagalog and for creating the influential Dimasalang Kalendariong Tagalog.
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About the author
Born in Manila on December 30, 1875, Honorio López became known as a writer and public figure whose work reached readers in journalism, drama, and publishing. Sources describe him as a journalist, playwright, publisher, and propagandist, and they also note his involvement in the Philippine Revolution.
He wrote in Tagalog at a time when printed literature in the language was helping shape a wider reading public. He is particularly associated with Dimasalang Kalendariong Tagalog, described as the first almanac in Tagalog published by a Filipino, a work that helped make his name enduring in Philippine literary history.
López died on July 3, 1958. His legacy has been honored in the Philippines through historical markers and continued recognition of his contributions as both a man of letters and a participant in the country’s struggle for independence.