Top Quotes & Sayings by Virgilio S. Almario

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Filipino poet Virgilio S. Almario.
Last updated on September 18, 2024.
Virgilio S. Almario

Virgilio Senadrin Almario, better known by his pen name Rio Alma, is a Filipino artist, author, poet, critic, translator, editor, teacher, and cultural manager. He is a National Artist of the Philippines and currently serves as the chairman of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), the government agency mandated to promote and standardize the use of the Filipino language. On January 5, 2017, Almario was also elected as the chairman of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).

It should be emphasized that the balagtasan also served a higher social and political function. More than mere entertainment, it enhanced the tradition role of the poet as purveyor of truth for the people.
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