National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera, whose doctoral dissertation 55 years ago on Tagalog poetry encouraged other Filipino scholars from the regions to investigate their vernacular traditions and established “Philippine Studies” as a vibrant academic field, died on Sept. 28 due to complications of stroke. He was 89 years old. Lumbera finished cum laude with … Continue reading UST alumnus and ex-‘V’ editor Bienvenido L. Lumbera, National Artist for Literature; 89