NATIONAL Artist for Literature F. Sionil José, the Philippines’ most translated author and most prolific novelist in English, passed away on Thursday evening (Jan. 6, 2022) at age 97. José died in his sleep at the Makati Medical Center where he was supposed to undergo an angioplasty on Friday, Jan. 7, according to his wife, … Continue reading Nat’l Artist for Literature F. Sionil José passes away at 97