Biography of emmanuel lacaba

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Flores and the surname or paternal family name is Lacaba.

Emmanuel Agapito Flores Lacaba (December 10, 1948 – March 18, 1976), popularly known as Eman Lacaba, was a Filipino writer, poet, essayist, playwright, short story writer, scriptwriter, songwriter and activist, often referred to as the "poet warrior" of the Philippines.

Biography of emmanuel lacaba

Life

Lacaba was born in Cagayan de Oro and lived there with his family until moving to Pateros, at the age of seven. After attending Ateneo de Manila University, he worked in a variety of fields: as a teacher, production hand, and stage actor.

During this time, he also became deeply involved in labor movements, such as Panulat Para sa Kaunlaran ng Sambayanan (PAKSA), as well as leftist political groups like the New People's Army.^[1]

A prolific diarist and writer, Jose Lacaba wrote of his brother Emmanuel, "When there was no more p