QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The world’s most popular search engine features today a prominent figure in Philippine literature. Google honors the 230th birth anniversary of Francisco Balagtas, one of the Philippines’ greatest literary laureates through an illustration of his most popular piece- the epic poem, “Florante at Laura,” displayed on its homepage. Balagtas wrote Florante at Laura in a poetic format using figures of speech and specific rhythm and rhyme scheme. This masterpiece was […]
