07/09/2026
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts mourns the passing of National Artist for Literature Resil B. Mojares.
Conferred as a National Artist for Literature in 2018, Resil Mojares is acknowledged as a leading figure in the promotion of regional literature and history. As founding director of the Cebuano Studies Centerโan important research institution which placed Cebu in the research and documentation mapโhe pioneered Cebuano and national identity formation.
As a leading figure in cultural and literary history, he networked actively in many organizations. In over 50 years, Mojares has published in diverse forms (fiction, essay, journalism, scholarly articles, and books) across a wide range of disciplines such as literature, history, biography, and cultural studies, among others.
His notable works include The Man Who Would Be President: Serging Osmeรฑa and Philippine Politics, Waiting for Mariang Makiling: Essays on Philippine Cultural History, Brains of the Nation: Pedro Paterno, T.H. Pardo de Tavera, Isabelo de los Reyes and the Production of Modern Knowledge, The Feast of the Santo Niรฑo: An Introduction to the History of a Cebuano Devotion, and Interrogations in Philippine Cultural History.
