With several prestigious awards won for his work across multiple genres, Domingo Goan Landicho leaves a legacy of literary excellence that was part of a much bigger whole.
Born in Batangas, the son of a farmer, on Aug. 4, 1939, Landicho obtained his undergraduate degrees from Lyceum of the Philippines, and a Master of Arts in Education at National Teachers College. He later earned his Bachelor of Laws at Lyceum. He authored over 60 books, including “Paglalakbay, Mga Piling Tula” from 1974 to “Apoy at Unos ,” 1993.The zarzuela he also coauthored with his wife titled “Sa Ngalan ng Bayan” won the Gawad Sentenyal sa Panitikan in 1998 during the commemoration of the Philippine Centennial.
The Cultural Center of the Philippines’ website carries an obituary for Landicho that hails his contribution to Philippine Letters:
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