Balagtasan is a Filipino form of debate done in verse. Derived from the name of Francisco Balagtas, this art presents a type of literature in which thoughts...

1901 to 1946. He is best known for being the "Hari ng Balagtasan" (transl. King of Balagtasan), and for being the lyricist of the Filipino patriotic...

freestyle and rhymed content, some academics consider it as modern-day "balagtasan" although some rap artists discourage the idea. Some educators consider...

contest for the title of 'Hari ng Balagtasan' (King of the Balagtasan). Although De Jesus was acclaimed 'Hari ng Balagtasan', Collantes also gained national...

poet in Spanish and Latin languages. He was given the title "King of Balagtasan" in Spanish. Bernabe was born on February 17, 1890, in Parañaque to Timoteo...

His surname is lent to the Bucanegan, the Ilocano equivalent of the Balagtasan. Bukaneg was a foundling, who shortly after his birth already floating...

(crater) Irving Reef (or Balagtas Reef), a coral reef in the Spratly Islands Balagtasan, an art form Jose Balagtas Maricar Balagtas This disambiguation page lists...

term for Filipino debate in extemporaneous verse is named after him: Balagtasan. An elementary school was erected in honor of Balagtas, the Francisco...

Fine Arts. Antonio is the son of Emilio Mar Antonio, hari ng balagtasan (King of Balagtasan—a Filipino form of poetic joust) during the 1950s. Antonio garnered...

use of the Filipino poetry in the form of Pinoy hip hop rap battles and Balagtasan poetry, the performance of veteran theater actor Dido de la Paz, and what...