Sino si pete lacaba biography

Filipino writer

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

Jose Maria Flores Lacaba (born November 25, 1945), also known as Pete Lacaba, is a Filipino screenwriter, editor, poet, journalist, activist and translator.

Pete Lacaba - Wikipedia

Early life

Born in Misamis Oriental in 1945 to Jose Monreal Lacaba of Loon, Bohol and Fe Flores from Pateros, Rizal. He is the brother of writer and activist Eman Lacaba, who was murdered in March 1976 and later honored at the Philippines' Bantayog ng mga Bayani memorial as a martyr who fought the Marcos dictatorship.^[1][2]

Early career

He is also well known for his role in the fight against President Ferdinand Marcos and his US-backed military dictatorship during the Philippines' martial law era.

Among his most notable works during this time are his coverage of the First Quarter Storm protests for the Philippines Free Press ma Philippine Literature: Jose Lacaba - Blogger PEG