Amado V. Hernandez

Amado V. Hernandez was a Filipino writer, poet, journalist, and labor leader whose Tagalog works confronted social injustice, inequality, and foreign domination. His major works include the poetry collection *Isang Dipang Langit* and the novels *Mga Ibong Mandaragit* and *Luha ng Buwaya*. He was posthumously named a National Artist for Literature in 1973.