Florentino Suico

| April 9, 2015

Name: Florentino Suico
Pseudonym(s): Ocuis Oniternolf
Date of Birth: March 14, 1902
Place of Birth: Banilad, Mandaue

BIOGRAPHY

Mandauehanon Florentino Suico was born on March 14, 1902. He started pitching poems, stories, and articles to various periodicals at the age of 21. He has written 30 poems, 40 short stories, and 3 novels. Bag-ong Kusog and Bag-ong Suga were papers he has edited in 1928 and 1963-68, respectively. Tecson studied at the Mandaue Elementary School and Cebu High School. While working at the Bureau of Aeronautics in Manila, he took up pre-law at the University of the East and University of Santo Tomas. He later taught in the public schools of Consolacion, Alcantara, Badian, Mambaling, and Mabolo. He was secretary to Rep. Ramon Durano in the 1950s and technical assistant to Congress secretary Inocencio B. Pareja from 1959 to 1963.

WORKS

Novels

  • Ben Hur (Bag-ong Kusog XII: 38-52 January 20-April 17, 1928; XIII: 1-19May 4-September 7, 1928)
  • Puthaw ug Dugo (Bag-ong Kusog XV: 31-53 November 28, 1930-May 1, 1931)
  • Sa Batan-on pa ang Sugbu (Bag-ong Kusog XIII: 1-43 October 12, 1928-March 22, 1929)
  • Sa Nagmando pa ang mga Pari (Bag-ong Kusog XIV: 19-52 September 6, 1929-April 25, 1930; XV: 1-3 May 2, 1930 May 2-May 16, 1930)

 
Short Stories

  • “Bata sa Pasungan” (Bag-ong Kusog XII: 34 December 23, 1927 pp. 8-9)
  • “Buling sa Kaagi” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 96 – 97 April 18 –April 25, 1924)
  • “Diin ang Luha Natagak” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 107–108 July4–11 July 1924)
  • “Gidak-on sa iyang Kasingkasing” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 115 August 9, 1924 pp. 3, 10)
  • “Gugma” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 19–21 September 18–October 2, 1925)
  • “Gugma ug Kasilag” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 113 August 15, 1924 pp. 2–3)
  • “Kamay ug Hulmigas” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 43 March 12, 1926 pp. 4, 16)
  • “Kon ang Gugma Maoy Mosilot” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 109 July 18, 1924 pp. 3, 10)
  • “Kon may Sala, may Pasaylo” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 103 June 6, 1924 pp. 3, 10)
  • “Masipang Halok!” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 31 December 25, 1925 pp. 9, 10)
  • “Panimalus sa Langit” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 129 – 131 December 5–19, 1924).
  • “Sa Iyang Paghi-uli” (Bag-ong Kusog XI May 7, 1926 pp. 4–5, 20)
  • “Sa Nagmando pa ang mga Hari” (Bag-ong Kusog XVII: 2–5 May 13–June 3, 1932)

Poetry

  • “Adlaw sa mga Minatay” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 124 October 31, 1924 p. 4)
  • “Ako ug ang Binalagtasanay” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 41 February 26, 1926 p. 13)
  • “Akong Kalipay” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 122 October 17, 1924 p. 14)
  • “Akong Kitara” (Bag-ong Kusog XI: 16 August 20, 1926 p. 20)
  • “Dreams” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 116 September 5, 1924 p. 10)
  • “Alang sa Bulan” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 41 February 26, 1926 p. 15)
  • “Babaye nga Kanako Gihatag” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 143 March 13, 1925)
  • “Damgo” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 32 December 25, 1925 p. 27)
  • “Ganti” (Bag-ong Kusog XI: 1 May 7, 1926 p. 17)
  • “Hinikalimtan!” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 131 December 19, 1924 p. 14)
  • “Kabu-ang Ko Kadto Lamang” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 58 July 20, 1923 p. 7)
  • “Kanimo Akong Ihatag” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 112 August 8, 1924 p. 11)
  • “Kasakit” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 43 Mach 12, 1925 p. 15)
  • “Kon Ania Pa Ikaw” (Bag-ong Kusog XII: 2 May 13, 1927 p. 22)
  • “Mahimo” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 37 January 29, 1926 p. 13)
  • “Matam-is nga Bata” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 46 April 27, 1923 p. 11)
  • “Memento” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 27 November 13, 1925 p. 13)
  • “Nasayud Ka” (Bag-ong Kusog XIV: 2 May 10, 1929 p. 16)
  • “Pagpalandong” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 10 July 17, 1925 p. 16)
  • “Pagsubli” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 18 September 11, 1925 p. 14)
  • “Pangaliya” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 149 April 24, 1925 p. 15)
  • “Pasagdi” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 102 May 30, 1924 p. 9)
  • “Sa Ibabaw sa Lubnganan” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 79 December 28, 1923 p. 12)
  • “Sa Inyong Tanaman” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 43 April 13, 1923 p. 3)
  • “Sa Landiganan” (Bag-ong Kusog XI: 26 October 29, 1926 p. 18)
  • “Sampit” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 24 October 23, 1925 p. 14)
  • “Samtang” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 99 May 9, 1924 p. 8)
  • “Siloy” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 61 August 10, 1923 p. 12)
  • “Stella Matutina: (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 68 October 5, 1923 p. 3)
  • “Tutte Passe” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 148 April 17, 1925 p. 7)

Drama

  • Diwa sa Panaghigalaay (Bag-ong Kusog XV: 37 January 9, 1931 p. 8)

Articles/Essays

  • “Apan Unsa ang Babaye?” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 11 July 24, 1925 p. 6)
  • “Atong mga Sayop” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 8 July 3, 1925 p. 4)
  • “Atong Sultisultihan” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 36 January 22, 1926 p. 18)
  • “Basin Pa” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 11 July 24 , 1925 p. 4)
  • “Binalagtasanay Dili Sayop” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 45 March 26, 1926 p. 11)
  • “Bula sa Sabon” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 7 June 26, 1925 p. 2)
  • “Dinalidali” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 28 November 20, 1925 p. 14)
  • “Ikaw ug Ako” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 17 September 4, 1925 p. 9)
  • “Hatag” (Bag-ong Kusog XI: 36 January 7, 1927 p. 5)
  • “Imong ‘dili’” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 24 October 23, 1925 p. 3)
  • “Kahadlok” (Bag-ong Kusog IX: 100 May 16, 1924 p. 4)
  • “Komusta ang Atong Basahonan” (Bag-ong Kusog XV: 4 may 23, 1930 p. 10)
  • “Pag-ilis sa Kahimtang” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 6 June 19, 1925 p. 15)
  • “Pagtagad” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 15 August 21, 1925 p. 15)
  • “Tinulo ka Harian Ko” (Bag-ong Kusog X: 35 January 15, 1926 p. 18)

 

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