6th palihang rogelio sicat biography

Rogelio Sicat (June 26, 1940 – 1997), sometimes referred to as "Rogelio Sikat", was a prolific Filipino novelist, playwright and short story writer.

Sikat is best known for his classic masterpieces particularly "Impeng Negro", a short story based on a half-black, half-Filipino boy and Moses, Moses, a play in one act that depicts the social injustices and the abuse of the country's oppressive politicians.

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He uses "Sikat" as a pen name to reflect on his Filipino identity (The Filipino alphabet originally does not have the letter c) as his real surname is "Sicat".

Apart from being one of the Philippines’ finest modern literary figures, Sikat was also a distinguished educator.

He was a former university professor and former college dean of the University of the Philippines’ College of Arts and Letters.

Sikat was born on June 26, 1940, in the town of San Isidro in the province of Nueva Ecija, as the sixth of eight children of Estanislao Sikat and Crisant