It was in the sugar hacienda in Negros, Panay and in Central Luzon where I saw the injustices heaped upon the sugar workers, particularly the sacadas, or seasonal workers. F. Sionil Jose centralhaciendaheap Change image and share on social
Some lucky people can be funny without half trying because they actually look funny, because acting funny is in their bones - fun as funny, not funny as crude slapstick. F. Sionil Jose actbonecrude Change image and share on social
Ninoy Aquino was a friend; I knew his faults, which were outweighed by his virtues. F. Sionil Jose aquinofaultfriend Change image and share on social
As artists, we must not go down to the level of the masa; we should bring them up, intellectualize our languages, create classics out of our folk arts. We can do this if we are true to our roots and strive for excellence. F. Sionil Jose artartistbring share on social
I said that if I were an industrialist or entrepreneur, I would invest in agriculture-based enterprises, for there is so much that can be done in manufacturing, in food preservation. F. Sionil Jose agriculturebaseenterprise Change image and share on social
Christianity doesn't demand that we worship our ancestors. If we don't remember our ancestors, then, in all likelihood, we cannot also recall the distant past. F. Sionil Jose ancestorchristianitydemand Change image and share on social
In the '50s, I was traveling alone all over Mindanao, Basilan, all the way to Tawi-Tawi with just a camera and a notebook. I always stayed in the houses of Moros. F. Sionil Jose 50sbasilancamera Change image and share on social
Tourists as well as natives want to see cultural achievements - whether it's the Banaue Terraces, the old churches or museums. F. Sionil Jose achievementbanauechurch Change image and share on social
At 86, I can easily look back to the last eight decades. Though memory often fails me now, so many images of the past are still clearly polished, and I can yet recall not just an abiding sense of place, but the keen smells, the sensory responses to the events of that past. F. Sionil Jose abidebackdecade share on social
We are shallow because we have become enslaved by gross materialism, the glitter of gold and its equivalents, for which reason we think that only the material goods of this earth can satisfy us and we must therefore grab as much as can while we are able. F. Sionil Jose earthenslaveequivalent share on social
