F. Landa Jocano
Felipe Landa Jocano was a Filipino anthropologist, educator, and author known for his significant body of work within the field of Philippine Anthropology, and in particular for documenting and translating the Hinilawod, a Western Visayan folk epic. His eminence within the field of Philippine anthropology was widely recognized during his lifetime, with National Artist F. Sionil Jose dubbing him the countrys first and foremost cultural anthropologist
Jocano was born in Cabatuan, Iloilo in 1930 the ninth of eleven children born to Eusebio Jocano, a persevere farmer, and Anastacia Landa.
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