Gregorio "Greg" C. Laconsay (born March 12, 1931) is a
Filipino
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Ilocano editor and writer in the
Philippines
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. He was the former editor in chief for two prominent literary magazines in the Philippines, namely the
Ilocano-language ''
Bannawag'' and the
Tagalog-language
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Liwayway
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Komiklopedia, The Philippine Komiks Encyclopedia, Komiklopedia.wor ...
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[Greg Laconsay, mula sa Iluko.com at Panitikan.com.ph]
retrieved on: March 14, 2008
Personal life
Greg Laconsay was born in
Natividad, Pangasinan
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Literary career
In 1966, Laconsay was the chief editor for the magazine '' Bannawag''.[“Greg Laconsay (adviser)”, Bragado, Jose A. GUMIL Metro Manila: A Historical Perspective, ''Gunglo Dagiti Mannurat nga Ilocano Iti Metro Manila, Inc.'', from the book ''Lingka'' and ''Gumil Metro Manila, Inc.'', GumilMetro.wordpress.com]
retrieved on March 14, 2008 He became an assistant director for editorials at ''Liwayway
''Liwayway''[''Liwayway'']
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Publishing, Inc.'', and later became the full-pledged overall director for the chain of ''Liwayway'' publications beginning 1977. He retired in 1991. He received twenty seven major awards and recognition from different organizations in the Philippines and abroad.[ He also became a member of the '']Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences
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).[“Greg Laconsay”, member of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), undated]
retrieved on March 14, 2008
Works
Dictionaries
*'' Iluko–English– Tagalog Dictionary'' (1993)["Iluko-English-Tagalog Dictionary. Greg C. Laconsay. Quezon City, Philippines : Phoenix Pub. House, c1993., Philippine Reference Sources" s]
Doe Library (120), University of California, Berkeley, California, collected by Virginia Jing-yi Shih and Leslie Woodhouse during the Fall of 2006, Southeast Asia Resources, South/Southeast Asia Library
retrieved on March 14, 2008
*''Simplified Iluko Grammar'' (2005)
Ilocano novels
*''Ti Kabusor'' (1974)
*''Ti Love Story ni Theresa'' (1971) – Theresa's Love Story
*''Nalagda a Cari'' (1951)
*''Rebelde'' (1957) – Rebel
*''Villa Verde'' (1959) – Green Valley
*''Sacramento'' (1960) – Sacrament
*''Purisima Concepcion'' (1961) – Immaculate Concepcion
*''Kadena Perpetua'' (1961) – Perpetual Chain
*''Kasimpungalan'' (1962)
*''Rupanrupa'' (1963)
*''Ti Ubing nga Agpateg iti Sangapirgis a Papel'' (1964)
*''Dawel'' (1964)
*''Littik'' (1965)
*''Samuel'' (1966)
*''Dagiti Agtawid'' (1967)
*''Ti Biddut'' (1968)
*''Nympho'' (1971)
Sex education literature
*''Lalake at Babae'' (1974) – Man and Woman
*''Sex Education sa Modernong Lalaki at Babae'' (1986) – Sex Education for Modern Man and Woman
*''Panalo Ka!'' (1990) – You Win!
*''My Sexpert Opinion'' (1984)
See also
*Ilokano literature
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*Literature of the Philippines
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References
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Ilocano-language writers
Sex educators
Filipino novelists
Ilocano people
Living people
1931 births