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(pseudonyms / pen names)

Amado Hernandez: Amante Ernani, Herininia de la Riva and Julio Abril
Emilio Jacinto: Dimas-ilaw and his Katipunan name was Pingkian
Nick Joaquin: Quijano de Manila
Jesus Lava: B. Ambrosio Rianzares
Sixto Lopez: Batulaw
Gen. Antonio Luna: Taga-Ilog
Juan Luna: J.B. and Buan (a translation of his surname Luna which means moon)
Apolinario Mabini: Bini and Paralitico
Jose Palma: Ana-haw, Esteban Estebanes and Gan Hantik
Rafael Palma: Hapon and Dapit-Hapon
Jose Maria Panganiban: Jomapa and J.M.P.
Pascual H. Poblete: Anak-Bayan

Mariano Ponce: Naning, Tikbalang, and Kalipulako
Dr. José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda: José Rizal, Dimas-alang (Tagalog for Touch me not), Laong-Laan (which means Ever-prepared), Agno and Calambeño
Hugo Salazar: Ambut
Moises Salvador: Araw
Jose Turiano Santiago: Tiktik
Lope K. Santos: Anak-Bayan and Doctor Lukas
Juan Crisostomo Soto: Crissot
Luis Taruc: Alipato (which means spark that spreads a fire and one of Rizal’s pet dogs)
Jose Ma. Sison: Amado Guerrero
Dr. Pio Valenzuela: Madlang-Away
Clemente Jose Zulueta: M. Kaun
J. Zulueta: Juan Totoó

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