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(Lope K. Santos)
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Santos was a Tagalog language writer and former senator of the Philippines. He is best known for his 1906 socialist novel, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banaag_at_Sikat" class="news-link-ext" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Banaag at Sikat</a> and his contributions for the development of Filipino grammar and Tagalog orthography
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<i>Banaag at Sikat</i> is considered as the first socialist-oriented book in the Philippines which expounded principles of socialism and seek labor reforms from the government. The book was later made an inspiration for the assembly of the 1932 Socialist Party of the Philippines and then the 1946 group <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hukbalahap" class="news-link-ext" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Hukbalahap</a>.
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In early 1910s, he started his campaign on promoting a "national language for the Philippines" through organized lectures, cultural societies which 

he founded all over the country, and  headed  the department of national language in various leading universities.
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<i>Mang Openg</i>, as he was fondly called by his friends, was elected governor of <a href="https://kahimyang.com/articles/3176/the-history-of-rizal-province" class="news_link">Rizal Province</a> in 1910, served until 1913. In 1918, he was appointed as the first Filipino governor of the newly-resurveyed Nueva Vizcaya until 1920. Consequently, he was elected to 

the 5th Philippine Legislature as senator of the twelfth senatorial district representing provinces having a majority of non-Christian population.
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September 25, 1879: Lope K. Santos was born in Pasig