Filipiniana: A Collection of Philippine Poetry in English - Hardcoverby Marites V. Bundoc (Author) This collection of original poems attempts to capture Philippine history and culture through the beautiful language of poetry. The Filipinos are a poetic and sentimental people. They are both traditional and modern. The Philippines has undergone several waves of change due to colonization by foreign powers Spain from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, Japan from 1940 to 1945, and America after WWII until it gained