Interview with Flor Marie Sta. Romana-Cruz on August 3 & 11, 2014 in Parañaque City, Philippines

• Main Author: Sabido, Tarie
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2014
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/paha/vol4/iss2/19; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/paha/article/1135/viewcontent/PAHA_204.2_2019_20Interview_20__20Sabido.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Excerpt: Flor Marie “Neni” Sta. Romana-Cruz is an award-winning children’s book writer, journalist, educator, and book critic. Her works include Why the Piña Has a Hundred Eyes and Other Classic Philippine Folk Tales about Fruits, winner of the 1993 National Book Award for Children’s Literature and the biography Gabriela Silang, which received a National Book Award citation for excellence in 1992. She was the head of the Children’s Media Center of International School Manila, a trustee of the Sa Aklat Sisikat Foundation, and chair of the Philippine Board on Books for Young People. Neni is currently a member of the Eggie Apostol Foundation, a trustee of Teach for the Philippines, and chair of the National Book Development Board.