who is considered the mother of philippine folklore
Damiana Eugenio Damiana Ligon Eugenio (September 27, 1921 â€“ October 10, 2014) was a Filipino female author and professor who was known as the Mother of Philippine Folklore, a title she received in 1986.[1] Apart from teaching at the University of the Philippines, she has several publications in the field of Philippine folklore, among them a series of seven books which she compiled and edited.[2][3]