A literary classic and a historical and cultural masterpiece—that is how most people know Francisco “Balagtas” Baltazar’s “Florante at Laura ... It cleverly used allegory, satire ...

We were, however, not instant Aawitan Kita fans, and soon enough the old Francisco Balagtas classic Florante at Laura appeared on ... was it?) that used as motif the famous opening scene in ...

“FnL” is a reference to “Florante at Laura,” the epic poem by Francisco ... until the masterpiece becomes clearer to the youth. “We used the richness of the language of Balagtas.