Ilocano literature or Iloko literature pertains to the literary works of writers of Ilocano ancestry regardless of the language used - be it Ilocano, English, Spanish or other foreign and Philippine languages. In Ilocano language, the terms Iloko and Ilocano are different. Generally, Iloko is the language while Ver ms. Ilocanos are Austronesian-speaking people. Families and clans arrived by viray or bilog, meaning boat. The term Ilokano originates from i-, from, and looc, cove or bay, thus people of the bay. Ilokanos also refer to Ver ms. On October , , GUMIL Filipinas Ilokano Writers Association of the Philippines was organized in Baguio. Arturo M. Padua, then mayor of Sison, Pangasinan, Ver ms. Philippine literature for literatures of other languages of the Philippines Ver ms. Ilokano writers have also published their works in foreign countries. One of the most popular authors of Ilocano ancestry abroad was the late Carlos Bulosan, a California immigrant born to Ilokano parents in Pangasinan. And curre
