Featured list
Featured Filipino Non-Fiction Authors
An editorial collection of author videos, selected from catalog and reader signals to make strong work easier to discover and cite.
How selections are made
Catalog foundation
Each feature begins with public book records, cover data, and reader-facing catalog signals.
Reader momentum
We look for authors whose work already has visible paths through ratings, lists, shelves, or editions.
A clear first book
Every card favors a real cover and a selected work so readers have a natural place to begin.
Grace Talusan
Memoirist of immigration, family, and survival. The Body Papers (2019).
- Reader ratings
- 4
- Catalogued works
- 1
- Editions
- 2
Cinelle Barnes
Memoirist of Manila and migration. Monsoon Mansion (2018).
- Average rating
- ★ 3.83
- Reader ratings
- 6
- Catalogued works
- 6
- Editions
- 2
Maria Ressa
Nobel Peace laureate and journalist. How to Stand Up to a Dictator (2022).
- Average rating
- ★ 3.93
- Reader ratings
- 15
- Catalogued works
- 5
- Editions
- 7
Jose Antonio Vargas
Journalist, filmmaker, and founder of Define American. Dear America (2018).
- Average rating
- ★ 4.18
- Reader ratings
- 20
- Catalogued works
- 3
Patricia Evangelista
Frontline trauma journalist of the drug war. Some People Need Killing (2023).
- Average rating
- ★ 4.13
- Reader ratings
- 36
- Catalogued works
- 3
- Editions
- 4
Walden Bello
Sociologist and 'Alternative Nobel' laureate. Deglobalization (2002).
- Reader ratings
- 1
- Catalogued works
- 4
- Editions
- 4
Sourced from
Public catalog and reader records
For the record
How to cite this list
A living reference built from the featured author pages in this collection.
Significant Figures Editors. “Featured Filipino Non-Fiction Authors.” Significant Figures, Featured authors, June 2026.
https://sigfigsstudio.com/featured/authors/filipino-non-fiction/