also the publisher of the Philippine Graphic magazine at the time of his death. Cristobal was an active member and organizer within the Philippine literary community. He founded the Unyon ng Mga Manunulat ng Pilipinas (UMPIL), a union of Filipino writers. As a member of the U.P. Board of Regents, he initiated efforts that led to the establishment of the U.P. Institute of Creative Writing. His daughter Celina, was publisher and editor-in-chief of a socio-political magazine, The Review, in the late 1970s and was later lifestyle editor of the ''Manila Chronicle## in the 1990s. She was elected Vice-Chairman of UMPIL and presently sits as secretary-general. In 2005, Cristobal's son, Adrian Jr., was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as the Director-General of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines. Notes References 1932 births 2007 deaths 20th-century dramatists and playwrights 20th-century non-fiction writers Deaths from lung cancer in the Philippines English-language writers from the Philippines Filipino columnists Filipino dramatists and playwrights Filipino non-fiction writers Filipino writers Manila Bulletin people Palanca Award recipients Philippine Daily Inquirer people University of the East alumni University of the Philippines Diliman alumni