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Born in Misamis Oriental in 1945 to Jose Monreal Lacaba of Loon, Bohol and Fe Flores from Pateros, Rizal, he is one of the leading figures in Philippine literature today. He is well known in various fields, including creative writing, journalism, editing and script-writing.
Lacaba was recognized for his coverage of the First Quarter Storm, an anti-Marcos movement, in 1970. During martial law, Lacaba fought President Ferdinand Marcos and his US-backed military dictatorship. Under the nom de plume Ruben Cuevas, Lacaba published his poem "Prometheus Unbound" at Focus, a magazine that had allied itself with the Marcos regime.
During the Martial Law years, Pete was arrested and imprisoned for two years for writing subversive poetry. Among his screenwriting credits are Tatsulok (1998), Rizal sa Dapitan (1997), Segurista (1996), Eskapo: The Serge Osmena-Geny Lopez Story (1995), Orapronobis (1989), Victor Corpuz (1987), Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim (1984), Sister Stella L. (1984), Jaguar (1979), Masikip, Maluwag...Paraisong Parisukat (1977), and The Passionate Strangers (1966).
Pete is also credited for Salinawit, a collection of translations/adaptations of english standards and hit songs into Filipino. He is married to another multi-awarded writer and poet, Marra Lanot.
