''Daluyong'' ("Tidal Wave" or "Wave") is a 1976

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-language novel written by Filipino novelist Lazaro Francisco. The novel was published in

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, in the

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by the Ateneo de Manila University Press. CityofCabanatuanjf5028 08

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Daluyong begins where Francisco’s novel '' Maganda pa ang Daigdig'' ("The World Be Beautiful Still") ends. Lino Rivero, a former

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worker, is given an opportunity to own a portion of land by the

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Padre Echevarria. Lino becomes an avatar who, through his efforts and good will, is able to free himself from the oppressive "tenant farmer" system. Apart from the "waves of changes" that might happen due to

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and because of the hope of the Filipino lower class for a good future, ''Daluyong'' tackled the "waves of forces" that prevents such changes and hopes from being realized.

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