KUSOG SANG IMOL

Kusog sang Imol is a contemporary Social Realist novel set in the fictional coastal and agricultural village of Barangay Tan Pael in the Philippines. The narrative follows the struggle of Tiyo Loding, an aging tenant farmer, and his son Serpio Cruz, as they lead a grassroots movement of marginalized Hiligaynon-speaking farmers against the systemic oppression of the landed elite and political corruption personified by Mayor Santibañez. The work explores themes of land reform, human rights, and collective action, specifically focusing on the legal and social battle to reclaim ancestral and agricultural lands from exploitative power structures. The story concludes with a successful petisyon and the mobilization of the local community, serving as a modern piece of protest literature intended for an adult audience interested in Philippine sociopolitical issues, rural class struggle, and the empowerment of the Filipino "imol".