Gregorio Brillantes, the prolific author of The Distance to Andromeda and Other Stories and The Apollo Centennial, has died.

The legendary writer passed away on September 26 at the age of 92 due to complications from pneumonia, his family confirmed to Rolling Stone.

His nephew, Joey Brillantes, confirmed his death on Facebook.

Joey described “Tito Greg” as a link between post-war literary modernism and late 20th-century Philippine issues like martial law, social inequality, spiritual struggles, family dislocation, and urbanization.

“Unlike some writers who turned to long form or overt political tract, he remained largely within the short story form — and used that constraint to distill character, mood, and moral paradox,” he added.

Brillantes started his career at Ateneo de Manila Uni

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