Biag ni Lam-ang

Biag ni Lam-ang (lit. 'The Life of Lam-ang') is a Filipino epic poem of the Ilocano people from the Ilocos Region in the northwestern Luzon, Philippines. The epic narrates the life and bravery of Lam-ang, a legendary hero, recounting his miraculous birth, extraordinary abilities, quest for justice, love, and eventually resurrection. It reflects aspects of pre-colonial Ilocano culture, including social values, customs and heroic ideas. It is the first Philippine folk epic recorded in written form and is one of two folk epics documented during the Spanish colonial period, alongside the Bicolano epic of Handiong. It is also noted for being a folk epic from a "Christianized" lowland people group (the Ilocano people), with elements incorporated into the storytelling.

Originally preserved through oral tradition, it eveloved as it was passed down from poet to poet and from generation to generation. It was later recorded and compiled around 1640 by the Ilocano poet and preacher Pedro Bucaneg, the "Father of Ilocano Literature." However, historian E. Arnesio Manuel attributes its first written documentation to Fr. Blanco of Narvacan, who worked with historian, publicist and folklorist Isabelo de los Reyes.