[1] After martial law was imposed in 1972, she and fellow activists were arrested and tortured by the regime, and she was held for more than a year before being granted amnesty in August 1974.
[1][3] Quindoza Santiago is considered one of the more prolific Filipino authors, writing over 20 books over the course of her long career as a poet, prose writer, and academic.
[1] In 1989, she was named Makata ng Taon, "Poet of the Year," as part of the Talaang Ginto awards.
[1] She also had a lengthy academic career, primarily focused on the Tagalog and Ilocano languages, as well as gender and sexuality, among other subjects.
[1] Sa Ngalan ng Ina is considered "the canonic book of Filipina women’s poetry," the first collection of that scale to be produced.