Mga Ibong Mandaragit (Birds of Prey) is Written by a Filipino writer and social activist, Amado V. Hernandez. This books was First publish in the year 1969. It tackles the history about Japanese invaders were about to leave in 1944 up to the early years of trying to rise from ashes made by World War II in the Philippines.
Mga Ibong Mandaragit has been recognized as Hernandez's masterwork depicting the Philippines' neocolonial reliance and revolt. Hernandez's experience as a guerilla intelligence officer during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines from 1942 to 1945 is also portrayed in Mga Ibong Mandaragit. It is related to Rizal's prior works, Noli Me Tángere and El Filibusterismo, in that it addresses social-political issues, particularly the Philippine revolution and neocolonialism.
Amado V. Hernandez was a literary figure in the Philippines. He was a leader and a freedom warrior, not merely a writer. He utilized his writing talent to fight for things he cares about, such as social consciousness and liberty.