Lourd de Veyra

Lourd Ernest Hanopol de Veyra (; born February 11, 1975) is a Filipino musician, emcee, poet, journalist, TV host, historian, broadcast personality and activist who became famous as the vocalist of the Manila-based jazz rock band Radioactive Sago Project.

Life and career Education De Veyra went to Quirino Elementary School for grade school and to Colegio de San Juan de Letran for high school. He then graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from the University of Santo Tomas. In 2025, he released Pagpag: Poems, Precautions, Meditations, and Other Protestations.

His Spot.ph blog This is a Crazy Planets spawned two volumes collecting his essays, one in 2011 and one in 2013.

His first novel, Super Panalo Sounds!, was released in 2011.

In 2014, de Veyra released a compilation of his speeches titled Lourd de Veyra's Little Book of Speeches and a book about the culture of alcohol in the Philippines titled Espiritu at the 35th Manila International Book Fair. In 2018, a book tie-in with his TV5 history documentary series was released. Awards

He has thrice been a recipient of a Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature - A third prize in essay (English division) in 1999, a second prize in the same category in 2003, and a first prize in teleplay (Filipino division) in 2004.

Awards and nominations Year Award-giving body Category Recipient Result Source2017 2nd Guild of Educators, Mentors, and Students (GEMS) Best Program Host Lourd de Veyra 5th EdukCircle Awards Best Educational Show Host 2014 National Commission on Culture and the Arts Best Culture-Based Documentation Host