MANILA, PHILIPPINES —The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards) held its Diamond Jubilee awarding ceremony tonight, celebrating its enduring legacy and the Filipino talent.
The Palanca Awards—named after the businessman and philanthropist Carlos Palanca Sr. and sponsored by the Carlos Palanca Foundation, Inc.—is the longest-running literary competition in the country. Since the first awarding in 1951, it has honored countless talents determined by an elite roster of judges.
This Diamond Jubilee year, 57 authors, poets, academics, and literary luminaries helped determine the entries well-deserving of the coveted Palanca Awards medals and recognitions. They are as follows:
FILIPINO DIVISION
Maikling Kuwento
Tagapangulo
Eros S. Atalia
Kagawad
Ferdinand P. Jarin
Kagawad
Vladimeir B. Gonzales
Maikling Kuwentong Pambata
Tagapangulo
Ani Rosa S. Almario, Ph.D.
Kagawad
Segundo Matias
Kagawad
Augie Rivera
Sanaysay
Tagapangulo
Romulo P. Baquiran, Jr.
Kagawad
Beverly Wico Siy
Kagawad
Marco A. V. Lopez
Tula
Tagapangulo
Mikael De Lara Co
Kagawad
Allan Popa, Ph.D.
Kagawad
Michael M. Coroza, Ph.D.
Tula Para Sa Mga Bata
Tagapangulo
Luis P. Gatmaitan, M.D.
Kagawad
Christine S. Bellen-Ang, Ph.D.
Kagawad
Yna S. Reyes
Dulang May Isang Yugto
Tagapangulo
Elmer L. Gatchalian
Kagawad
Marilou Crisologo
Kagawad
Ralph Semino Galan
Dulang Ganap Ang Haba
Tagapangulo
Banaue C. Miclat, M.F.A.
Kagawad
Armando T. Rutaquio, Jr.
Kagawad
Reuel Molina Aguila, Ph.D.
Dulang Pampelikula
Tagapangulo
Adolfo B. Alix, Jr.
Kagawad
Fredirick M. Reyes
Kagawad
Zig Madamba Dulay
ENGLISH DIVISION
Short Story
Chairman
Danton Remoto
Member
Augusto Antonio Aguila, Ph.D.
Member
Isidoro M. Cruz, Ph.D.
Short Story for Children
Chairman
Lalaine F. Yanilla Aquino, Ph.D.
Member
Heidi Emily Eusebio-Abad
Member
Zarah Gagatiga
Essay
Chairman
Clarissa V. Militante, Ph.D.
Member
Dante “Klink” Ang II
Member
Nerisa Del Carmen Guevara
Poetry
Chairman
Angela Fabunan Flores
Member
Shane Carreon
Member
Jose Wendell P. Capili, Ph.D.
Poetry Written for Children
Chairman
Maria Elena P. Locsin
Member
Frances A. Ong
Member
Joanna Nicolas-Na
One-Act Play
Chairman
Amihan Bonifacio-Ramolete
Member
Edward P. Cabagnot
Member
Jeremy S. Domingo
Full-Length Play
Chairman
Alexander C. Cortez, Ph.D.
Member
Miguel Antonio Alfredo V. Luarca
Member
Jose Victor Z. Torres, Ph.D.
REGIONAL LANGUAGES DIVISION
Short Story – Cebuano
Chairman
Hope Sabanpan Yu, Ph.D.
Member
Ulysses B. Aparece, Ph.D.
Member
Richel Dorotan
Short Story – Hiligaynon
Chairman
John Iremil E. Teodoro, Ph.D.
Member
Alice M. Sun-Cua, M.D.
Member
Alice Tan Gonzales, Ph.D.
Short Story – Ilokano
Chairman
Ariel Sotelo Tabag
Member
Joel B. Manuel
Member
Cles B. Rambaud
KABATAAN DIVISION
Essay / Sanaysay
Chairman
Lilibeth Oblena-Quiore
Member
Dinah Sabal-Ventura
Member
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