The 64th Palanca Awards Winners

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards (CPMA) celebrated its 64th anniversary last September 1 at the Rigodon Ballroom of the Manila Peninsula Hotel.

The Palanca Awards is the most prestigious literary award-giving body in the country. This year, 47 literary writers in 20 categories were awarded.

The program began with poems from Ana Maria Katigbak-Lacuesta, who won first prize this year in the poetry category. It was followed by a one-act play with the leading lights in Philippine theater in the cast—Irma Adlawan, John Arcilla, Menggie Cobarubbias, and Wenah Nagales.

The actor Ricky Davao as Master of Ceremonies presented the night’s guest of honor, cultural icon Gilda Cordero-Fernando. She was given the Gawad Dangal ng Lahi Award for her contributions in literature and the arts.

The evening's ceremony was further honored by the presence of the National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera and other literary luminaries.

This year’s full list of winners are listed below.

HALL OF FAME

DR. ALICE TAN GONZALES

Her five first-prize Palanca-winning works are:

1999 - “Ang Likum Sang Isla San Miguel,” Short Story - Hiligaynon

2002 - “Sa Taguangkan Sang Duta,” Short Story - Hiligaynon

2003 - “Esperanza,” Short Story - Hiligaynon

2012 - “Lanton,” Short Story - Hiligaynon

2014 - “Balay sang Monyeka,” Short Story - Hiligaynon

MR. RODOLFO “RODY” VERA

His five first-prize Palanca-winning works are:

1999 - “Luna, Isang Romansang Aswang,” Dulang Ganapang Haba

2009 - “Ismail at Isabel,” Dulang Ganapang Haba

2011 - “Paalam, Sr. Soledad,” Dulang Ganapang Haba

2012 - “Death March,” Dulang Pampelikula

2014 - “Lakambini,” Dulang Pampelikula

FILIPINO DIVISION

Maikling Kuwento

1^st prize

ALVIN B. YAPAN

“Ang Bugtong ng Manok at Agila”

2^nd prize

PETER JAIRRON CALABIA CRUZ

“Grace’”

3^rd prize

EMANNUEL T. BARRAMEDA

“Nando”

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Mr. Rosauro Q. Dela Cruz – Tagapangulo

Prof. Patrocinio V. Villafuerte – Kagawad

Dr. Rhoderick V. Nuncio – Kagawad

Maikling Kuwentong Pambata

1^st prize

EUGENE Y. EVASCO

“Ang Nag-iisa at Natatanging si Onyok”

2^nd prize

WALANG NAGWAGI

3^rd prize

WALANG NAGWAGI

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Prof. Rolando S. Dela Cruz – Tagapangulo

Ms. Yna Reyes – Kagawad

Mr. Segundo D. Matias Jr. – Kagawad

Sanaysay

1^st prize

ALLAN B. LOPEZ

“Return Flight”

2^nd prize

DAYANG MAGDALENA NIRVANA T. YRAOLA

“Retorika ng Luksa”

3^rd prize

JOSE DENNIS C. TEODOSIO

“Ang Daigdig sa Ilalim ng Papag ni Lola Mude”

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Ms. Ma. Milagros C. Laurel – Tagapangulo

Ms. Sol Juvida – Kagawad

Prof. Jovy M. Peregrino, Ph.D. – Kagawad

Tula

1^st prize

VIJAE ORQUIA ALQUISOLA

“Paglasa sa Pansamantala”

2^nd prize

ENRIQUE S. VILLASIS

“Marina”

3^rd prize

JOSE MARTE A. ABUEG

“Musikerong Bulag”

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Ms. Luna Sicat-Cleto – Tagapangulo

Mr. Rofel G. Brion – Kagawad

Ms. Marra PL. Lanot – Kagawad

Tula Para Sa Mga Bata

1^st prize

EDGARDO B. MARANAN

“Tugma at Sukat sa Panahon ng Pagmulat”

2^nd prize

VIJAE ORQUIA ALQUISOLA

“Sa Tuwing Ikaw ay Tahimik at mga Tinig ng mga Batang Tinutukso”

3^rd prize

JOHN ENRICO C. TORRALBA

“Lola Manghuhula”

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Mr. Rogelio G. Mangahas – Tagapangulo

Dr. Fely Pado – Kagawad

Mr. Virgilio V. Vitug – Kagawad

Dulang May Isang Yugto

Maikling

1^st prize

PETER SOLIS NERY

“Gladiolas”

2^nd prize

SALVADOR BIGLAEN

“Balediksiyon”

3^rd prize

JOSHUA L. LIM SO

“Sa Syquia, Malate, Kabanata I: Maraming Nagugutom sa Pilipinas”

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Mr. Manuel R. Buising – Tagapangulo

Mr. Marlon Rivera – Kagawad

Mr. Fernando Josef – Kagawad

Dulang Ganap Ang Haba

1^st prize

JOSHUA L. LIM SO

“Tungkol kay Angela”

2^nd prize

ERICK DASIG AGUILAR

“Shambala”

3^rd prize

PETER SOLIS NERY

“Agimat”

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Mr. Elmer L. Gatchalian – Tagapangulo

Ms. Banaue Miclat-Janssen – Kagawad

Mr. Perci Intalan – Kagawad

Dulang Pampelikula

1^st prize

RODOLFO C. VERA

“Lakambini”

2^nd prize

ANDRIAN M. LEGASPI

“Ang Pag-ikot ng Salapi sa Panahon ni JLC”

3^rd prize

ANTOINETTE H. JADAONE

“That Thing Called Tadhana”

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Mr. Rolando B. Tolentino – Tagapangulo

Dr. Rustica C. Carpio – Kagawad

Mr. Mark Meily – Kagawad

ENGLISH DIVISION

Short Story

1^st prize

SASHA MARTINEZ

“The Auroras”

2^nd prize

MARIA CARMEN A. SARMIENTO

“Zurbaran”

3^rd prize

SARAH LUMBA-TAJONERA

“Eye Candy”

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Ms. Rica Bolipata-Santos – Chairperson

Ms. Emily Abrera – Member

Dr. Jose Y. Dalisay Jr. – Member

Short Story For Children

1^st prize

JOSE CARLO O. SEVILLA

“Hiro the Rooster and Basha the Hen”

2^nd prize

KATHLEEN ATON-OSIAS

“Three Good Things”

3^rd prize

CATHERINE ROSE TORRES

“The Ragpicker’s Son”

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Ms. Nina Lim-Yuson – Chairperson

Ms. Cyan Abad-Jugo – Member

Mr. Luis Katigbak – Member

Essay

1^st prize

MA. NICOLA LORETTO M. SEBASTIAN

“The Salt Price”

2^nd prize

SHAKIRA ANDREA C. SISON

“(Insert Her Silence Here)”

3^rd prize

TERRA J. DAFFON

“When One is the Fourth of Ten”

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Mr. Danton R. Remoto – Chairman

Ms. Ma. Karina A. Bolasco – Member

Mr. Baltazar N. Endriga – Member

Poetry

1^st prize

ANA MARIA KATIGBAK-LACUESTA

“We Won’t Be Tending Gardens”

2^nd prize

NOLI MANAIG

“Nausea and Other Poems”

3^rd prize

MIKAEL DE LARA CO

“This Tender Gravity”

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Mr. Alfred A. Yuson – Chairman

Ms. Elsa Martinez Coscolluela – Member

Ms. Marjorie Evasco – Member

Poetry Written For Children

1^st prize

NO WINNER

2^nd prize

ELYRAH SALANGA-TORRALBA

“Punny Poems”

3^rd prize

PETER SOLIS NERY

“Those Colorful Parts”

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Mr. Ramon C. Sunico – Chairman

Ms. Heidi Emily Eusebio-Abad – Member

Ms. Carla M. Pacis – Member

One-Act Play

1^st prize

PATRICK JOHN R. VALENCIA

“How I Got My Black Leather Boots”

2^nd prize

KARLO ANTONIO GALAY-DAVID

“Killing the Issue”

3^rd prize

ERLINDA MAE T. YOUNG

“Photo Finish”

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Mr. Nestor O. Jardin – Chairman

Ms. Sonia M. Roco – Member

Mr. Jerry C. Respeto – Member

Full-Length Play

1^st prize

NO WINNER

2^nd prize

JOACHIM EMILIO B. ANTONIO

“The Last Filipino”

3^rd prize

NO WINNER

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Dr. Rosario O. Lapus – Chairperson

Mr. Anthony Buencamino – Member

Ms. Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo – Member

REGIONAL DIVISION

Short Story - Cebuano

1^st prize

NOEL P. TUAZON

“Gutom”

2^nd prize

MARCELO D. BATERNA

“Utlanan”

3^rd prize

DR. JONDY MEDALLE ARPILLEDA

“Kasina”

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Ms. Ada J. Loredo – Chairperson

Dr. Isabel D. Sebullen – Member

Mr. Edgar H. Siscar – Member

Short Story - Hiligaynon

1^st prize

DR. ALICE TAN GONZALES

“Balay sang Monyeka”

2^nd prize

NORMAN TAGUDINAY DARAP

“Olayra”

3^rd prize

NO WINNER

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Mr. Edgar S. Godin – Chairman

Dr. Carmencita R. Abayan – Member

Dr. Hope Sabanpan-Yu – Member

Short Story - Iluko

1st prize

NO WINNER

2^nd prize

RONELYN RAMONES

“Gapu Ken ni Angelica”

3^rd prize

ROY V. ARAGON

“Mennamenna ti Maysa a Manunurat iti Ipupusayna,

Iti Maysa a Nadagaang A Malem”

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Dr. Adelaida F. Lucero – Chairperson

Mr. Leonardo Q. Belen – Member

Mr. Aurelio S. Agcaoili, Ph.D. – Member

KABATAAN DIVISION

Kabataan - Sanaysay

1^st prize

PAMELA A. MENDOZA

“Bago Pa Tuluyang Maligaw”

2^nd prize

WALANG NAGWAGI

3^rd prize

WALANG NAGWAGI

Kabataan - Essay

1^st prize

HARVEY JAMES G. CASTILLO

“Avoiding The Fate of Gregor Samsa”

2^nd prize

VICAH ADRIENNE P. VILLANUEVA

“Adrift on a Promise”

3^rd prize

JOHN JASON BERANGEL SANTILLAN

“The Unwritten Rule”

PANEL OF JUDGES:

Ms. Kara David – Chairperson

Mr. Edizon A. Fermin – Member

Ms. Lilibeth R. Oblena-Quiore – Member