Multi-awarded playwright and poet Nicholas B. Pichay has been elevated to the Palanca Hall of Fame after winning his fifth first prize with his Filipino full-length play entry, “Tres Ataques de Corazon,†in the 2007 Palanca Awards.
The list of winners for this year’s Palanca Awards, half of which are first-time winners, include:
Filipino Division
Dulaang Pampelikula: First prize, Miguel G. Alcarazen (“Prisoner Alphaâ€); second prize, Marlon G. Manuel (“Kolonoâ€); third prize, Renei Patricia E. Dimla (“Katayâ€)
Dulaang Ganap ang Haba: First prize, Nicolas B. Pichay (“Tres Ataques de Corazonâ€); second prize, Edward P. Perez (“Apuntadorâ€); third prize, Rodolfo C. Vera (“Ang Mga Huwadâ€)
Dulaang may Isang Yugto: First prize, Christopher D. Martinez (“Our Lady of Arleguiâ€); second prize, José Dennis C. Teodosio (“Baka Sakaliâ€); third prize, Lateya P. Bucuy (“Ellas Inocentesâ€)
Sanaysay: First prize, Annalyn L. Leyesa (“Bahay-Bahayanâ€); second prize, Ma. Jovita E. Zarate (“Sa Hulo’t Libis ng Aking Bayanâ€); third prize, Maribel Bagabaldo-Frasure (“Stetâ€)
Kabataan Sanaysay: First prize, Anna Larisa Victoria U. Vega (“Ang Huling Ngiti ng Pagkalingaâ€); second prize, Mary Anne Jelli E. Gaza (“Isang Siglo, Isang Dekada’t Isang Taonâ€); third prize, Kathleen Teresa M. Ramos (“Tatawa Na ’Yanâ€)
Tula: First prize, Carlos M. Piocos III (“Corpusâ€); second prize, Rebecca T. Añonuevo (“Paglingon sa Pag-Asa at Iba Pang Tulaâ€); third prize, Renato L. Santos (“Sosy, Atbp....â€)
Maikling Kuwentong Pambata: First prize, Sheila Gonzales-de la Cuesta (“Juniorâ€); second prize, Joachim Emilio B. Antonio (“Ang Ampalaya sa Pinggan ni Peepoâ€); third prize, Michael M. Coroza (“Imbisibol Man ang Tatayâ€)
Maikling Kuwento: First prize, Allan Albert N. Derain (“Paputian ng Labaâ€); second prize, Jerome B. Gomez (“Desperately, Susanâ€); third prize, Dana Batnag (“D Bampyr Chronicles... O Kwento ng Mga Tao sa Bayang Walang Hopeâ€)
Maikling Kuwento-Cebuano: First prize, Merlie M. Alunan (“Pamatoâ€); second prize, Ferdinand L. Balino (“Absent, Ma’amâ€); third prize, Noel P. Tuazon (“Kundat sa Unang Gugmaâ€)
Maikling Kuwento-Hiligaynon: First prize, Peter Solis Nery (“Candidoâ€); second prize, Felino Salem Garcia Jr. (“Sa Hingapusanâ€); third prize, no winner
Maikling Kuwento-Iluko:
First prize, Noli S. Dumlao (“Dadapilanâ€); second prize, Bernardo D. Tabbada (“Ti Danapidip nga Addang ni Manong Rodâ€); third prize, Aurelio S. Agcaoili (“Alimpapatok iti Panawen ti Arianggaâ€)
English Division
Full-Length Play: First prize, Jorshinelle Taleon-Sonza (“Pureâ€); second prize, Glenn Sevilla Mas (“Games People Playâ€); third prize, Cynthia Lapeña-Amador (“The Pianoâ€)
One-Act Play: First prize, Debbie Ann Tan (“Time Waitsâ€); second prize, Joshua L. Lim So (“Portraitsâ€); third prize, Allan Lopez (“Battery Parkâ€)
Poetry: First prize, Mikael de Lara Co (“Hands for a Fistful of Sandâ€); second prize, Jose Edmundo Ocampo Reyes (“Imaginary Numbersâ€); third prize, Dinah Roma-Sinaturi (“Geographies of Lightâ€)
Short Story: First prize, Angelo R. Lacuesta (“Flamesâ€); second prize, Douglas James Limpe Candano (“Dreaming Valhallaâ€); third prize, Crystal Gail Shangkuan Koo (“Benito Salazar’s Last Creationâ€)
Short Story for Children: First prize, Lakambini Sitoy (“The Elusive Banana Dogâ€); second prize, Dean Francis Alfar (“Poor, Poor Luisaâ€); third prize, Ian Fermin Casocot (“The Last Days of Magicâ€)
Essay: First prize, Wilfredo O. Pascual Jr. (“Lost In Childrensvilleâ€); second prize, Rosalinda Lejano-Massebieau (“Culture Shocked: A Story of Recoveryâ€); third prize, Allan J. Pastrana (“The Lady’s Trainâ€)
Kabataan Essay: First prize, Cristina Gratia T. Tantengco (“Humor, Faith, Bayanihan and Kayod: Survival Tools for the 21st Century Filipinoâ€); second prize, Juan Emmanuel P. Batuhan (“Sterling Pinoyâ€); third prize, Hannah L. Co (“Adaptabilityâ€)
Established in 1950 to honor Don Carlos Palanca Sr., the Palanca Awards aims to serve as an incentive for Filipino writers to craft their outstanding literary works; to serve as a repository of Filipino literary masterpieces; and to disseminate the public especially students.
source: The Philippine Daily InquirerLinkback:
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