Now on
its 59th year of carrying on its tradition of providing incentive
for the enrichment of the Filipino literary talent and cultural heritage, the
Carlos Palanca Foundation honors the winners of the Carlos Palanca Memorial
Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards).

Two
literary professors from the University of the Philippines join the esteemed
roster of Palanca Hall of Fame awardees this year.

Prof. Reuel Molina Aguila is a multi-awarded
book and screenplay writer who now joins the list after winning his fifth first
prize for “Ngunit Wala Akong Litrato Noong Nasa Kolehiyo Ako”  under the Sanaysay category.

Also receiving the prestigious distinction is Prof. Eugene Evasco,
a celebrated children stories’ author with his fifth first prize for “May
Tiyanak Sa Loob Ng Aking Bag” under the newly introduced category, Tulang
Isinulat Para Sa Mga Bata.

Palanca
Hall of Fame is the distinction given to winners in the literary competition
who have won five first prizes in the annual Palanca Awards, and who, at the
same time, have consistently met the critical standards of the various Boards
of Judges, and have maintained a reputation in the literary circles worthy of
recognition by his peers.

During
the gala ceremonies held at The Peninsula Hotel Manila in Makati, the Awards’
guest speaker National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera was conferred
with the Palanca Awards Gawad Dangal ng Lahi.

Established
in 1950 to honor Don Carlos Palanca Sr., the Awards aims to help develop
Philippine literature for writers to craft their most outstanding literary
work; to be a treasury of the Philippines’ literary gems from our gifted
writers; and to assist in its dissemination to the public, especially the
students.

The
complete list of 2009 Palanca winners, with 62 percent as first-time winners,
is as follows:

Filipino
Division

DULANG MAY ISANG YUGTO

1st – Layeta P. Bucoy (Doc Resureccion:
Gagamutin ang Bayan)

2nd – Liza C. Magtoto (Paigan)

3rd – Jose Dennis C. Teodosio (Asunto)

SANAYSAY

1st – Reuel Molina Aguila (Ngunit Wala  Akong Litrato Noong Nasa Kolehiyo Ako)

2nd – Jing Panganiban-Mendoza (Kumander)

3rd – Domingo G. Landicho, Ph. D (Kamay)

TULANG ISINULAT PARA SA MGA BATA

1st – Eugene Y. Evasco (May Tiyanak sa Loob ng
Aking Bag)

2nd – Jesus M. Santiago (Kuwentong Matanda,
Bersong Bata)

3rd – Michael M. Coroza (Munting Daigdig ng
Dalit at Awit)

KABATAAN
ESSAY

1st – Axcel L. Trinidad (Si Ate Elsa, Si Aling
Carmen, at Ako Laban sa mga Nangungunang Bansa sa Mundo)

2nd – Johanna Rose E. Calisin (Nagkakaisang
Isip, Damdamin at Lakas)

3rd – Maya Victoria S. Rojas (Humabol Ka,
Pilipino!)

DULANG
GANAP ANG HABA

1st – Rodolfo C. Vera (Ismail at Isabel)

2nd – Reuel Molina Aguila (Sa Kanto ng Wakas at
Katotohanan Ext.)

3rd – Sir Anril P. Tiatco (Miss Dulce
Extranjera)

MAIKLING
KUWENTO

1st – No Winner

2nd – Rogelio Braga (“MGA”)

3rd – Jimmuel C. Naval (Ang Kamatayan ng Isang
Linggo)

TULA

1st – Reagan R.
Maiquez (Ilang Sandali Makalipas ang Huling Araw ng Mundo)

2nd – Alwynn C.
Javier (Yaong Pakpak na Binunot sa Akin)

3rd – Charles B.
Tuvilla (Sambutil na Daigdig sa Ilalim ng Pilik)

MAIKLING KUWENTONG PAMBATA

1st – Genaro R. Gojo
Cruz (Mahabang-mahabang-mahaba)

2nd – Michael M.
Coroza (Ang mga Kahon ni Kalon)

3rd – Milagros B.
Gonzales (Ang Nanay Kong Lola)

DULANG PAMPELIKULA

1st – Seymour Barros
Sanchez & Christian M. Lacuesta (Hiwaga)

2nd – Jerry B.
Gracio (Muli)

3rd – Enrique Ramos
(Moonlight Over Baler)

Regional Division

SHORT STORY - CEBUANO

1st – Corazon M.
Almerino (Sugmat)

2nd – Richel G.
Dorotan (Biyahe)

3rd – Ferdinand L.
Balino (Mga Mananap sa Kagabhion)

SHORT STORY - HILIGAYNON

1st – Ferdinand L.
Balino (Kanamit Gid Sang Arroz Valenciana)

2nd – Alice Tan
Gonzales (Baha)

3rd – Joselito
Vladimir D. Perez (Ang Santo Intiero)

SHORT STORY - ILUKO

1st – Danilo B.
Antalan (Vigan)

2nd – Ariel S. Tabag
(Dagiti Ayup Iti Bantay Quimmallugong)

3rd – Reynaldo A.
Duque (Ti Kararua Ni Roman Catolico, Mannaniw, Nga Immulog Iti Impierno)

English Division

FULL-LENGTH PLAY

1st – No Winner

2nd – No Winner

3rd – Floy C.
Quintos (Fake)

ONE-ACT PLAY

1st – No Winner

2nd – No Winner

3rd – Violet B.
Lucasi (Balangao)

KABATAAN ESSAY

1st – Cristina
Gratia T. Tantengco (The Benefits of Selflessness)

2nd – Vincen Gregory
Y. Yu (Dreams and Pastures)

3rd – Angelita A.
Bombarda (On Being Filipino: A Citizen to the World)

POETRY

1st – Vincenz Serrano
(The Collapse of What Separates Us)

2nd – Eliza A.
Victoria (Reportage)

3rd – Mark Anthony
R. Cayanan (Placelessness: Poems from a Series)

POETRY WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN

1st – Edgardo B.
Maranan (The Google Song & Other Rhymes for Children)

2nd – Heidi Emily
Eusebio Abad (Child of Earth Poems)

3rd – H. Francisco
V. Penones Jr. (Turtle and Other Poems for Children)

SHORT STORY

1st – Sigfredo R.
Iñigo (Home of the Sierra Madre)

2nd – Anne Lagamayo
(Mr. & Mrs. Reyes and the Polka-dotted Sofa)

3rd – Luis Katigbak
(Dear Distance)

SHORT STORY FOR CHILDREN

1st – Kathleen
Aton-Osias (Apolinario and the Name Trader)

2nd – Edgardo B.
Maranan (The Artist of the Cave)

3rd – Paolo Gabriel
V. Chikiamco (Dear Mr. Supremo)

ESSAY

1st – Edgardo B.
Maranan (A Passage Through the Storm)

2nd – Erlinda
Enriquez Panlilio (Saying Goodbye to the House)

3rd – Maria Teresa
P. Garcia (Sweet of the Earth)

Hall of Fame Awards for 2009

Reuel Molina Aguila

1992           - “How I Spent My Summer Vacation o
Kung Papaano Ko  

              Ipinaliwanag Sa Aking Mga Anak
Ang Pagkatalo Ng Aking  

              Kandidato Sa Nakaraang
Eleksyon,” Sanaysay

1993           - “May Katulong Sa Aking Sopas,”
Sanaysay

2001          - “Ampalaya,” Futuristic
Fiction-Filipino

2005           - “Baligho (Ikatlo sa Trilohiya),”
Dulang Ganap Ang Haba

2009          - “Ngunit Wala Akong Litrato Noong
Nasa Kolehiyo Ako,” 

              Sanaysay

Eugene Y. Evasco

2000           - “Ang Maisisilid Sa Pandama,”Tula

2000           - “Hilong Talilong,” Maikling
Kuwentong Pambata

2001          - “Mga Pilat Sa Pilak,” Sanaysay

2005           - “Tag-Araw Ng Mga Ibong Hilaga,”
Maikling Kuwentong 

    Pambata

2009          - “May Tiyanak Sa Loob Ng Aking Bag,”
Tulang Isinulat Para Sa

    Mga Bata

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