3 Inquirer writers bag Palanca awards | Lifestyle.INQ

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Inquirer Lifestyle regular contributing writer Brylle Tabora. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/Brylle Tabora
Inquirer Lifestyle regular contributing writer Brylle Tabora. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/Brylle Tabora
Inquirer Lifestyle regular contributing writer Brylle Tabora. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/Brylle Tabora

Three contributors of the Philippine Daily Inquirer were among the 57 Filipino literary artists honored Tuesday night in ceremonies  held at the Manila Peninsula ballroom for winning this year’s Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards).

Alexis “Exie” Abola, who won first prize for his entry titled “Phallic Symbols” in the Short Story in English category, is a contributing reviewer for PDI Lifestyle’s Theater section.

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Brylle B. Tabora, a biology graduate from the University of Santo Tomas now taking up his master’s degree in creative writing from De La Salle University (DLSU), who contributes to the Arts & Books weekly in the Lifestyle section,  won second prize in the Dulang Pampelikula category for his entry titled “Sekyu”.

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Youngblood contributor Patricia Celina A. Ngo of Ateneo de Manila University, won second prize in the Poetry Written for Children category.

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Bestowed the distinction of the Gawad Dangal ng Lahi was Dr. Gemino H. Abad, a professor emeritus of literature at the University of the Philippines, who was last night’s guest of honor and speaker. Dr. Abad has established himself as an eminent poet, essayist, fictionist and editor of several literary anthologies and helped shape the larger corpus of contemporary Philippine literature by contributing his own body of work and mentoring many students of literature.

Now on its 65th year, the Palanca Awards, the country’s most prestigious and longest-running literary contest,  accepted entries in 22 categories, with the novel and nobela categories open this year. A total of 895 entries were received this year.

The Palanca Awards,  named in honor of businessman and philanthropist Don Carlos Palanca, Sr.,  aims to develop Philippine Literature by providing incentives for writers to craft their most outstanding literary works as well as serve as a treasury of Philippine literary gems.

The winners of this year’s Palanca Awards were as follows:

 

FILIPINO DIVISION

NOBELA

Grand Prize     Charmaine Mercader Lasar               Toto O.

 

DULANG PAMPELIKULA

1st Prize          Eloisa Angeli Andrada Palileo           Pink o Blue

2nd Prize         Brylle B. Tabora                                  Sekyu

3rd Prize          Nita Eden So                                      Alyas FPJ

 

DULANG GANAP ANG HABA

1st Prize          Kanakan Balintagos                           Mga Buhay na Apoy

2nd Prize         Edgardo B. Maranan                          Diwata ng Bayan

3rd Prize          George A. De Jesus III                        Maniacal

 

DULANG MAY ISANG YUGTO

1st Prize          Allan B. Lopez                                    Sa Isang Hindi Natatanging Umaga, at ang                                       mga Ulap ay Dahan-Dahang Pumaibabaw                           sa Nabubulok na Lungsod

2nd Prize         Vladimeir B. Gonzales                        Mal

3rd Prize          Marco Antonio R. Rodas                   Igba

 

TULA

1st Prize          Christa I. De La Cruz                           Mula sa Silong

2nd Prize         Abner Dormiendo                              Sa Antipolo pa rin ang Antipolo

3rd Prize          Christian Jil R. Benitez                        Sapagkat Umiibig: Mga Tula

 

TULA PARA SA MGA BATA

1st Prize          Errol A. Merquita                                Ang Iisang Paa ng Tsinelas

2nd Prize         John Romeo Leongson Venturero    Si Iking Pasaway

3rd Prize          no winner

 

MAIKLING KUWENTO

1st Prize          John Carlo I. Pacala                            Ang Reyna ng Espada at mga Pusa

2nd Prize         Lilia Quindoza Santiago                    Mag-ambahan Tayo

3rd Prize          Andrian M. Legaspi                            Johnson at Putol

 

MAIKLING KUWENTONG PAMBATA

1st Prize          Manuelita Contreras-Cabrera           Sulat sa Birhen

2nd Prize         Salvador T. Biglaen                            Ang Alamat ng Gulugod Baka

3rd Prize          Corazon L. Santos                              Ang Hiling sa Punso

 

SANAYSAY

1st Prize          Adelma L. Salvador                            Silat

2nd Prize         Dionie Cabral Tañada                        Tawag ng Pangangailangan

3rd Prize          Jayson Bernard B. Santos                   Ang Tiktik sa Kalye Moriones

 

KABATAAN SANAYSAY

1st Prize          Karl Gabrielle B. De Los Santos         Hindi Ko Alam

2nd Prize         Lance Lauren L. Santiago                  Ang Nakakikiliting Kalabit ng Bukang-                                  Liwayway

3rd Prize          Jason Renz D. Barrios                         Kahimanawari: Mga Kwentong Aswang ni                             Lola Basyang

 

ENGLISH DIVISION

NOVEL

Grand Prize     Victorette Joy Z. Campilan                 All My Lonely Islands

FULL-LENGTH PLAY

1st Prize          no winner

2nd Prize         Jose Maria Manalo                            Obando

3rd Prize          Jorshinelle Taleon-Sonza                  Haiyan

 

ONE-ACT PLAY

1st Prize          Layeta P. Bucoy                                  The Adopted Healthy Baby

2nd Prize         Jose Elvin Bueno                                Looking for Ulysses

3rd Prize          Jonathan R. Guillermo                       The Hawk and the Viper

 

POETRY

1st Prize          Charisse-Fuschia A. Paderna             An Abundance of Selves

2nd Prize         Arkaye Kierulf                                     There Are No Monsters

3rd Prize          Rodrigo V. Dela Peña Jr.                    Aria and Trumpet Flourish

 

POETRY WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN

1st Prize          Peter Solis Nery                                  The Rainbow Collection

2nd Prize         Patricia Celina A. Ngo                        Ordinary Adventures

3rd Prize          Elyrah L. Salanga-Torralba                The Cockroach’s Prayer

 

SHORT STORY

1st Prize          Exie Abola                                          Phallic Symbols

2nd Prize         Maria Carmen G. Aquino Sarmiento            The Backroom Angels Buggaloo

3rd Prize          Hammed Q. Bolotaolo                       The Storyteller

 

SHORT STORY FOR CHILDREN

1st Prize          Raymond G. Falgui                             Monster Rescue: A Children’s Story for Adult                                      Readers

2nd Prize         Victoria Estrella C. Bravo                    The Bear

3rd Prize          Jonathan R. Guillermo                       The Three Questions of Tarongoy

 

ESSAY

1st Prize          Eli Rueda Guieb III                             Symphony of Dry Winds in a Time without                                         Rain

2nd Prize         Jennifer Dela Rosa Balboa                Violence, A Biography

3rd Prize          Miguel Antonio N. Lizada                 The Bangkok Masseur

 

KABATAAN ESSAY

1st Prize          Catherine Regina Hanopol Borlaza  That Man, That Hero in Our Stories

2nd Prize         Richard C. Cornelio                            A Loaded Gun in the House Next Door

3rd Prize          Annicka B. Koteh                                Until Transcendence

 

REGIONAL DIVISION

SHORT STORY – CEBUANO

1st Prize          Lamberto G. Ceballos                         Tuba

2nd Prize         Manuel M. Avenido Jr.                       Sa Lalaking Naligsan sa may Interseksyon

3rd Prize          Januar E. Yap                                      Liboa’g Usa Ka Hugon-Hugon Kabahin sa                                          Tagulilong

 

SHORT STORY – HILIGAYNON

1st Prize          Jesus C. Insilada                                  Amburukay

2nd Prize         Ritchie D. Pagunsan                           Kalamay Nga Pula

3rd Prize          Gil S. Montinola                                 Ang Lapsag sa Taguangkan ni Belen

 

SHORT STORY – ILUKO

1st Prize          no winner

2nd Prize         no winner

3rd Prize          Rhea Domasing Berroy                      Ti Naimas a Luto ni Inangko ken Dagiti                                             Babbai iti Biwong

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