Palanca Awards inducts new Hall of Fame awardees; honors 54 winners in 72nd edition

November 25, 2024 , 11:12 PM

By John Reczon Calay

(November 25, 2024) — Four new names have been enshrined in the Palanca Awards Hall of Fame: Eros Sanchez Atalia, Mikael de Lara Co, Miguel Antonio Alfredo V. Luarca, and Joshua Lim So, all of whom have achieved the distinction of winning First Prize in the prestigious literary competition five times across various categories. With their inclusion, the elite circle of honorees now totals 30 members.

Palanca Awards Hall of Famers (from left) Mikael de Lara Co, Miguel Antonio Alfredo V. Luarca, Eros Sanchez Atalia, and Joshua Lim So receive their awards during the ceremony at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City, Nov. 22. (John Reczon Calay/News5 Digital)

The inductees were honored in a ceremony held on Friday at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City.

National Artists Virgilio Almario, Gémino Abad, and Resil Mojares (represented by Karina Bolasco) were also recognized with the “Natatanging Gawad Dangal ng Lahi” Award for their outstanding contributions to Philippine literature.

Internationally acclaimed filmmaker and 12-time Palanca Award winner Jun Robles Lana delivered the keynote speech. The 2006 Hall of Famer shared his experiences and triumphs in the competition, including how National Artist for Cinema Marilou Diaz-Abaya encouraged him to adapt his 1996 prize-winning work, “Mga Bangka sa Tag-Araw,” into the 1998 film “Sa Pusod ng Dagat,” which starred Jomari Yllana.

Lana was also presented with the “Gawad Dangal ng Lahi” by the Foundation, led by its president Carlos Palanca IV and spokesperson Criselda Cecilio-Palanca.

Palanca Awards Hall of Fame Class of 2006 member Jun Robles Lana (center) receives the “Gawad Dangal ng Lahi” award from Carlos Palanca Foundation, Inc. President Carlos Palanca IV (right) and spokesperson Criselda Cecilio-Palanca (left) during the ceremony at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City, Nov. 22. (John Reczon Calay/News5 Digital)

This year’s 72nd edition of the Palanca Awards received a total of 1,823 entries across 22 categories, with 60 works earning recognition. A total of 54 writers were awarded prizes in the competition’s four divisions: Kabataan, English, Filipino, and Regional Languages. All entries were meticulously evaluated by 63 judges.

The Palanca Awards remains the longest-running and most prestigious literary competition in the Philippines. Established in 1951 in memory of businessman and philanthropist Carlos Palanca Sr., the awards are sponsored by the Carlos Palanca Foundation, Inc. The Awards has honored 2,580 Filipino authors with medals and certificates — boasting an archive of 2,677 literary treasures of winning works throughout its seven-decade run.

“By focusing on comparative values of resilience, resonance, and rhetoric, writers can fend off reality, or enrich it with more embellishments of entertainment, humor, drama, or contemplation,” Cecilio-Palanca said. “Going by the treasures collected in seven decades of the Palanca Awards, Filipino writers of all generations have shown that we can keep pace with any seasonal shapes of realignment.”

Following is the list of winners of the 72nd Palanca Awards:

KABATAAN DIVISION

KABATAAN SANAYSAY

FIRST PRIZE	Glorious Zahara Exylin C. Alesna	Dito sa Kanlungan ng Hiraya’t Katotohanan
SECOND PRIZE	Raya T. Mitra	Sinulid at Buhay
THIRD PRIZE	Lancelot MJ T. Edillor	Bura, Sulat

KABATAAN ESSAY

FIRST PRIZE	Brant Angelo S. Ambes	The Digital Snowball
SECOND PRIZE	Ruth Mecanelle Magolhado	My Humanly Unhuman Friend
THIRD PRIZE	Glorious Zahara Exylin C. Alesna	Some Things Must Never Change

FILIPINO DIVISION

MAIKLING KUWENTO

FIRST PRIZE	Mark Anthony Angeles	Gagambang-bahay
SECOND PRIZE	Hannah A. Leceña	Siya si Ril
THIRD PRIZE	Aljane C. Baterna	Ang Lungga

MAIKLING KUWENTONG PAMBATA

FIRST PRIZE	Christopher S. Rosales	Musikong Bumbong
SECOND PRIZE	Brian James S. Camaya	Si Bambalito, ang Batang Bayani ng Bangkusay
THIRD PRIZE	John Patrick F. Solano	Atang Para kay Nanang Toyang

SANAYSAY

FIRST PRIZE	Tomas F. Agulto	Tulambuhay ng Isang Makatang Laway
SECOND PRIZE	David R. Corpuz	Autoetnograpiya ng Luksa
THIRD PRIZE	Adelle Liezl Chua	Love Child

TULA

FIRST PRIZE	Mikael de Lara Co	Panayam sa Abo
SECOND PRIZE	John Dave B. Pacheco	Paa, Tuhod, Balikat ng Tagakaulo: Higatang sa Pangil ng Pana-panahong Pagkalugmok
THIRD PRIZE	John Brixter M. Tino	Dugo ng Aking Dugo

TULA PARA SA MGA BATA

FIRST PRIZE	John Romeo Leongson Venturero	Anak ng Baha! Mga Tulang Pambata
SECOND PRIZE	John Michael G. Londres	Saklolo, Trak ng Bumbero!
THIRD PRIZE	Eros Sanchez Atalia	Add to Cart at iba pang mga Tula

DULANG MAY ISANG YUGTO

FIRST PRIZE	Joshua Lim So	Pagkapit Sa Hangin
SECOND PRIZE	Hans Pieter Luyun Arao	Vengeance of the Gods
THIRD PRIZE	U Z. Eliserio	Ang Trahedya ni Bert

DULANG GANAP ANG HABA

FIRST PRIZE	WALANG NAGWAGI
SECOND PRIZE	Miguel Antonio Alfredo V. Luarca	Ardor
THIRD PRIZE	Andrew Aquino Estacio	Ka Amado

DULANG PAMPELIKULA

FIRST PRIZE	Andrew Bonifacio L. Clete	Championship
SECOND PRIZE	Raymund T. Barcelon	Paglilitis
THIRD PRIZE	Rian Jay G. Hernandez	Dobol

REGIONAL DIVISION

SHORT STORY – CEBUANO

FIRST PRIZE	Michael Aaron Gomez	Pamalandong ni Antigo Mokayat
SECOND PRIZE	Reynaldo A. Caturza	Anino
THIRD PRIZE	Gracelda I. Lina	Maninibya

SHORT STORY – HILIGAYNON

FIRST PRIZE	Serafin I. Plotria, Jr.	Ang Liwat nga Paglupad ni Lolo
SECOND PRIZE	Bryan Mari Argos	Labô
THIRD PRIZE	Al Jeffrey L. Gonzales	Anagas, Anagas, Baylo ‘Ta Ngalan

SHORT STORY – ILOKANO

FIRST PRIZE	Neyo E. Valdez	Panaggawid
SECOND PRIZE	Ma. Lourdes Ladi Opinaldo	Uram
THIRD PRIZE	Prodie Gar. Padios	Anniniwan

ENGLISH DIVISION

SHORT STORY

FIRST PRIZE	Jan Kevin M. Rivera	Muted City
SECOND PRIZE	Antonio Hernandez	The Man Who Sold Dignity
THIRD PRIZE	Kiefer Adrian Z. Occeño	Bee Happy

SHORT STORY FOR CHILDREN

FIRST PRIZE	NO WINNER
SECOND PRIZE	NO WINNER
THIRD PRIZE	Edgar C. Samar	A Young Poet Dreams of a Hundred Words that Rhyme with Maynila

ESSAY

FIRST PRIZE	Lioba Asia E. Piluden	Ghost-hunting in Sagada
SECOND PRIZE	Kara Danielle Eraña Medina	Another Hope Entirely
THIRD PRIZE	Jade Mark B. Capiñanes	A Personal History of Sea Urchins

POETRY WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN

FIRST PRIZE	Edgar C. Samar	Every Year, J Gained a Power
SECOND PRIZE	Stacy Haynie Bolislis Ayson	Where are the Dinosaurs?
THIRD PRIZE	Peter Solis Nery	Thirteen Ways of Looking at Books

ONE-ACT PLAY

FIRST PRIZE	Eljay Castro Deldoc	Unidentified
SECOND PRIZE	Miguel Antonio Alfredo V. Luarca	The Impossible Dream
THIRD PRIZE	Kenneth Theodore Cheng Keng	Line Up

FULL-LENGTH PLAY

FIRST PRIZE	Miguel Antonio Alfredo V. Luarca	Corridors
SECOND PRIZE	Dustin Edward D. Celestino	Birdie
THIRD PRIZE	Emilio Antonio Babao Guballa	The Echoist

NOBELA

PANGUNAHING GANTIMPALA	Eros Sanchez Atalia	Thirty Virgins
NATATANGING GANTIMPALA	WALANG NAGWAGI

NOVEL

GRAND PRIZE	Lakan Ma. Mg. D. Umali	The Ferdinand Project
NATATANGING GANTIMPALA	Michael Aaron Gomez	The People’s Republic of Negros

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