The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature

ENGLISH DIVISION

Short Story
First Prize: Lakambini Sitoy, "Touch"
Second Prize: Vicente Groyon III, "What I Love Or Will Remember Most About High School"
Third Prize: Felisa H. Batacan, "Door 59"

Poetry
First Prize: John Labella, "White Sill"
Second Prize: Marc Escalona Gaba, "Shiva in Profile"
Third Prize: Aida Santos, "15 Rhapsodies"

Short Story for Children
First Prize: Fran Ng, "The Brothers Wu and The Good Luck Eel"
Second Prize: Luis Joaquin Katigbak, "Nico's Flight"
Third Prize: Honoel Ibardolaza, "Masks"

Essay
First Prize: Rolando Loredo, "A Dogged Defense Against Dogmatism of Doggone Dogooders"
Second Prize: Priscilla Macansantos, "Departures"
Third Prize: Ronald Baytan, "Queen of The Orient: Vignettes About Mama"

Full Length Play
First Prize: No winner
Second Prize: No winner
Third Prize: Felix Clemente, "The Day Philippine Military Honor was Savaged"

One-Act Play
First Prize: No winner
Second Prize: Jeanne Lim, "My Mommie Dearest"
Third Prize: Elmo Famador, "The Sun Shines In The Dark"

FILIPINO DIVISION

Maikling Kuwento
First Prize: Evelyn Sebastian, "Ipanalangin Mo Siya, Ipanalangin Mo Kami"
Second Prize: Edgar Maranan, "Anino Sa Buhangin"
Third Prize: Reynaldo A. Duque, "Aripuen"

Tula
First Prize: Rebecca Añonuevo, "Pagtingala: Pananahan At Paglalayag Sa Mga Tula ng Lagalag"
Second Prize: Michael Coroza, "Ako, Bana, Ama"
Third Prize: Raymund Magno-Garlitos, "Kuwadernong Rosas ng Pagdating at Paglisan"

Maikling Kuwentong Pambata
First Prize: German Gervacio, "Si Tanya, Ang Uwak Na Gustong Pumuti"
Second Prize: Augie Rivera Jr., "Sa Ilalim ng Dagat"
Third Prize: Remigio Alvarez Alva, "Dalawang Lumang Saklay"

Sanaysay
First Prize: Luna Sicat, "Sa Pagdapo ng Paroparo"
Second Prize: Roland Tolentino, "Ang Birhen ng Peñafrancia at South Border: Isang Personal Na Repleksiyon sa
Pagtatanghal ng Spectacle ng Pagsalat"
Third Prize: Domingo Landicho, "Dyipni"

Dulang Ganap ang Haba
First Prize: No winner
Second Prize: No winner
Third Prize: Lito Casaje, "Padre de Familia"

Dulang May Isang Yugto
First Prize: Abel Molina, "Ma-Te!"
Second Prize: Roel S. Ang, "Digma"
Third Prize: No winner

Dulang Pantelebisyon
First Prize: Rene O. Villanueva, "Salubong"
Second Prize: Layeta P. Bucoy, "Ang Repleksyon ni Miss Trajano"
Third Prize: Mes de Guzman, "Makina"

Dulang Pampelikula
First Prize: Enrique Ramos, "Azucena"
Second Prize: Oskar Monje, "KBL (Kasal, Binyag, Libing)"
Third Prize: Lito Casaje, "Nokturnal"

REGIONAL LANGUAGE DIVISION

Short Story-Iloko
First Prize: Ricarte Agnes, "Dagiti Ulep Iti Arinunos Ti Abril"
Second Prize: Aurelio Agcaoili, "Wayawaya"
Third Prize: Reynaldo Duque, "Dagiti Banias Iti Alintatao ni Pasintawi Gagan-ayan, Gagangay Nga Umili"

Short Story-Cebuano
First Prize: Ricardo Patalinhug, "Aron Usbon ang Kalibotan"
Second Prize: Mario Batausa, "Ang Nagharag Nga Balite"
Third Prize: Ernesto Lariosa, "Ang Baybayon Ni Simon"

Short Story-Hiligaynon
First Prize: Peter Solis Nery, "Lirio"
Second Prize: Leoncio Deriada, "Tugalbong"
Third Prize: Alfonso Hiponia, "May Lago, Manong Eddie"

KABATAAN ESSAY DIVISION

Essay
First Prize: Catherine Candano, "Onward to the Millenium"
Second Prize: Juan Ruffo Chong, "Odd Man In"
Third Prize: Mary Grace Concepcion, "This Seventeen Year Old and The Country's Progress"

Sanaysay
First Prize: Christopher Bernardo, "Diwang Adhika"
Second Prize: Olivia Wenceslao Valleramos, "Kabataan, Kaming Nakapupuwing"
Third Prize: Ma. Jocelyn Cortez-Bordador, "Ang Pag-unlad ng Bayan At Ako"

THE DON CARLOS PALANCA AWARDS / 1998