PHLSTAGE Jury Announces Third Quarter GAWAD BUHAY! Citations
Productions by Tanghalang Pilipino (TP), Ballet Philippines and the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) dominated the third quarterly citations of Gawad BUHAY!, the performing arts awards program organized by the Philippine Legitimate Stage Artists Group (PHILSTAGE).
Tanghalang Pilipino’s Golden Child romped off with a total of twelve citations while Ballet Philippines La Revolucion Filipina and PETA’s Batang Rizal tied with seven citations each.
Winner of the Tony and Obbie Awards in the United States, Golden Child tells the story “of a traditional Chinese family on the cusp of jarring change”. It merited jury citations for outstanding play, stage direction (Loy Arcenas), ensemble performance for its cast, female lead performance in a play (Liesl Batucan, Tina Chilip, Irma Adlawan Maasigan), male lead performance (Arthur Acuǹa), translation (Dennis Marasigan), lighting design (Barbara Tan-tiongco) , sound design (J. Victr Villareal), set design (Loy Arcenas) and costume design (Gino Gonzales).
Ballet Philippines’ La Revolucion Filipina earned seven citations for outstanding dance production, choreography (Agnes Locsin), ensemble performance, male lead performance (Biag Gaongen), lighting design (Katsch SJ Catoy), set design (Mio Infante) and costume design (Victor Ursabia). It tied with PETA’s Batang Rizal which received citations for outstanding play, stage direction (Dudz Terana), ensemble performance, featured performance (Willy Casero), original script (Christine Bellen), libretto and musical direction (Vince De Jesus).
Major citations were garnered by Tanghalang Pilipino’s The Virgn Labfest entries Ellas Inocentes, Ang Bayot, ang Meranao, at ang Habal-Habal sa Isang Nakababagot na Paghihintay sa Kanto ng Lanao del Norte, Ang Kalungkutan ng Reyna, Three Sisters and Pamantasang Hirang. PETA’s Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang and Tosca also figured prominently in the citations list.
Gawad BUHAY!, otherwise known as the PHILSTAGE Awards for the Performing Arts, honors outstanding accomplishments in theater, dance and music among PHILSTAGE member-companies. Quarterly citations, nominations, and winners are juried by an independent panel of performing arts practitioners, critics, academicians and enthusiasts invited or selected by the PHILSTAGE Board of Directors.
“The jury members are required to watch all productions of Philstage members to ensure a fair selection process,” stressed PHILSTAGE President Fernando Josef. The jury meets quarterly for the citations from which will be culled the nominees qualified to vie for the annual award to be announced and honored in fitting ceremonies during the National Arts Month in February 2009.
PHILSTAGE groups together the country's leading and established performing arts companies which include Actors Actors, Inc. (AAI), Ballet Manila (BM), Ballet Philippines (BP), Gantimpala Theater Foundation (GTF), Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM), Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), Repertory Philippines (REP), Tanghalang Pilipino and the Triumphant Peoples' Evangelical Theater Society (TRUMPETS). It can be reached via email philstage@tri- isys.com.
Following is the complete list of Gawad Buhay! citations for the third quarter of 2008:
OUTSTANDING PLAYS: Tanghalang Pilipino's Ang Bayot, ang Meranao, at ang
Habal- Habal sa Isang Nakababagot na Paghihintay sa Kanto ng Lanao del Norte, Ang Kalungkutan ng Reyna, Ellas Inocentes, Golden Child, and Three Sisters; and PETA's Batang Rizal
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PLAY : No citation
OUTSTANDING DANCE PRODUCTION : Ballet Philippines' La Revolucion Filipina
OUTSANDING STAGE DIRECTION : Loy Arcenas (Golden Child), Jose Estrella (Three Sisters), Floy Quintos (Ang Kalungkutan ng Reyna), Tuqxs Rutaquio (Ellas Inocentes), and Dudz Terana (Batang Rizal)
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE : Casts of Ang Bayot, ang Meranao, at ang
Habal-Habal sa Isang Nakababagot Paghihintay sa Kanto ng Lanao del Norte, Batang Rizal, Ellas Inocentes, Golden Child, La Revolucion Filipina, and Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang,
OUTSTANDING FEMALE LEAD PERFORMANCE (PLAY) : Shamaine Centenera Buencamino (Ang Kalungkutan ng Reyna); Lovely Balili and Jenessa Roque (Ellas Inocentes); and Liesl Batucan, Tina Chilip, and Irma Adlawan Marasigan (Golden Child)
OUTSTANDING MALE LEAD PERFORMANCE (PLAY) : Arthur Acuna (Golden Chil), Joey Paras and Arnold Reyes (Ang Bayot, ang Meranao, at ang Habal-Habalsa Isang Nakababagot na Paghihintay sa Kanto ng Lanao del Norte); and Jonathan Tadioan (Pamantsang Hirang)
OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE (PLAY) : Willy Casero, (Batang Rizal), and Nor Domingo and Raffy Tejada (tosca)
OUTSTANDING FEMALE LEAD PERFORMANCE (MUSICAL): No citation
OUTSTANDING MALKE LEAD PERFORMANCE (MUSICAL) : No citation
OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE (MUSICAL) : No citation
OUTSTANDING FEMALE LEAD (DANCE) : No citation
OUTSTANDING MALE LEAD PERFORMANCE (DANCE) ; Biag Gaongen (La Revocion Filipina)
OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE : No citation
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCRIPT : Christine Bellen’s Batang Rizal, Rogelio Braga’s Ang Bayot, ang Meranao, at ang Habal-Habal sa Isang Nakababagot na Paghihintay sa Kanto ng Lanao del Norte, Layeta Bucoy’s Ellas Inocentes, and Floy Quintos’ Ang Kalungkutan ng Reytna
OUTSTANDING LIBRETO : Vincent De Jesus (Batang Rizal)
OUTSTANDING ADAPTATION OR TRANSLATION : Dennis Marasigan (Golden Child)
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION : Vincent De Jesus (Batang Rizal)
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY: Agnes Locsin (La Revolucion Filipina)
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN : Katsch SJ Catoy (La Revolucion Filipina) and Barbara Tan-tiongco (Golden Child)
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN : J. Victor Villareal (Golden Child) and Shima Takeshi (Tosca)
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN : Loy Arcenas (Golden Child), Mel Bernardo (Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang), and Mio Infante (La Revolucion Filipina),
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN : Ron Alfonos (Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang).
Gino Gonzales (Golden Child) and Victor Ursabia (La Revolucion Filipina)
Monday, November 17, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
TIME AND THE BELOVED
When I am with you
time moves differently
it accelerates
like a bullet train
a speed boat
a jet plane
the surroundings blurring
into a haze of faces
a labyrinth of landmarks
a whirlwind of words
as I focus my attention
on you and you alone.
Or it decelerates
into triple slow motion,
so that a second stretches
and lasts a lifetime,
a gesture takes forever
to accomplish, an utterance
becomes comprehensible
only several centuries after,
and I end up remembering
the timbre of your voice,
the texture of your arms,
the tint of your eyes.
- Ralph Semino Galán
time moves differently
it accelerates
like a bullet train
a speed boat
a jet plane
the surroundings blurring
into a haze of faces
a labyrinth of landmarks
a whirlwind of words
as I focus my attention
on you and you alone.
Or it decelerates
into triple slow motion,
so that a second stretches
and lasts a lifetime,
a gesture takes forever
to accomplish, an utterance
becomes comprehensible
only several centuries after,
and I end up remembering
the timbre of your voice,
the texture of your arms,
the tint of your eyes.
- Ralph Semino Galán
Sunday, October 19, 2008
IPAG Performances: 2nd Half Sked
Ranaw” on extended run
[see Ranaw video trailer]
Cheering audiences have filled to watch IPAG’s latest theatre favorite, “Ranaw: Isang Alamat” (Ranaw: A Legend). The first 17-run series of this dance-musical opened Sept. 13 and closed Sept. 25.
A second 10-run series has been set Nov.10 - 14, at the MSU-IIT Mini Theatre, to accommodate demand from more audiences to watch the play. Drawing from its “matinee” appeal with its “general patronage” content, “Ranaw” attracted the audiences for its compelling music, dance, story, and visuals. The play won in the 1985 Playwriting Contest of the Cultural Center of the Philippines and has received a number of acclamations since its first major tour in the 1980’s.
A Davao City road show is set starting in January 21, 2009.
The dance-music play presents our pre-colonial tribes in turmoil that prophesy our fragmented state today. Dug from the research of the late Dionisio Orellana, the play chronicles the journey of a lesser known Mindanao epic hero Bato Lakungan who traverses triumphs and painful reversals of fortunes in his attempts to unite the North-Central Mindanao tribes. “Ranaw” was produced under an NCCA subsidy. It is set to go on tour in Davao City in the third week of January, 2009.
Poetry to Performance
[watch "Origami" video excerpt]
IPAG offers Tula Tugma sa Dula for the Philippine Arts Festival in 2009. Poems written by some of the leading poets based in the South will be transformed into a multi-media experience. This popularizes poetry to a wider audience as the word transcreating into movement, sound, and color.
Collaborating with our performing artists, choreographers, and composers are wordsmiths whose work will be reshaped: Marge Evasco, Anthony Tan, Ralph Semino Galan, Henry Opulencia, German Gervacio, and Christine Godine-Ortega. It premieres February 11, 2009 at the MSU-IIT Rooftop Theatre in Iligan City .
“Tales” and "Tatlo" continue to delight
[view Tatlo trailer video]
IPAG’s long-running “Tales From Mindanao” and its sequel "Tatlo sa Isa" completed its 1st leg of a national tour last August thrilling Manila as it has done in the last 17 years playing to full houses and captivating audiences. (IPAG estimates this string of dance-music vignettes has fascinated almost a million audiences around the country and the world.)
Davao hosts the 2nd leg which begins in the 3rd week of November. “Tales” and its sequel “Tatlo Sa Isa” are set to hit the provinces of Davao and South Cotabato again this season, and Cagayan de Oro in February, 2009.
Ranaw: Isang Alamat
Nov. 10 – 14, 2008
10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m.
MSU-IIT Mini-Theatre , Iligan City
Tatlo sa Isa
Nov. 18 – 24, 2008
Davao and South Cotabato , various venues
Tales From Mindanao
Nov. 26 – Dec. 5, 2008
Manila schools, various venues
Ranaw: Isang Alamat
Tales From Mindanao
Jan. 21 -24, 2009
Davao City, various venues
Tales From Mindanao
Feb. 5, 2009
XU, Cgn de Oro City
Tula Tugma sa Dula
Feb. 11-13, 2009
7:30 p.m., CASS Rooftop Theatre
MSU-IIT, Iligan City
Ranaw: Isang Alamat
[dates depend on open sked of the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino of the CCP]
Three People in One Island
International road tour
Spring, last week March – April 2009
U.S. East and West coast
Performance schedules may change without prior notice. Please contact IPAG Marketing for immediate and specific information [09167006209 or +63-4922354, fax: 2232494 email: ipagarts@yahoo. com web: www.msuiit.edu.ph/ipag]
[see Ranaw video trailer]
Cheering audiences have filled to watch IPAG’s latest theatre favorite, “Ranaw: Isang Alamat” (Ranaw: A Legend). The first 17-run series of this dance-musical opened Sept. 13 and closed Sept. 25.
A second 10-run series has been set Nov.10 - 14, at the MSU-IIT Mini Theatre, to accommodate demand from more audiences to watch the play. Drawing from its “matinee” appeal with its “general patronage” content, “Ranaw” attracted the audiences for its compelling music, dance, story, and visuals. The play won in the 1985 Playwriting Contest of the Cultural Center of the Philippines and has received a number of acclamations since its first major tour in the 1980’s.
A Davao City road show is set starting in January 21, 2009.
The dance-music play presents our pre-colonial tribes in turmoil that prophesy our fragmented state today. Dug from the research of the late Dionisio Orellana, the play chronicles the journey of a lesser known Mindanao epic hero Bato Lakungan who traverses triumphs and painful reversals of fortunes in his attempts to unite the North-Central Mindanao tribes. “Ranaw” was produced under an NCCA subsidy. It is set to go on tour in Davao City in the third week of January, 2009.
Poetry to Performance
[watch "Origami" video excerpt]
IPAG offers Tula Tugma sa Dula for the Philippine Arts Festival in 2009. Poems written by some of the leading poets based in the South will be transformed into a multi-media experience. This popularizes poetry to a wider audience as the word transcreating into movement, sound, and color.
Collaborating with our performing artists, choreographers, and composers are wordsmiths whose work will be reshaped: Marge Evasco, Anthony Tan, Ralph Semino Galan, Henry Opulencia, German Gervacio, and Christine Godine-Ortega. It premieres February 11, 2009 at the MSU-IIT Rooftop Theatre in Iligan City .
“Tales” and "Tatlo" continue to delight
[view Tatlo trailer video]
IPAG’s long-running “Tales From Mindanao” and its sequel "Tatlo sa Isa" completed its 1st leg of a national tour last August thrilling Manila as it has done in the last 17 years playing to full houses and captivating audiences. (IPAG estimates this string of dance-music vignettes has fascinated almost a million audiences around the country and the world.)
Davao hosts the 2nd leg which begins in the 3rd week of November. “Tales” and its sequel “Tatlo Sa Isa” are set to hit the provinces of Davao and South Cotabato again this season, and Cagayan de Oro in February, 2009.
Ranaw: Isang Alamat
Nov. 10 – 14, 2008
10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m.
MSU-IIT Mini-Theatre , Iligan City
Tatlo sa Isa
Nov. 18 – 24, 2008
Davao and South Cotabato , various venues
Tales From Mindanao
Nov. 26 – Dec. 5, 2008
Manila schools, various venues
Ranaw: Isang Alamat
Tales From Mindanao
Jan. 21 -24, 2009
Davao City, various venues
Tales From Mindanao
Feb. 5, 2009
XU, Cgn de Oro City
Tula Tugma sa Dula
Feb. 11-13, 2009
7:30 p.m., CASS Rooftop Theatre
MSU-IIT, Iligan City
Ranaw: Isang Alamat
[dates depend on open sked of the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino of the CCP]
Three People in One Island
International road tour
Spring, last week March – April 2009
U.S. East and West coast
Performance schedules may change without prior notice. Please contact IPAG Marketing for immediate and specific information [09167006209 or +63-4922354, fax: 2232494 email: ipagarts@yahoo. com web: www.msuiit.edu.ph/ipag]
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Winners of the 58th Palanca Awards for Literature
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE 58TH DON CARLOS PALANCA MEMORIAL AWARDS FOR LITERATURE
Filipino Division
Nobela
Norman Wilwayco
Elmo Basangdahon
“Gerilya”
Grand prize, Nobela
MAIKLING KUWENTO
Maria Lucille G. Roxas
“Game Show”
1st prize, Maikling Kuwento
Lemuel E. Garcellano
Oona
“Anghel Kalahig”
2nd prize, Maikling Kuwento
Rommel B. Rodriguez
“Kabagyan”
3rd prize, Maikling Kuwento
MAIKLING KUWENTONG PAMBATA
April Jade B. Imson
Pinatola I’ Kilid
“Si Karding at ang Buwaya”
2nd prize, Maikling Kuwentong Pambata
Allan Alberto N. Derain
Alon Darang
“May Tatlong Kurimaw”
3rd prize, Maikling Kuwentong Pambata
SANAYSAY
Jing Panganiban-Mendoza
Sestina Amara
“Ang Pagbabalik ng Prinsesa ng Banyera”
1st prize, Sanaysay
Michael M. Coroza
Harana ng Puso
“Ang Mabuhay Singers at Ako sa Pag-awit At Pag-ibig”
2nd prize, Sanaysay
Eugene Y. Evasco
Latido Del Corazon
“Agaw-Buhay”
3rd prize, Sanaysay
TULA
Mikael de Lara Co
“Ang Iba’t Ibang Ngalan ng Hangin”
1st prize, Tula
Renato L. Santos
“Sari-Saring Salaghati…”
(at good-bye-my-kangkungan)
2nd prize, Tula
Niles Jordan Breis
Maria Socorro Antimonado
“Rubrica” mga lakbay-nilay at
pagbubunyag
3rd prize, Tula
DULANG MAY ISANG YUGTO
Floy C. Quintos
Noel Carillon
“Ang Kalungkutan ng mga Reyna”
1st prize, Dulang May Isang Yugto
Debbie Ann Tan
Golden Piat
“Teroristang Labandera”
2nd prize, Dulang May Isang Yugto
Allan B. Lopez
“Masaganang Ekonomiya”
3rd prize, Dulang May Isang Yugto
DULANG PAMPELIKULA
Emmanuel A. Dela Cruz/ Michiko Yamamoto
Setsuko
1434456 “The Singalong Singhs”
1st prize, Dulang Pampelikula
Dennis M. Marasigan
“Joy”
2nd prize, Dulang Pampelikula
Alfred Aloysius L. Adlawan
“Padyak”
3rd prize, Dulang Pampelikula
Kabataan sanaysay
Allen D. Yuarata
“Nang Dumating Si Joe”
3rd prize, Kabataan Sanaysay
Regional Languages Division
MAIKLING KUWENTO - CEBUANO
Macario D. Tiu
Sandino De Jesus
“Tsuru”
1st prize, Maikling Kuwento-Cebuano
Edgar S. Godin
Surealiza Maldoy-on
“Bingo”
2nd prize, Maikling Kuwento-Cebuano
Lilia T. Tio
Antonia
“Sapatos”
3rd prize, Maikling Kuwento-Cebuano
MAIKLING KUWENTO - HILIGAYNON
Leoncio P. Deriada
Ma. Asuncion Magbanua
“Ang Pagbalik sang Babaylan”
1st prize, Maikling Kuwento-Hiligaynon
Alice Tan Gonzales
“Dawata, Anak”
2nd prize,Maikling Kuwento-Hiligaynon
Marcel L. Milliam
Luis Batchoy
“Bitay”
3rd prize, Maikling Kuwento-Hiligaynon
MAIKLING KUWENTO - ILUKO
Danilo B. Antalan
Karissabong
“Dangilen”
1st prize, Maikling Kuwento-Iluko
Ariel S. Tabag
Saniata T. Bannawag
“Littugaw”
2nd prize, Maikling Kuwento-Iluko
Aurelio S. Agcaoili
Alegoria A. Nasudi
“Alegoria Uno”
3rd prize, Maikling Kuwento-Iluko
English Division
Novel
Miguel Syjuco
“Ilustrado”
Grand prize, Novel
SHORT STORY
Ian Rosales Casocot
Tatiana Pedillo
“Things You Don’t Know”
1st prize, Short Story
Tara FT Sering
Tinkerbell
“Good People”
2nd prize, Short Story
Nadine L. Sarreal
Sarah L. Natahan
“Night Sounds”
3rd prize, Short Story
SHORT STORY FOR CHILDREN
Celestine Marie G. Trinidad
“The Storyteller and the Giant”
1st prize, Short Story for Children
Kathleen Aton-Osias
“The Mapangarap and the Dream Trees”
3rd prize, Short Story for Children
ESSAY
Jose Claudio B.Guerrero
Headmistress Millie
“Talking to a Fu Dog on a Wedding Afternoon”
1st prize, Essay
Katrina Stuart Santiago
Pregnant Pause
“Mirrors”
2nd prize, Essay
Jhoanna Lynn B. Cruz
Bubu Banchi
“Sapay Koma”
3rd prize, Essay
POETRY
Francis C. Macansantos
“Morphic Variations”
1st prize, Poetry
Ana Maria Katigbak
Constance Pendleton
“Sl(e)ights”
2nd prize, Poetry
Marie La Viña
Dee Perez
“The Gospel According to the Blind Man”
3rd prize, Poetry
ONE-ACT PLAY
Maria Clarissa N. Estuar
Bluekessa
“Anybody’s Revolution”
1st prize, One-act Play
Percival Intalan
P. Parker
“Secret Identities”
2nd prize, One-act Play
Joachim Emilio B. Antonio
“Newspaper Dance”
3rd prize, One-act Play
FULL-LENGTH PLAY
Peter Solis Nery
Guglielmo Dellamaggidra
“The Passion of Jovita Fuentes”
1st prize, Full-length Play
Kabataan Essay
Miro Frances D. Capili
“Rated X”
1st prize, Kabataan Essay
Cristina Gratia T. Tantengco
“Things That Lie Beyond The Postcards”
2nd prize, Kabataan Essay
Elfermin M. Mallari, Jr.
“The Roads and Dreams That Meander”
3rd prize, Kabataan Essay
We would also like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to our esteemed judges for sharing with us their time and expertise, and for their dedication to the development of Philippine Literature.
Filipino Division
NOBELA
Lualhati T. Bautista, Tagapangulo
Jun Cruz Reyes
Dr. Domingo G. Landicho
DULANG PAMPELIKULA
Roy C. Iglesias, Tagapangulo
Mark A. Meily
Frank G. Rivera
DULANG GANAP ANG HABA
Dr. Ricardo G. Abad, Tagapangulo
Nonilon Queaño
Manuel Buising
DULANG MAY ISANG YUGTO
Rodolfo C. Vera, Tagapangulo
Chris Martinez
Elmer Gatchalian
MAIKLING KUWENTO
Lamberto E. Antonio, Tagapangulo
Dr. Fanny A. Garcia
Levy B. Dela Cruz
MAIKLING KUWENTONG PAMBATA
Ani Rosa S. Almario, Tagapangulo
Augie D. Rivera
Christine S. Bellen
SANAYSAY
Dr. Lilia F. Antonio, Tagapangulo
Roberto T. Añonuevo
Dr. Imelda Pineda-De Castro
TULA
Romulo Baquiran, Jr., Tagapangulo
Rhoderick V. Nuncio
Marra PL. Lanot
English Division
NOVEL
Antonio A. Hidalgo, Chairperson
Dr. Soledad S. Reyes
Shirley O. Lua
FULL-LENGTH PLAY
Malou L. Jacob, Chairperson
Fernando C. Josef
Glen Sevilla Mas
ONE-ACT PLAY
Dr. Jerry C. Respeto, Chairperson
Ronan B. Capinding
Nathaniel Joseph F. De Mesa
SHORT STORY
Charlson L. Ong, Chairperson
Dr. Jose Neil C. Garcia
Vicente Garcia Groyon III
SHORT STORY FOR CHILDREN
Ma. Elena Paterno-Locsin, Chairperson
Zarah C. Gagatiga
Ma. Luisa S. Felix
ESSAY
Karina A. Bolasco, Chairperson
Dr. Nilo L. Rosas
Dr. Ronald Baytan
POETRY
Dr. Marjorie Evasco, Chairperson
Dr. Jaime An Lim
Dr. Cesar Aquino
MAIKLING KUWENTO-CEBUANO
Dr. Teresita G. Maceda, Tagapangulo
Dr. Belen Calingacion
Atty. Manuel Faelnar
MAIKLING KUWENTO-ILUKO
Herminio S. Beltran, Jr., Tagapangulo
Ma. Leonida Fres-Felix
Rufino Rebudal
MAIKLING KUWENTO-HILIGAYNON
Dr. Corazon D. Villareal, Tagapangulo
Dr. Isabel Sebullen
Ms. Ada J. Loredo
KABATAAN SANAYSAY
Ligaya T. Rubin, Tagapangulo
Violeta A. Laraya
Perfecto T. Martin
KABATAAN ESSAY
Dr. Jose Wendell P. Capili, Chairperson
Ralph Semino Galan
Benilda S. Santos
Filipino Division
Nobela
Norman Wilwayco
Elmo Basangdahon
“Gerilya”
Grand prize, Nobela
MAIKLING KUWENTO
Maria Lucille G. Roxas
“Game Show”
1st prize, Maikling Kuwento
Lemuel E. Garcellano
Oona
“Anghel Kalahig”
2nd prize, Maikling Kuwento
Rommel B. Rodriguez
“Kabagyan”
3rd prize, Maikling Kuwento
MAIKLING KUWENTONG PAMBATA
April Jade B. Imson
Pinatola I’ Kilid
“Si Karding at ang Buwaya”
2nd prize, Maikling Kuwentong Pambata
Allan Alberto N. Derain
Alon Darang
“May Tatlong Kurimaw”
3rd prize, Maikling Kuwentong Pambata
SANAYSAY
Jing Panganiban-Mendoza
Sestina Amara
“Ang Pagbabalik ng Prinsesa ng Banyera”
1st prize, Sanaysay
Michael M. Coroza
Harana ng Puso
“Ang Mabuhay Singers at Ako sa Pag-awit At Pag-ibig”
2nd prize, Sanaysay
Eugene Y. Evasco
Latido Del Corazon
“Agaw-Buhay”
3rd prize, Sanaysay
TULA
Mikael de Lara Co
“Ang Iba’t Ibang Ngalan ng Hangin”
1st prize, Tula
Renato L. Santos
“Sari-Saring Salaghati…”
(at good-bye-my-kangkungan)
2nd prize, Tula
Niles Jordan Breis
Maria Socorro Antimonado
“Rubrica” mga lakbay-nilay at
pagbubunyag
3rd prize, Tula
DULANG MAY ISANG YUGTO
Floy C. Quintos
Noel Carillon
“Ang Kalungkutan ng mga Reyna”
1st prize, Dulang May Isang Yugto
Debbie Ann Tan
Golden Piat
“Teroristang Labandera”
2nd prize, Dulang May Isang Yugto
Allan B. Lopez
“Masaganang Ekonomiya”
3rd prize, Dulang May Isang Yugto
DULANG PAMPELIKULA
Emmanuel A. Dela Cruz/ Michiko Yamamoto
Setsuko
1434456 “The Singalong Singhs”
1st prize, Dulang Pampelikula
Dennis M. Marasigan
“Joy”
2nd prize, Dulang Pampelikula
Alfred Aloysius L. Adlawan
“Padyak”
3rd prize, Dulang Pampelikula
Kabataan sanaysay
Allen D. Yuarata
“Nang Dumating Si Joe”
3rd prize, Kabataan Sanaysay
Regional Languages Division
MAIKLING KUWENTO - CEBUANO
Macario D. Tiu
Sandino De Jesus
“Tsuru”
1st prize, Maikling Kuwento-Cebuano
Edgar S. Godin
Surealiza Maldoy-on
“Bingo”
2nd prize, Maikling Kuwento-Cebuano
Lilia T. Tio
Antonia
“Sapatos”
3rd prize, Maikling Kuwento-Cebuano
MAIKLING KUWENTO - HILIGAYNON
Leoncio P. Deriada
Ma. Asuncion Magbanua
“Ang Pagbalik sang Babaylan”
1st prize, Maikling Kuwento-Hiligaynon
Alice Tan Gonzales
“Dawata, Anak”
2nd prize,Maikling Kuwento-Hiligaynon
Marcel L. Milliam
Luis Batchoy
“Bitay”
3rd prize, Maikling Kuwento-Hiligaynon
MAIKLING KUWENTO - ILUKO
Danilo B. Antalan
Karissabong
“Dangilen”
1st prize, Maikling Kuwento-Iluko
Ariel S. Tabag
Saniata T. Bannawag
“Littugaw”
2nd prize, Maikling Kuwento-Iluko
Aurelio S. Agcaoili
Alegoria A. Nasudi
“Alegoria Uno”
3rd prize, Maikling Kuwento-Iluko
English Division
Novel
Miguel Syjuco
“Ilustrado”
Grand prize, Novel
SHORT STORY
Ian Rosales Casocot
Tatiana Pedillo
“Things You Don’t Know”
1st prize, Short Story
Tara FT Sering
Tinkerbell
“Good People”
2nd prize, Short Story
Nadine L. Sarreal
Sarah L. Natahan
“Night Sounds”
3rd prize, Short Story
SHORT STORY FOR CHILDREN
Celestine Marie G. Trinidad
“The Storyteller and the Giant”
1st prize, Short Story for Children
Kathleen Aton-Osias
“The Mapangarap and the Dream Trees”
3rd prize, Short Story for Children
ESSAY
Jose Claudio B.Guerrero
Headmistress Millie
“Talking to a Fu Dog on a Wedding Afternoon”
1st prize, Essay
Katrina Stuart Santiago
Pregnant Pause
“Mirrors”
2nd prize, Essay
Jhoanna Lynn B. Cruz
Bubu Banchi
“Sapay Koma”
3rd prize, Essay
POETRY
Francis C. Macansantos
“Morphic Variations”
1st prize, Poetry
Ana Maria Katigbak
Constance Pendleton
“Sl(e)ights”
2nd prize, Poetry
Marie La Viña
Dee Perez
“The Gospel According to the Blind Man”
3rd prize, Poetry
ONE-ACT PLAY
Maria Clarissa N. Estuar
Bluekessa
“Anybody’s Revolution”
1st prize, One-act Play
Percival Intalan
P. Parker
“Secret Identities”
2nd prize, One-act Play
Joachim Emilio B. Antonio
“Newspaper Dance”
3rd prize, One-act Play
FULL-LENGTH PLAY
Peter Solis Nery
Guglielmo Dellamaggidra
“The Passion of Jovita Fuentes”
1st prize, Full-length Play
Kabataan Essay
Miro Frances D. Capili
“Rated X”
1st prize, Kabataan Essay
Cristina Gratia T. Tantengco
“Things That Lie Beyond The Postcards”
2nd prize, Kabataan Essay
Elfermin M. Mallari, Jr.
“The Roads and Dreams That Meander”
3rd prize, Kabataan Essay
We would also like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to our esteemed judges for sharing with us their time and expertise, and for their dedication to the development of Philippine Literature.
Filipino Division
NOBELA
Lualhati T. Bautista, Tagapangulo
Jun Cruz Reyes
Dr. Domingo G. Landicho
DULANG PAMPELIKULA
Roy C. Iglesias, Tagapangulo
Mark A. Meily
Frank G. Rivera
DULANG GANAP ANG HABA
Dr. Ricardo G. Abad, Tagapangulo
Nonilon Queaño
Manuel Buising
DULANG MAY ISANG YUGTO
Rodolfo C. Vera, Tagapangulo
Chris Martinez
Elmer Gatchalian
MAIKLING KUWENTO
Lamberto E. Antonio, Tagapangulo
Dr. Fanny A. Garcia
Levy B. Dela Cruz
MAIKLING KUWENTONG PAMBATA
Ani Rosa S. Almario, Tagapangulo
Augie D. Rivera
Christine S. Bellen
SANAYSAY
Dr. Lilia F. Antonio, Tagapangulo
Roberto T. Añonuevo
Dr. Imelda Pineda-De Castro
TULA
Romulo Baquiran, Jr., Tagapangulo
Rhoderick V. Nuncio
Marra PL. Lanot
English Division
NOVEL
Antonio A. Hidalgo, Chairperson
Dr. Soledad S. Reyes
Shirley O. Lua
FULL-LENGTH PLAY
Malou L. Jacob, Chairperson
Fernando C. Josef
Glen Sevilla Mas
ONE-ACT PLAY
Dr. Jerry C. Respeto, Chairperson
Ronan B. Capinding
Nathaniel Joseph F. De Mesa
SHORT STORY
Charlson L. Ong, Chairperson
Dr. Jose Neil C. Garcia
Vicente Garcia Groyon III
SHORT STORY FOR CHILDREN
Ma. Elena Paterno-Locsin, Chairperson
Zarah C. Gagatiga
Ma. Luisa S. Felix
ESSAY
Karina A. Bolasco, Chairperson
Dr. Nilo L. Rosas
Dr. Ronald Baytan
POETRY
Dr. Marjorie Evasco, Chairperson
Dr. Jaime An Lim
Dr. Cesar Aquino
MAIKLING KUWENTO-CEBUANO
Dr. Teresita G. Maceda, Tagapangulo
Dr. Belen Calingacion
Atty. Manuel Faelnar
MAIKLING KUWENTO-ILUKO
Herminio S. Beltran, Jr., Tagapangulo
Ma. Leonida Fres-Felix
Rufino Rebudal
MAIKLING KUWENTO-HILIGAYNON
Dr. Corazon D. Villareal, Tagapangulo
Dr. Isabel Sebullen
Ms. Ada J. Loredo
KABATAAN SANAYSAY
Ligaya T. Rubin, Tagapangulo
Violeta A. Laraya
Perfecto T. Martin
KABATAAN ESSAY
Dr. Jose Wendell P. Capili, Chairperson
Ralph Semino Galan
Benilda S. Santos
Monday, September 22, 2008
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Monday, August 18, 2008
2LIT Preliminary Examination
Poem 10
José García Villa
First, a poem must be magical,
Then musical as a sea gull.
It must be a brightness moving
And hold secret a bird’s flowering.
It must be slender as a bell,
And it must hold fire as well.
It must have the wisdom of bows,
And it must kneel as a rose.
It must be able to hear
The luminance of dove and deer.
It must be able to hide
What it seeks like a bride.
And over all, I would like to hover
God, smiling from the poem’s cover.
The Dangers of This Craft
Fatima V. Lim Wilson
How we sing, even as we are boiled alive.
Those who torment us strain to sustain
Our last notes. In a landscape
Of sameness, our crooked towers scrape
Sensibilities, the well-trained eye.
Why when starved, do we thrive?
Remembrance of childhood’s bread
Rising. The taste of dulcified
Droppings of air. Our well-
Meaning friends beg us, please,
Speak in the measured tones
Of the mediocre. Show off
Our mastery of muteness,
The ambidextrous virtuosity
Of work-stained hands. Let
Those knitting needles, heavy
Handled axes fly. Why must
We hear voices? See the moving
Parts of still objects? And so,
We insist we no longer see
Through whitewashed walls.
We confess our dreams of flying
Have ceased. We scheme,
The miracle of money keeping us
Awake. Our pleasure lies
In memorizing the exactness
Of recipes. We are found to be
Most eloquent when quiet, even
As we argue happily with the teeming
Inhabitants opening doors in our heads.
We stare seemingly unmoved at the fire
Of our burning books, all the while
Enthralled, reading secrets in the flames.
They think they’ve killed us off
Even as somewhere, everywhere, a child
Recalls the beat of the ocean womb.
They dance upon our tombs, unaware
Of how they have fallen
Victim to the rhythm
Of our singing bones.
José García Villa
First, a poem must be magical,
Then musical as a sea gull.
It must be a brightness moving
And hold secret a bird’s flowering.
It must be slender as a bell,
And it must hold fire as well.
It must have the wisdom of bows,
And it must kneel as a rose.
It must be able to hear
The luminance of dove and deer.
It must be able to hide
What it seeks like a bride.
And over all, I would like to hover
God, smiling from the poem’s cover.
The Dangers of This Craft
Fatima V. Lim Wilson
How we sing, even as we are boiled alive.
Those who torment us strain to sustain
Our last notes. In a landscape
Of sameness, our crooked towers scrape
Sensibilities, the well-trained eye.
Why when starved, do we thrive?
Remembrance of childhood’s bread
Rising. The taste of dulcified
Droppings of air. Our well-
Meaning friends beg us, please,
Speak in the measured tones
Of the mediocre. Show off
Our mastery of muteness,
The ambidextrous virtuosity
Of work-stained hands. Let
Those knitting needles, heavy
Handled axes fly. Why must
We hear voices? See the moving
Parts of still objects? And so,
We insist we no longer see
Through whitewashed walls.
We confess our dreams of flying
Have ceased. We scheme,
The miracle of money keeping us
Awake. Our pleasure lies
In memorizing the exactness
Of recipes. We are found to be
Most eloquent when quiet, even
As we argue happily with the teeming
Inhabitants opening doors in our heads.
We stare seemingly unmoved at the fire
Of our burning books, all the while
Enthralled, reading secrets in the flames.
They think they’ve killed us off
Even as somewhere, everywhere, a child
Recalls the beat of the ocean womb.
They dance upon our tombs, unaware
Of how they have fallen
Victim to the rhythm
Of our singing bones.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Puedo escribir los versos mas tristes esta noche...
XX
Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche.
Escribir, por ejemplo: "La noche está estrellada,
y tiritan, azules, los astros, a lo lejos."
El viento de la noche gira en el cielo y canta.
Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche.
Yo la quise, y a veces ella también me quiso.
En las noches como esta la tuve entre mis brazos.
La besé tantas veces bajo el cielo infinito.
Ella me quiso, a veces yo también la quería.
Cómo no haber amado sus grandes ojos fijos.
Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche.
Pensar que no la tengo. Sentir que la he perdido.
Oir la noche inmensa, más inmensa sin ella.
Y el verso cae al alma como al pasto el rocío.
Qué importa que mi amor no pudiera guardarla.
La noche esta estrellada y ella no está conmigo.
Eso es todo. A lo lejos alguien canta. A lo lejos.
Mi alma no se contenta con haberla perdido.
Como para acercarla mi mirada la busca.
Mi corazón la busca, y ella no está conmigo.
La misma noche que hace blanquear los mismos árboles.
Nosotros, los de entonces, ya no somos los mismos.
Ya no la quiero, es cierto, pero cuánto la quise.
Mi voz buscaba el viento para tocar su oído.
De otro. Será de otro. Como antes de mis besos.
Su voz, su cuerpo claro. Sus ojos infinitos.
Ya no la quiero, es cierto, pero tal vez la quiero.
Es tan corto el amor, y es tan largo el olvido.
Porque en noches como esta la tuve entre mis brazos,
mi alma no se contenta con haberla perdido.
Aunque este sea el ultimo dolor que ella me causa,
y estos sean los ultimos versos que yo le escribo.
- Pablo Neruda
Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche.
Escribir, por ejemplo: "La noche está estrellada,
y tiritan, azules, los astros, a lo lejos."
El viento de la noche gira en el cielo y canta.
Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche.
Yo la quise, y a veces ella también me quiso.
En las noches como esta la tuve entre mis brazos.
La besé tantas veces bajo el cielo infinito.
Ella me quiso, a veces yo también la quería.
Cómo no haber amado sus grandes ojos fijos.
Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche.
Pensar que no la tengo. Sentir que la he perdido.
Oir la noche inmensa, más inmensa sin ella.
Y el verso cae al alma como al pasto el rocío.
Qué importa que mi amor no pudiera guardarla.
La noche esta estrellada y ella no está conmigo.
Eso es todo. A lo lejos alguien canta. A lo lejos.
Mi alma no se contenta con haberla perdido.
Como para acercarla mi mirada la busca.
Mi corazón la busca, y ella no está conmigo.
La misma noche que hace blanquear los mismos árboles.
Nosotros, los de entonces, ya no somos los mismos.
Ya no la quiero, es cierto, pero cuánto la quise.
Mi voz buscaba el viento para tocar su oído.
De otro. Será de otro. Como antes de mis besos.
Su voz, su cuerpo claro. Sus ojos infinitos.
Ya no la quiero, es cierto, pero tal vez la quiero.
Es tan corto el amor, y es tan largo el olvido.
Porque en noches como esta la tuve entre mis brazos,
mi alma no se contenta con haberla perdido.
Aunque este sea el ultimo dolor que ella me causa,
y estos sean los ultimos versos que yo le escribo.
- Pablo Neruda
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