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ABS-CBN scriptwriters bag Palanca literature award

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Reiniel Pawid, ABS-CBN News

MANILA – ABS-CBN scriptwriters Ralph Lorenz G. Fonte, M.D. and Enrique S. Villasis bag medals anew at Palanca Awards.After a two-year hiatus, the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature staged its 70th edition in Bonifacio Global City.Fonte&#x27;s &quot;Uyayi ng mga Patay na Buwan&quot; earned him first place in the Tula category and his second Palanca award.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">ABS-CBN scriptwriters Dr. Ralph Lorenz G. Fonte and Enrique S. Villasis bag medal anew at 70th Palanca awards. <a href="https://t.co/IzwMPmsNaL">pic.twitter.com/IzwMPmsNaL</a>— Reiniel Pawid (@PawidReiniel) <a href="https://twitter.com/PawidReiniel/status/1597950201029095427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>According to Fonte, his literary piece tackles how humankind can help address climate change.&quot;Sa ngayon nararanasan natin ang climate change at ito’y nagbubunsod sa kagagawan ng tao. Sa excessive carbon emissions, pagsira sa kalikasan, pagkalbo ng mga puno at ano ano pa. Kung hindi tayo matututo sa ating pinagdaanan ay tadhanan talaga nating puksain ang ating mga sarili,&quot; he said.Meanwhile, Villasis&#x27; &quot;Pintula&quot; won second place in Tula category, giving him his sixth Palanca award.Pintula is an expression of Vicente Manansala’s paintings.&quot;Experience ang handog ng tula, ito’y nagbibigay ng karanasan at insight. Noong binubuo ko siya ay may arc siya sa ‘movement’— pag galaw, migration at the same time yung ‘desire’ ito ang nais iparating ng mga tula,&quot; Villasis said.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/29/22/these-artists-have-been-with-star-magic-for-25-years">These artists have been with Star Magic for 25+ years</a></li></ul>A total of 59 writers, 28 of which are first-time awardees, were chosen as the recipients of the 70th Palanca awards.Named after businessman and philanthropist Don Carlos Palanca Sr., the Palanca Awards continuously seeks to cultivate local literature by providing incentives for writers, serving as a treasury of literary gems at the same time.The complete winners for this year&#x27;s awards are:<div>KABATAAN SANAYSAY</div>1st Prize Glorious Zavannah Exylin C. Alesna ‘Pamimintana’2nd Prize Hansly Kendrich C. Saw ‘Ang Larong Naipanalo Ko’3rd Prize John Clarence D. Espedido ‘Mga Bantas ang Nagsilbi kong Guro’<div>KABATAAN ESSAY</div>1st Prize Glorious Zahara Exylin C. Alesna ‘Home is a Bowl of Warm Soup’2nd Prize Jenine A. Santos ‘Covid-19 is My Alter Ego’3rd Prize Gavin Micah T. Herrera ‘The Social Pandemic’<div>FILIPINO DIVISION</div><div>MAIKLING KUWENTO</div>1st Prize Charmaine M. Lasar ‘Ang Value ng X Kapag Choppy si Mam’2nd Prize Abegail E. Pariente ‘Barangay Alitaptap’3rd Prize Alec Joshua B. Paradeza ‘Kung sa Bawat Pagtawag ay Pagtawid sa Dagat’<div>MAILING KUWENTONG PAMBATA</div>1st Prize Mark Norman S. Boquiren ‘Si VeRaptor1 Laban kay Trolakuz’2nd Prize Wilfredo Farrales Sarangaya ‘Balong Batsit, ang Bidang Bulilit at Bayaning Bulinggit’3rd Prize Benedick N. Damaso ‘Mirasol para kay Lola Sol’<div>SANAYSAY</div>1st Prize Venice Kayla Dacanay Delica ‘Kung Magkapalad Ka&#x27;t Mangmang’2nd Prize Jhon Lester P. Sandigan ‘Tatlong Pancit Canton’3rd Prize Nathaniel R. Alcantara ‘Isang Dekadang Kontrata sa Piling ng mga Mikrobyo’<div>TULA</div>1st Prize Ralph Lorenz G. Fonte, M.D. ‘Uyayi ng mga Patay na Buwan’2nd Prize Enrique S. Villasis ‘Pintula’3rd Prize Sonny C. Sendon ‘Mga Anino sa Guno at iba pang mga tula’<div>TULA PARA SA MGA BATA</div>1st Prize Christian R. Vallez ‘Tula, Tula, Paano ka Ginawa?’2nd Prize Rebecca T. Anonuevo ‘Ale Bangbang’3rd Prize Ninia H. dela Cruz ‘Mga Pahina sa Alaala ng Nanay’<div>DULANG MAY ISANG YUGTO</div>1st Prize Andrew Bonifacio L. Clete ‘Punks Not Dead’2nd Prize Layeta P. Bucoy ‘Dance of the Foolies’3rd Prize Ryan Machado ‘Huling Haraya nina Ischia at Emetena’<div>DULANG GANAP ANG HABA</div>1st Prize Joshua Lim So ‘Mga Silid ng Unos: Tomo Uno’2nd Prize Rodolfo C. Vera ‘Anak Datu’3rd Prize Steven Prince C. Fernandez ‘Badung’<div>DULANG PAMPELIKULA</div>1st Prize Avelino Mark C. Balmes, Jr. ‘Amoy Pulbos’2nd Prize Noreen Besmar Capili ‘DOS’3rd Prize Ehdison M. Dimen ‘Ang Pananalangin sa Getsemani’<div>SHORT STORY-CEBUANO</div>1st Prize Noel P. Tuazon ‘Barang’2nd Prize Manu Avenido ‘Ikigai’3rd Prize Januar E. Yap ‘John Wayne ug ang Goldfish kong Inanan’<div>SHORT STORY-HILIGAYNON</div>1st Prize Peter Solis Nery ‘Ang Macatol Kag Ang &quot;Queen of Relief&quot;2nd Prize Early Sol A. Gadong ‘Malipayon nga Katapusan’3rd Prize Ritchie D. Pagunsan ‘Esperanza’<div>SHORT STORY-ILOKANO</div>1st Prize Oswald Ancheta Valente ‘Ti Kimat Ken Ti Silag’2nd Prize Remedios S. Tabelisma-Aguillon ‘Ti Ubing’3rd Prize Rodolfo D. Agatep Jr. ‘Karton’<div>SHORT STORY</div>1st Prize lan Rosales Casocot ‘Ceferina in Apartment 2G’2nd Prize Exie Abola ‘Ardor’3rd Prize Hammed Bolotaolo ‘The Money Changer’<div>SHORT STORY FOR CHILDREN</div>1st Prize NO WINNER2nd Prize Elyrah L. Salanga-Torralba ‘Cloud Keeper’3rd Prize Heather Ann Ferrer Pulido ‘My Grandma who lives in a Half House’<div>ESSAY</div>1st Prize Alfonso Tomas P. Araullo ‘Letter from Tawi-Tawi’2nd Prize Michaela Sarah De Leon ‘Filipino Millennial Monomyth’3rd Prize Alexandra Francesca A. Bichara ‘The Helmsman&#x27;s Daughter’<div>POETRY</div>1st Prize Ramil Digal Gulle ‘Bol-anon Prodigal’2nd Prize Soleil David ‘A Few Dawns from now, A Sunfish’3rd Prize Lawrence Anthony R. Bernabe ‘The Blueline’<div>POETRY WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN</div>1st Prize Elyrah L. Salanga-Torralba ‘An Empty Chair in the Corner’2nd Prize Peter Solis Nery ‘Picnic, Symphony and othel concepts a 4th Grader needs to know’3rd Prize NO WINNER<div>ONE-ACT PLAY</div>1st Prize Ronald S. Covar ‘The Cave Dwellers’2nd Prize Bonifacio P. llagan ‘Salvaged Eman’3rd Prize Maria Kristine B. Roxas-Miller ‘Agencia Feliz’<div>FULL-LENGTH PLAY</div>1st Prize Layeta P. Bucoy ‘Orgullo Compound’2nd Prize Jay Mariano Crisostomo IV ‘Black Bordello’3rd Prize Dustin Edward D. Celestino ‘The Lost Filipino Patriots of Amenca’<div>NOBELA</div>Grand Prize (Pangunahing Gantimpala) Khavn ‘ANTIMARVOS’Special Prize (Natatanging Gantimpala) Edgar Calabia Samar ‘Teorya ng Unang Panahon’

After a two-year hiatus, the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature staged its 70th edition in Bonifacio Global City.

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ABS-CBN scriptwriters bag Palanca literature award

Reiniel Pawid,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 01, 2022 01:20 AM PHT

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Updated December 01, 2022 06:18 PM PHT

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