| 45th Palanca Awards | |
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The 45th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country.[1]
The Palanca Hall of Fame was also established in 1995 and is presented to a Palanca awardee who has achieved the distinction of winning five first prizes in the regular categories. It awarded the distinction to seven writers who have already reached the milestone, including Ruth Elynia S. Mabanglo, Buenaventura S. Medina Jr., Rolando S. Tinio, Rene O. Villanueva, Gregorio C. Brillantes, Cirilo F. Bautista, and Jesus T. Peralta. Peralta clinched his fifth first prize way back in 1978 for “Exit No Exit” under the Full-Length Play category. Bautista clinched his fifth first prize way back in 1979 for “Crossroads” under the Poetry category. Brillantes clinched his fifth first prize way back in 1984 for “Climate of Disaster, Season of Disgrace” under the Essay category. Villanueva clinched his fifth first prize way back in 1990 for both “Ang Unang Baboy sa Langit” and "Tungkung Langit at Alunsina," which both won under the Maikling Kwentong Pambata category. Tinio clinched his fifth first prize way back in 1993 for “Ang Kuwento ni A.” under the Dulang Pantelebisyon category. Medina clinched his fifth first prize way back in 1993 for “Moog” under the Nobela category. And Mabanglo clinched her fifth first prize in 1995 for “Bayan ng Lunggati, Bayan ng Pighati” under the Tula category. The said award is given to writers who have won five (5) first places in any category.[2]
LIST OF WINNERS
The 1995 winners were divided into fourteen categories, open only to English and Filipino [Tagalog] short story, short story for children, poetry, essay, one-act play, and full-length play, plus the Dulang Pantelebisyon and Dulang Pampelikula, open only for the Filipino Division: