Mervin C. Salazar

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Mervin C. Salazar (born 1977) is a Filipino writer. In 1996, Salazar was awarded the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, the Philippines' most prestigious literary award. He finished a Bachelor of Arts degree in creative writing at University of the Philippines.

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Palanca Awards Awards given annually for achievements in literature within the Philippines

The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, popularly known as the Palanca Awards, are a set of literary awards for Philippine writers. Usually referred to as the "Pulitzer Prize of the Philippines", it is the country's highest literary honor in terms of prestige. Winning works are entered in the competition either as previously published pieces or in manuscript form. The Palanca Awards, organized by the Carlos Palanca Foundation, is one of the Philippines' longest-running awards programs.

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1951. Open only in English and Tagalog Short Story, these are the first recipient winners of the Awards.

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1952.

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1954.

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in 1968.

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1955.

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1957.

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1956.

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1971.

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1958.

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1959.

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in 1960.

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in 1962.

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in 1961.

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Rony V. Diaz is a Filipino writer. He has won several Palanca Awards. He joined The Manila Times in 2001 as executive director. He eventually became publisher and president of the Manila Times School of Journalism. He has taught English at the University of the Philippines Diliman and has worked for the Philippine government as a foreign service corp. He is the author of the story "The Centipede".

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 2007. The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards was held on September 1, 2007.

Jun Robles Lana, born as Rodolfo R. Lana Jr., is an internationally acclaimed Filipino filmmaker. The winner of 11 Palanca Awards for Literature, he became the youngest member of the Palanca Hall of Fame in 2006. In 2015, he directed the multi-awarded film "Shadow Behind The Moon" which won the Best Director, NETPAC and FIPRESCI awards at the 13th Pacific Meridian Film Festival. At the 20th International Film Festival of Kerala, he won the Best Director award for the same film.

Vincent Abenojar De Jesus is a Filipino composer, librettist, musical scorer, and musical director for theater, television, and film. He is also a writer, lyricist, actor, singer, and educator. He attended the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Music, and majored in piano and voice. He was a member of the Philippine Educational Theater Association from 1983 to 2020.

Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas is a Filipina poet, fiction writer and essayist.

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