Prominent icons in Philippine arts and literature came together once
again to judge the 2009 Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. Now on
its 59th year, the country’s most prestigious and longest-running
literary competition continues to honor Filipino literary works with the help
of its esteemed roster of judges.

The judges are established personalities in the fields of performing
arts, literature, media, publishing and the academe, among others. With the
Palanca Awards’ primary goal of enriching the nation’s cultural heritage in
mind, these judges carefully selected winners for the contest’s various
categories following a thorough screening process.

Winners for this year’s Palanca Awards were honored with ceremonies held
on September 1 at The Peninsula Hotel Manila in Makati City.

Established in 1950 to honor Don Carlos Palanca Sr., the Awards aims
to help develop Philippine literature for writers to craft their most
outstanding literary work; to be a treasury of the Philippines’ literary gems
from our gifted writers; and to assist in its dissemination to the public,
especially the students.

The 59th Palanca Awards panels of judges for the different
literary categories are the following:

FILIPINO DIVISION                                                      

DULANG
GANAP ANG HABA                              

Dr.
Rustica C. Carpio – TAGAPANGULO                                   

Raffy Tejada
– kagawad                                                    

Glecy C.
Atienza – kagawad

SANAYSAY                                                             

Rebecca
T. Añonuevo – TAGAPANGULO                                   

Lita
Abueg- kagawad                                                       

Luna
Sicat-Cleto – kagawad                                             

TULA                                                                    

Aida F.
Santos – TAGAPANGULO                                   

Jema M.
Pamintuan – kagawad                                             

Dr. Rofel
G. Brion – kagawad                 

MAIKLING
KUWENTONG PAMBATA                                   

Dr. Fely
Pado – TAGAPANGULO                                             

Tara
Sering – kagawad                                                       

Edgar
Samar –  kagawad                                                       

MAIKLING
KUWENTO                                                     

Dr. Mario
I. Miclat – TAGAPANGULO                                   

Marco
Lopez – kagawad                                                       

Alvin
Yapan – kagawad                                                        

DULANG
MAY ISANG YUGTO                                      

Dr.
Rolando B. Tolentino – TAGAPANGULO                          

Vincent
A. De Jesus – kagawad                                             

Isay
Alvarez – kagawad                 

TULANG
ISINULAT PARA SA MGA BATA                     

Roberto
T. Añonuevo – TAGAPANGULO                                             

Karina A.
Bolasco - kagawad                                                       

Rogelio
G. Mangahas - kagawad                          

DULANG
PAMPELIKULA                                                

Mel
Chionglo – TAGAPANGULO                                             

Carlo J.
Caparas – kagawad                                             

Adolf
Alix, Jr. – kagawad    

REGIONAL LANGUAGES

MAIKLING
KUWENTO – ILUKO

Honor
Blanco Cabie – TAGAPANGULO

Dr. Noemi
U. Rosal – kagawad

Dionisio
S. Bulong – kagawad

MAIKLING
KUWENTO - CEBUANO

Atty.
Manuel G. Faelnar – TAGAPANGULO

Dr.
Erlinda K. Alburo – kagawad

Dr.
Carmencita Abayan – kagawad

MAIKLING
KUWENTO- HILIGAYNON   

Dr.
Isabel D. Sebullen – TAGAPANGULO

Nerio
Jedeliz –kagawad

Dr.
Rosario Cruz-Lucero – kagawad

ENGLISH DIVISION

FULL-LENGTH
PLAY

Joy G.
Virata - CHAIRPERSON

Shamaine
Centenera-Buencamino - member

Pinky
Amador - member

ESSAY

Dr. Elmer
Ordoñez - CHAIRMAN

Danilo
Francisco M. Reyes - member

Eden
Estopace - member

POETRY

Ana Maria
Katigbak - CHAIRPERSON

Conchitina
Cruz - member

Mikael de
Lara Co – member

SHORT
STORY FOR CHILDREN

Neni Sta.
Romana Cruz - CHAIRPERSON

Cyan
Abad-Jugo - member

Dina
Ocampo-Cristobal – member

SHORT
STORY

Dr.
Macario Tiu – CHAIRMAN

Esther
Pacheco - member

Amado
Angelo R. Lacuesta – member

ONE-ACT
PLAY

Dr.
Isagani R. Cruz - CHAIRMAN

Edward
D.S. Cabagnot - member

Debbie
Ann Tan – member

POETRY
WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN

Mr. Ramon
Sunico - CHAIRMAN              

Mr.
Alfred Yuson

Ms. Ma.
Elena Paterno-Locsin

KABATAAN
SANAYSAY and ESSAY    

Ma.
Milagros C. Laurel-CHAIRPERSON

Marra PL.
Lanot-member                            

Ian
Rosales Casocot-member