Bacolod broadcaster Serafin “Jopy” Plotria won the Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature for the second time.
The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature celebrated its illustrious 72nd year with an awarding ceremony held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC).
The Awards honored achievements across 22 writing categories, including the Novel and Nobela categories.
A total of 54 contestants received awards in 22 writing categories in four divisions: Kabataan, English, Filipino, and Regional Languages. Among them is Serafin Plotria Jr., an award-winning broadcaster and educator in Bacolod City.
Plotria bagged his second Palanca win this year for his piece “Ang Liwat nga Paglupad ni Lolo,” which won 1st Prize in the short-story Hiligaynon category.*
