
Artlet alumni win big in 68th Palanca Awards
By ANGEL B. DUKHA III
THREE ALUMNI of the Faculty were among the litterateurs awarded in the 68th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards).
Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies resident fellow Paul Castillo bagged first place in the Tula category while journalism graduates Iza Maria Reyes and Chuck Smith won third place in the Sanaysay and Essay categories, respectively.
Castillo's poem collection “Luna’t Lunas” is about medicine for cough and colds and maintenance drugs commonly found in pharmacies.
The poet graduated from the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education (AB-BSE) program, a now-defunct double-degree program once offered by the Faculty.
“Nagsimula at naisulat ko ang mga tula dahil pharmacist ang f...