Winners of 1st Pangasinan Literary Contest Bared

LINGAYEN---Twelve young and adult Pangasinenses received recognition and awards from Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. for winning in the Kurit Panlunggaring writing contest, the 1^st Pangasinan Literary contest launched by the province as one of the highlights of the 432^nd Agew na Pangasinan foundation anniversary celebration last April 11.

Gov. Espino who strongly pushes for the development of the Pangasinan language has personally handed the trophies and cash prizes to the winners whose entries were all written in the Pangasinan dialect in the form of poems, short stories and essays.

Malu Elduayan, tourism operations division officer said the Kurit Panlunggaring seeks to develop Pangasinan literature by providing incentives for professional and aspiring local witers from Pangasinan.

She said this also aims to help preserve the Pangasinan language as well as the Pangasinenses’ appreciation of their mother tongue in the written form.

Top winner in the short story writing (adult division) is Alex B. Fernandez of Dagupan City whose entry “Say Toon Akalmo Say Toon Abalangan” won 1^st prize with a cash of P15,000 and a trophy. Alvin S. De Guzman from Calasiao took the 2^nd prize of P10,000 with his short story entitled “Babang.” Harvie C. Aquino’s entry “Miron” won a prize of P8,000 for the 3^rd place.

For the poetry writing (adult division), Crissa P. Zamoranos, a lady from Calasiao grabbed the 1^st prize of P10,000 for “Nanduruman Lupa’y Panangaro” with Bolinao’s Ana Lyn Soriano’s entry “Bilay” on 2^nd place  for P8,000 while Glenn Dale I. Pernes of Pozorrubio won 3^rd prize with a trophy and cash of P5,000 for his poem entitiled “Saray Anlong nen Ezra.”

Essay Writing winners in the youth division include Ma. Loudel P. Biag of Dagupan City for 1^st place plus a cash of P8,000 and a trophy with her essay entitiled “Say Pangasinan So Walad Pusok”; Jorge A. Aviles of Lingayen on 2^nd place with P5,000 cash and trophy for his entry “Mansiansia So Salita ed Maligsan Literatura” and Danstan Lee I. Pernes from Pozorrubio with his “Literaturan Pangasinan, Matalungaring tan Mayaman” winning 3^rd prize receiving P3,000 cash and trophy.

Winners in Poetry Writing (youth division) are Archimedes Reimann M. Cayabyab of San Carlos City with his poem entitled “Sintemiyento na Salitan Pangasinan” winning 1^st prize with a cash of P5,000 and trophy.

Ma. Loudel Biag who was the grand winner in the essay writing division notched another prize as she placed 2^nd with her poem “Balikas” winning another P3,000 while Jason Bustamante of Binmaley placed 3^rd and a cash of P2,000 for his entry of “Puso’y Pilipinas Tan Arom Niran Anlong.”