Winning Works
A collection of literary pieces recognized by the Palanca Awards across its various divisions and categories, celebrating outstanding works in Philippine literature.
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Gulayan Klasrum
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Nang Maging Mendiola ko ang Internet Dahil kay Mama
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Isang Pindot sa Kamalayan
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Sa Ingit ng Pinto
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Sa Aking Pagbuklat sa mga Makabagong Pahina
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Madyik Bisikleta
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Ang Alamat ng Batang Manunulat
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Pagkatok ng Dumadagundong na Manok sa Umaga
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Deus Ex Machina: Sapagkat Tayo ay Bulag Pa
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Bago Pa Tuluyang Maligaw
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Hindi ko Alam
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Ang Nakakikiliting Kalabit ng Bukang-Liwayway
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Hulagway sa Rabaw ng Tubig
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Minsan Nag-selfie ang Isang Propagandista
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Ang Pinakamagandang Pamato sa Larong Piko
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Patlang
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Sungkitin Pabalik ang Nakalipas
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Paglaya Mula sa Pagtakaas
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Sino ang Lumansag sa Lunday ni Lola Basyang?
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Gulugod sa Pagsibol ng Binhi
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Echo Mula sa Gatilyo
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Sa Pilang Salungat sa Manghuhula at Bolang Kristal
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Pamimintana
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Ang Larong Naipanalo ko
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Mga Bantas ang Nagsilbi kong Guro
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Aranya sa kisame
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Sa panahon ng bagabag at balisa: Paghagilap sa pira-pirasong retaso ng hinahon at pa(g)hinga
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Dito sa Kanlungan ng Hiraya’t Katotohanan
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Sinulid at Buhay
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Bura, Sulat
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Tamang Pagluto ng Sinigang
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Enter Prompt: Ma, Sorry Po!
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Suki Ako ng Pagod
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The Nature of Nurture
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A Shot at Perfection
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Green at Heart
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The Golden Mean
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Of Pixels and Power
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Gods of the Internet
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Chapter One: Downloading
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Being Bookish
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What We Are Losing
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Hymns of the Mountains, Dreams of the Stars
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Panacea
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Manifesto of Literature
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Avoiding the Fate of Gregor Samsa
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Adrift on a Promise
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The Unwritten Rule
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That Man, That Hero in our Stories
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A Loaded Gun in the House Next Door
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Until Transcendence
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To Thine Own Self Be True
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Then the Abstract was Misunderstood
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iThink, Therefore iAm
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The Adventure of an Alien and the Matalino Kid
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Culture Redefined
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The Pursuit of Lucidity
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Worlds Behind Words
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Boundless
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A Passage to Reading
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Thoughts on Eden
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Before you click
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The Naught of What-is,, What-ifs, and Whats-not
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Home is a Bowl of Warm Soup
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Covid-19 is My Alter Ego
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The Social Pandemic
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Living on play in a world on pause
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The bully is you
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Five more minutes, please!
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The Digital Snowball
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My Humanly Unhuman Friend
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Some Things Must Never Change
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The Salt Sermon
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Everything is Made Up
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Ctrl + V? No Thanks
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