1988 Palanca Awards

The 38th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country.
LIST OF WINNERS
The 1988 winners were divided into ten categories, open only to English and Filipino short story, poetry, essay, one-act play, and full-length play:

English Division

Short Story

First Prize: Eli Ang Barroso, "Our Lady of the Arts and Letters"
Second Prize: Mario Miclat, "Antonio and His China Wall"
Third Prize: Eric Gamalinda, "Mourning and Weeping in this Valley of Tears"

Poetry

First Prize: Merlie Alunan, "Poems for Amina"
Second Prize: Eric Gamalinda, "Patria Y Muerte"
Third Prize: Clovis Nazareno, "Horns of the World"

Essay

First Prize: Tezza Parel, "A Sort of Life by the Seawall"
Second Prize: Isagani R. Cruz, "Deconstructing America: America Through the Eyes of Filipinos"
Third Prize: Edgardo B. Maranan, "Palawan: Tales of Poverty, Poetry and Time Travel"

One-Act Play

First Prize: Bobby Flores Villasis, "Salcedo"
Second Prize: No Winner
Third Prize: Elsa M. Coscolluela, "Japayukisan"

Full-Length Play

First Prize: No Winner
Second Prize: No Winner
Third Prize: Mig Alvarez Enriquez, "Alin Ed Purona or Princess Urduja"
Honorable Mention: Felix A. Clemente, "The Wedding"

Filipino Division

Maikling Kwento

First Prize: Cyrus P. Borja, "Sugat sa Dagat"
Second Prize: Dong Delos Reyes, "Ecce Homo, Ecce Machina"
Third Prize: Ronald De Leon, "Huling Pagsusulit"

Tula

First Prize: Ariel Dim. Borlongan, "Malulungkot na Taludtod"
Second Prize: Josephine Barrios, "Babae Akong Namumuhay Mag-isa"
Third Prize: Romulo P. Baquiran Jr., "Mga Pangarap at Bangungot na Di Malimot"

Sanaysay

Honorable Mention:

Dulang May Isang Yugto

First Prize: Ronaldo C. Tumbokon, "Ang Bagong Libis ng Nayon"
Second Prize: Amado Lacuesta Jr., "Abril 1521"
Third Prize: No Winner

Dulang Ganap ang Haba

First Prize: Manuel R. Buising, "Kung Bakit May Nuno sa Punso"
Second Prize: Malou Leviste Jacob, "Pulitika ng Buhay at Pag-ibig"
Third Prize: Felix Padilla, "Larawan ng Pilipino Bilang Artista"