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The Manila Critics Circle announced the
winners of the National Book Awards for books published in 2005 at the
Manila International Book Fair in the World Trade Center in Pasay
City, Metro Manila, on August 31. The awards were sponsored by
the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the National Book
Development Board, and Primetrade Asia.
Named Publisher of the Year was Anvil
Publishing. Esther Pacheco was given a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Winners
are:
Alfonso T. Ongpin Award for Best Book on
Art: Tanaw:
Perspectives on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Painting Collection,
edited by Ramon E. S. Lerma, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
Biography/Autobiography:
The Last Full Moon: Lessons on My Life, by Gilda Cordero
Fernando, GCF Books.
Business and Economics:
The Bangko Sentral & the Philippine Economy, edited by Vicente
B. Valdepeñas Jr., Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas; and Setting
Frameworks: Family Business and Strategic Management, by Elfren
Cruz, Anvil Publishing.
Children’s Literature:
The Yellow Paper Clip with Bright Purple Spots, by Nikki
Dy-Liacco, Adarna House.
Comic Books: Siglo:
Passion, edited by Dean Francis Alfar and Vincent Simbulan,
Kestrel IMC, Mango Books, and Quest Ventures.
Cookbook and Food:
Gabay sa Pagkain ng Gulay-Dagat, by Paciente A. Cordero Jr.,
Far Eastern University Publications; and Slow Food: Philippine
Culinary Traditions, edited by Erlinda Enriquez Panlilio and
Felice Prudente Sta. Maria, Anvil Publishing.
Education:
Edukasyong Pampubliko: Ang Karanasan ng Kabite, 1898-1913, by
Emmanuel Franco Calairo, Cavite Historical Society; and University
Traditions: The Humanities Interviews, edited by Ramon C. Sunico,
Ateneo de Manila University.
Essay: The
Cardinal’s Sins, The General’s Cross, The Martyr’s Testimony and Other
Affirmations, by Gregorio C. Brillantes, Ateneo de Manila
University Press.
Juan C. Laya Award for Best Book of Fiction in a
Philippine Language:
Calvary Road: Mga Kuwento sa Balighong Panahon, by Abdon M. Balde
Jr., University of Santo Tomas Publishing House.
Juan C. Laya Award for Best Book of Fiction in a Foreign
Language: White
Elephants, by Angelo Lacuesta, Anvil Publishing.
Film: Making
Documentaries in the Philippines, by Isabel Enriquez Kenny, Anvil
Publishing.
Folklore: Myth,
Mimesis and Magic in the Music of the T’boli, Philippines, by
Manolete Mora, Ateneo de Manila University Press.
History: Davao:
Reconstructing History from Text and Memory, by Macario D. Tiu,
Ateneo de Davao University; and To Love and to Suffer: The
Development of the Religious Congregations for Women in the Spanish
Philippines, 1565-1898, by Luciano Santiago, Ateneo de Manila
University Press.
Linguistics:
Sawikaan 2004: Mga Salita ng Taon, edited by Galileo S. Zafra and
Romulo P. Baquiran Jr., University of the Philippines Press.
Medicine and Health:
The Truth about Coconut Oil: The Drugstore in a Bottle, by Conrado
S. Dayrit, Anvil Publishing.
Music: Tunugan:
Four Essays on Filipino Music, by Ramon Pagayon Santos, University
of the Philippines Press.
Personal Anthology:
Sakit ng Kalingkingan: 100 Dagli sa Edad ng Krisis, by Rolando B.
Tolentino, University of the Philippines Press.
Poetry: Dark
Hours, by Conchitina Cruz, University of the Philippines Press;
Misterios and Other Poems, by J. Neil C. Garcia, University of the
Philippines Press; and Saulado: Mga Tula, by Rebecca T.
Añonuevo, University of the Philippines Press.
Reference: 100
Questions Filipino Kids Ask, by Liwliwa Malabed and Emylou Infante,
Adarna House and Liwayway Marketing.
Social Sciences:
Authentic Though Not Exotic: Essays on Filipino Identity, by
Fernando Nakpil Zialcita, Ateneo de Manila University Press.
Special Interest:
Huling Ptyk: Da Art of Nonoy Marcelo, by Pandy Aviado, Sylvia
Mayuga, and Dario Marcelo, Anvil Publishing.
Theology and Religion:
Pagsubok sa Ilang: Ikaapat na Mukha ni Satanas, by Tony Perez,
Anvil Publishing; and A Pilgrim’s Notes: Ethics, Social Ethics,
Bioethics, by Fausto B. Gomez, O.P., University of Santo Tomas
Publishing House.
Translation: Fr.
Francisco Coronel’s Arte y Reglas, Kapampangan Grammar and Rules,
circa 1621, translated by Edilberto V. Santos, Holy Angel
University Press.
Travel: Ciudad
Murada: A Walk Through Historic Intramuros, by Jose Victor Z.
Torres, Intramuros Administration & Vibal Publishing House.
Best Design: A
Pilgrim’s Diary: Passages and Inner Landscapes, by Angela Blardony
Ureta, designed by Ige Ramos, Treehouse Creative Village.
Citations:
Angono, Rizal series, by Ligaya G. Tiamson-Rubin, University of
Santo Tomas Publishing House; Kultura Mangyan series, edited by
Antoon Postma, Mangyan Heritage Center; Makata sa Cellphone series,
by Frank G. Rivera, University of Santo Tomas Publishing House; and
Ubod New Authors Series, National Commission for Culture and the
Arts.
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