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Literary awards were an important way of promoting literature in the Philippines during the 20th century. It is said that the Filipino poet Jesús Balmori won the first three prizes in the contest organized to celebrate "Rizal's day" in 1908 and that…

Gregorio C. Coching’s life (1892-1961) was bonded to the periodical press from a very young age. During his childhood, he sold newspapers to help his mother to make a living after his father’s death. Years later, in 1923, he won the first price…