PALANCA
First Place, Ming Ming, 2006 Palanca (One-Act Play English)
Third Place, Badung, 2022 (Dulang May Ganap ang Haba)
Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas for Drama (English and Filipino, UMPIL, Writers Union of the Philippines, conferred August 2014 (highest distinction for a literary icon in the Philippines)
CCP Gador, 2020, awarded by the Cultural Center of the Philippines Kaisa sa Sining, for outstanding contribution to Mindanao Culture and the Arts
Fr. Francisco Demetrio Award for Culture and the Arts, conferred by Xavier University, March 2011
Pilak, Cultural Center of the Philippines, for outstanding cultural work, 2004
Who’s Who in the 21st Century, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge (1st edition, 2001)
2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge (1st edition, 2001)
Notable Global Pinoy, SM Supermalls, Sept. 2010.
Top Ten Outstanding Alumni, Department of English, Mindanao State University (MSU), celebrating MSU’s Golden Anniversary, 2012.
Observation Trip of Young Theater Leaders, Japan, Japan Foundation, 1999.
Group Study Exchange Scholar, Rotary International, Northern California and Nevada, USA, 1989.
Local Fellow for Drama, U.P. Creative Writing Center, 1993-1994.
Outstanding Citizen Award for Culture and Arts, Iligan Sinulog Jaycee Senate, 1993.
Community Leadership Award, Leadership in the Arts and Culture, Lanao Press and Radio-TV Club, 1993.
