Winners of the 2019 Saranggola Blog Awards (SBA) in various categories will be announced in an awarding ceremony on June 12, 2020 at 2:00pm. The event also coincides with the celebration of the group’s 11th anniversary.
The SBA 2019 is made possible in collaboration with the Intertextual Division of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. The awarding ceremony is free and open to the public, and can be viewed online through the SBA Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/saranggolablogawards/).
Saranggola Blog Awards was established by Real Estate worker Bernard Umali with the support of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, DMCI Homes and Golden Leaf Productions. A graduate from the Philippine Normal University, Bernard began the SBA to give Filipino bloggers a venue to present their blogs in Tagalog. Initially, Bernard wanted only bloggers to compete in the SBA, but later extended it to the public where everyone could join and write their own Internet blogs.
One of the SBA’s objectives is to spread the use of the Filipino language on the Internet. Participants in the event include people without any background in literature or writing-related course in college, as well as Overseas Filipino Workers. The SBA management also believe that this can even inspire other people with no passion for writing to write blogs.
The SBA’s categories consist of Short Story, Flash Fiction, Children’s Tales, Essay, Poetry and Book Review. This year’s judges comprise of noted writers and critics in the Philippines:
Judges for the Short Story:
Bob Ong
Che Sarigumba
Perry Mangilaya
Judges for Flash Fiction:
Deane Camua
Abdon Balde, Jr.
Ernesto Carandang
Judges for Children’s Tales:
Wennielyn Fajilan
Ruth Valorie Catabijan
AJ Pulmano (child)
Judges for Essay:
Marra Lanot
Katrina Stuart Santiago
Camilo Villanueva
Judges for Poetry:
Louise Adrienne Lopez
Adam David
Herminio Beltran Jr.
Judges for the Book Review:
Pinoy Reads Pinoy Books Book Club moderators and members
Jayson Fajardo
Erika Antuerfia
Maria Ella Betos
Each winner will receive a cash prize, certificate, and a trophy created by visual artist Honesto Guiruela.
Everyone is invited to join and watch the awarding ceremony of SBA 2019. For more information regarding SBA, visit or send a question to the SBA Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/saranggolablogawards/.
