He has also served resident panelist at the continuing annual Silliman Writers Workshop. He has received the Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for poetry two times (1978, 1997) and likewise two times for short fiction (1979, 1989).
He has also served as a regular participant in the annual Silliman Writers Workshop. He has received the Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for poetry twice (1978, 1997) and likewise twice for short fiction (1979, 1989), highlighting his literary achievements.