English division

• Special Prize: "The Standard Bearer" by Edilberto K. Tiempo

• First Prize: “Oldtimer” by Jose Y. Dalisay Jr.
• Second Prize: “Games” by Jesus Cruz
• Third Prize: “Perfect Sunday” by Jose L. Ayala

• First Prize: “Seeress and Voyager” by Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas; and “The Other Clearing” by Gemino Abad Jr.
• Second Prize: “The Words and Other Poems” by Francis Macansantos; and “Thin Poems Occasioned by Big and Small Events” by Alfredo N. Salanga
• Third Prize: “Axioms” by Simeon Dumdum, Jr.
  Simeon Dumdum, Jr.
  Simeon Dumdum, Jr. is a Regional Trial Court Executive Judge in Cebu City, The Philippines, and a published poet. He once studied for the priesthood in Galway, Ireland, but left the seminary to take up law. After years of practicing law, he was appointed Regional Trial Court judge in Cebu...
  
  ; “The Chameleon” by Cesaro Syjuco; and “The Time Factor” by Ophelia Dimalanta

• First Prize: “Rizal, Balaguer and Teilhard: Convergence at the Luneta” by Gregorio Brillantes
• Second Prize: “Letters to the President” by Adrian Cristobal
  Adrian Cristobal
  Adrian E. Cristobal was a Filipino writer who frequently touched on political and historical themes. Perhaps best known to the public for his "Breakfast Table" newspaper column, he was also a Palanca Award-winning playwright, fictionist and essayist. He likewise held several positions in...
  
  
• Third Prize: “Tertulias at San Jose and a Family Album” by Marjorie Evasco

• First Prize: No winner
• Second Prize: “Waiting for Noriyushi” by Herminia Sison
• Third Prize: “The Chieftain's Daughter” by Felix A. Clemente
• Special Mention: “Brief Passage” by Jessie B. Garcia; and “Standard Overhauling Procedure” by Dong Delos Reyes

• First Prize: “The Theater of Director Julius Opus” by Ed delos Santos Cabagnot
• Second Prize: “Reyna Elena” by Ma. Soledad Fortich
• Third Prize: “Labaw, Donggon” by Mig Alvarez Enriquez

Filipino division

• Grand Prize: “Dekada '70” by Lualhati Bautista; and “Ficcion” by Edel Garcellano

• First Prize: “Pinagdugtong-dugtong na Hininga Mula sa Iskinitang..." by Agapito M. Pugay
• Second Prize: “Mga Sugat sa Dibdib ni Sister Faina” by Fidel Rillo, Jr.
• Third Prize: “Buwan, Buwan, Hulugan Mo Ako ng Sundang” by Lualhati Bautista; and “Tayong Mga Maria Magdalena” by Fanny A. Garcia

• First Prize: “Sa Panahon ng Ligalig” by Jose F. Lacaba
• Second Prize: “Basal ang Bungo Ko” by David T. Mamaril
• Third Prize: “Pamamangka at iba pang Pagsasagwan” by Teo T. Antonio

• First Prize: “Ang Kontemporaryong Nobelang Tagalog” by Rosario Torres-Yu
• Second Prize: “Ukol sa Isang Komprehensibong Panunuring Pampanitikan” by Pedro L. Ricarte
• Third Prize: “Mula Kay Maria Clara Hanggang Kay Connie Escobar” by Lilia Quindoza Santiago

• First Prize: “Huling Gabi sa Maragondon” by Rene O. Villanueva
• Second Prize: “Liwanag sa Karimlan” by Roberto Jose De Guzman
• Third Prize: “Bulkang Sumambulat ang... Pigsa” by Dong Delos Reyes; and “Madawag na Lupa” by Pedro L. Ricarte

• First Prize: “Mga Abong Pangarap” by Ruth Elynia S. Mabanglo
• Second Prize: “Batang PRO” by Bienvenido Noriega Jr.
• Third Prize: “Isang Pangyayari sa Planas Site” by Tony Perez