Regional Language Division
Short Story in Cebuano
- First Prize: Mario Batusa, "Pagbugto Sa Kataposang Higot"
- Second Prize: Lamberto Ceballos, "Tinggutom Sa Nayawak"
- Third Prize: Arnel Mardoquio, "Tikbalangkapre"
Short Story in Hiligaynon
- First Prize: Alice Tan Gonzales, "Esperanza"
- Second Prize: Lester Mark Carnaje, "Haligi Nga Asin"
- Third Prize: Isabel Sebullen, "Mga Misteryo Sa Kagulangan"
Short Story in Iloko
- First Prize: Reynaldo A. Duque, "Leon, 15"
- Second Prize: Ariel S. Tabag, "Sudario"
- Third Prize:Clarito de Francia, "No Tallikudan Dagiti Tugot"
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