2nd Premio Tomas Arejola Para sa Literaturang Bikolnon


















(L-R) Ako, Elmer Basbas (pamangkin ni Luis Cabalquinto na Lifetime Awardee), Jose Jason Chancoco, H. Francisco Peñones

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Anonymous said…
congrats sa inyo! :)
Thursday, January 05, 2006
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