Publisher of the Year: Anvil Publishing Inc.; Best Sports Book: Inquirer columnist Recah Trinidad’s “Pacific Storm: Dispatches on Pacquiao of the Philippines,” co-published by Anvil and Inquirer Books; Best Book in Education:“Daughters True: 100 Years of Scholastican Education, 1906-2006,” co-edited by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo, and published by St. Scholastica’s College; Anthology: “The Manila We Knew,” edited by Erlinda Enriquez Panlilio, Anvil. Art/Alfonso T. Ongpin Award for Best Book on Art: “Ani: The Life and Art of Hermogena Borja Lungay, Boholano Painter,” by Marjorie Evasco, University of Santo Tomas Publishing House; “Brushstrokes from the Heart: ArtPetron, The First Five Years,” by Alice G. Guillermo, Petron Corp. Biography/Autobiography: “Beyond the Great Wall: A Family Journal,” by Mario, Alma, Maningning and Banaue Miclat, Anvil; “Kapitan: Geny Lopez and the Making of ABS-CBN,” by Raul Rodrigo, ABS-CBN Publishing; “Myself, Elsewhere,” by Carmen Guerrero Nakpil, Nakpil Publishing. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Award for Best Book on Business and Economics: “Coconut: The Philippines’ Money Tree,” by Renato M. Labadan, RM Labadan and Associates and University Research and Resource Development; Children’s Literature: “Bad Kings,” by Gilda Cordero Fernando, Anvil; “The Cat Painter,” by Becky Bravo, Adarna House. Cookbooks and Food: “The Governor-General’s Kitchen: Philippine Culinary Vignettes and Period Recipes, 1521-1935,” by Felice Prudente Sta. Maria, Anvil; “Potluck, Hidalgo Bonding: A Family Heritage Cookbook,” edited by Jaime C. Laya and Adelaida Lim, Anvil. Drama: “Mga Premyadong Dula,” by Lito Casaje, De La Salle University Press. Editing: “Great Scott!: The New Day William Henry Scott Reader,” edited by Bezalie Bautista Uc-Kung, New Day. Education: “Daughters True: 100 Years of Scholastican Education, 1906-2006,” edited by Neni Sta. Romana-Cruz, Paulynn Paredes Sicam, Karina Africa Bolasco, and Ma. Ceres P. Doyo, St. Scholastica’s College. Essay: “Science Solitaire: Essays on Science, Nature, and Becoming Human,” by Maria Isabel Garcia, Ateneo de Manila University Press. Fiction: Novel/Juan C. Laya Award for Best Novel in a Philippine Language: “(H)istoryador(a),” by Victor Emmanuel Carmelo D. Nadera Jr., University of the Philippines Press; “Ang Sandali ng mga Mata,” by Alvin B. Yapan, ADMU Press. Ateneo de Manila University Press. Fiction: Novel/Juan C. Laya Award for Best Novel in a Foreign Language: “Banyaga: A Song of War,” by Charlson Ong, Anvil; “The Jupiter Effect,” by Katrina Tuvera, Anvil. Fiction, Short: “Maligayang Pagdating sa Sitio Catacutan: Mga Kuwentong Kasisindakan, Aklat 1-2,” by Tony Perez, Anvil; “Pagluwas,” by Zosimo Quibilan Jr., UP Press. Film: “Postmodern Filming of Literature: Sources, Contexts and Adaptations,” by Joyce L. Arriola, UST Publishing House. Cultural Studies: “Kasaysayan at Pag-unlad ng Dulaang Pambata sa Pilipinas,” by Arthur P. Casanova, UST Publishing House; “Treading Through: 45 Years of Philippine Dance,” by Basilio Esteban S. Villaruz, University of the Philippines Press and Philippine Folklife Museum Foundation. Poetry: “Apokripos,” by Jerry B. Gracio, UP Press; “Gagamba sa Uhay: Kalipunan ng mga Haiku,” by Rogelio G. Mangahas, C&E Publishing. Sciences: “A Guide to Families of Common Flowering Plants in the Philippines,” by Irma Remo Castro, UP Press; “Introduction to Complementary and Alternative Medicine (C.A.M.),” by Victoriano Y. Lim, UST Publishing House. Social Sciences: “Adios, Patria Adorada: The Filipino as Ilustrado, the Ilustrado as Filipino,” by Alfredo Roces, DLSU Press. Sports: “Pacific Storm: Dispatches on Pacquiao of the Philippines,” by Recah Trinidad, Anvil/Inquirer Books. Theology and Religion: “God Was Not in the Wind: An Evolutionary Understanding of Popular Religion in the Philippines,” by Jimmy A. Belita, C.M., Adamson University Press. Translation: “The Colonial Odyssey of Leyte, 1521-1914,” by Manuel Artigas y Cuerva, translated by Rolando O. Borrinaga and Cantius J. Kobak, New Day; “Gagamba sa Uhay: Kalipunan ng mga Haiku,” by Rogelio G. Mangahas, translated by Marne L. Kilates, C&E Publishing. Best Design: “The Governor-General’s Kitchen: Philippine Culinary Vignettes and Period Recipes, 1521-1935,” by Felice Prudente Sta. Maria, designed by Guillermo Ramos, Anvil. Citations: “Sawikaan: Mga Salita ng Taon,” 2004-2006, University of the Philippines Press, Ayala Foundation—for children’s books on paintings: “Juan Luna: Patriot and Painter,” by Carla C. Pacis; “The Boy Who Lost a Father and Found the Sun: The Life of Maestro Fernando Amorsolo,” by Rene Villanueva; “Fernando Zobel: The Man Who Painted Ideas,” by Maria Elena Paterno; Sy Yinchow, for a lifetime of translating Philippine literature into Chinese. Publisher of the Year: Anvil Publishing, Inc.

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