(From left) BusinessMirror motoring editor Tet Andolong; BusinessMirror publisher T. Anthony Cabangon; judge Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo; winners Anneliz A. Erese, Jade-Ceres Violet Dolor Muñoz, Prachi Topiwala-Agarwal and Vicky Chong; and Philippines Graphic literary editor Alma Anonas-Carpio pose for photos during the first Asia-Pacific Nick Joaquin Literary Awards awarding ceremony at the Winford Hotel and Casino in Santa Cruz, Manila, on May 15. (Photo courtesy of the ALC Media Group)
FOUR women from Southeast Asia, including two Oceania-based Filipinos, were recognized at the inaugural Asia-Pacific Nick Joaquin Literary Awards (NJLA), the international edition of the contest named after the influential national artist whose name graces a business daily’s literary, arts and culture section where their works first saw print.