7. Danton Remoto
Danton Remoto made Filipinos proud when he won the first prize in ASEAN Letter-Writing Contest for Young People. He became a scholar in Ateneo de Manila University and eventually became a professor in the said University.
In 1987, Danton was awarded a Palanca Award for winning an essay writing. He was also a three time Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) awardee for poetry.
In 2004, Danton Remoto received the Philippines Free Press Award for essay writing. In 2006, he became an awardee of the National Commission on Culture and the Arts Award for poetry translation.
In 2007, he was granted the Philippine Graphic magazine’s Nick Joaquin Award for short story writing.
