In 1951, she was the recipient of the first ever Palanca Award for Short Story in Filipino, for her short story "Kuwento ni Mabuti", which has been cited as the most anthologized Tagalog language short-story.
Academy Awards | 1951 | Palanca | Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards | Stevie Awards | National Film Awards | International Tamil Film Awards | 1951 in baseball | Karnataka State Film Awards | 79th Academy Awards | 85th Academy Awards | 82nd Academy Awards | 1st Hum Awards | Independent Music Awards | Brit Awards | 83rd Academy Awards | 81st Academy Awards | 80th Academy Awards | 78th Academy Awards | 59th Primetime Emmy Awards | 1951 in music | Palanca Awards | New Zealand Music Awards | 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards | 59th National Film Awards | 55th Academy Awards | The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film) | Philippine National Book Awards | Latin Grammy Awards of 2005 | Independent Spirit Awards |