He won Best Movie Theme Song and was also nominated for Best Film Score at the 34th Metro Manila Film Festival for his music in the movie "Homecoming" by renowned Filipino director Gil Portes.
Gilberto Gil | Gil Kane | Gil Evans | Gil Bellows | Gil Shaham | Rosemarie Gil | Cherie Gil | Gil Vicente | Gil Garcetti | Gil Amelio | Gil Vicente F.C. | Gil Scott-Heron | Gil Hodges | Gil Gutknecht | Gil Elbaz | Julian Gil | Gil-galad | Gil Thorp | Gil Portes | Gil Montandon | Gil Kerlikowske | Gil Grissom | Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz | Gerónimo Gil | Alejandro Portes | Richard Portes | Portes | José Gil de Castro | Goa Gil | Gil Turner |
topped the 1990 Metro Manila Film Festival with eleven awards--- Best Picture, Best Actress (Nora Aunor), Best Supporting Actress (Gina Alajar), Best Director (Gil Portes), Best Editing (Boy Vinarao), Best Musical Score and Best Original Theme Song (Mon Faustino), Best Original Story and Best Screenplay (Ricky Lee and Gil Portes), Best Studio Sound Recording (Rolly Ruta) and The Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award.
In the same year it won the Original Screenplay of the Year (Gil Portes and Butch Dalisay) and the Actor of the Year (Ricky Davao) and was nominated for 3 more awards at the Star Awards for Movies.