Today marks the 129th birth anniversary of Carlos P. Garcia—a Boholano, poet, lawyer, chess enthusiast, and the country’s 8th president. Receiving an award that bears his name makes the heart a-flutter.
Thank you once again to the Provincial Government of Bohol, Center for Culture and Arts Development - Bohol, and the Bohol Arts and Cultural Heritage Council. My gratitude also goes to my friends and hardworking chuwariwaps at Kaliwat ni Karyapa for trusting me to handle literary projects for the province. Hangtod sa makaya!
Below is lifted from the Kaliwat ni Karyapa Facebook page.
F. Jordan Carnice
for Literary Arts
Kaliwat ni Karyapa warmly congratulates F. Jordan Carnice, one of the honorees of the 2025 President Carlos P. Garcia Awards, recognized for Excellence in Literary Arts.
F. Jordan Carnice is a poet, fictionist, and visual artist from Tagbilaran City, Bohol. He is the son of civil engineer Wilfredo Ladeza Carnice and public high school English teacher Natividad Torralba Carnice. He is currently based in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, where he works as a researcher for the National Museum of the Philippines. His literary works have appeared in publications across the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States, including Arizona, California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Washington. His poems are forthcoming in a special issue of Cutthroat: A Journal of the Arts focusing on writers from Asia, and his food heritage essay will appear in the book ππ©π¦ ππ°π©π°π ππ¦ ππ’π·π°π³, a companion to the landmark anthology The Bohol We Love, which was nominated for the National Book Award in 2018 and also featured Carnice’s essay, “A (Re)collection of Stones.” In 2020, Carnice won the poetry grand prize in the Cebu Climate Emergency Literature and Arts Competition for his poem “There is Too Much Light in this World.” Carnice is also the founder of the Kinalitkalit Flash Fiction Writing Competition in 2020 and initiated in 2024 the inclusion of English-language submissions in the Tagik Poetry Writing Competition—two province-wide contests that promote literary production in Binisaya and English. He also founded and co-edits ππͺπ―π’π―ππͺπ―π’π―, a series of print anthology compiling selected works from the two competitions, distributed for free to schools and public libraries to foster literacy and build a lasting archive of Bol-anon literature. He is also a regular panelist in the Agi Creative Writing Workshop, which is a workshop for aspiring and established writers in Bohol to develop their craft. He has contributed cultural, artistic, and environmental features to national and local publications. A recipient of fellowships from three national writing workshops, Carnice has twice served as a panelist at both the Taboan Philippine Writers Festival and the Dumaguete Literary Festival. He is a member of the technical working group that led to Dumaguete’s designation as a UNESCO Creative City of Literature, officially declared on October 31, 2025, by the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. He is the author of two poetry chapbooks—Weights & Cushions (2018) and How to Make an Accident (2019)—and was named Poet of the Year at the Nick Joaquin Literary Awards both in 2023 and 2024, the first in the award’s history to receive the distinction consecutively. Carnice is also a member and regular volunteer for activities of Plastic Free Bohol, Bohol Climate Walkers, and Clean Energy Advocates of Bohol.
The President Carlos P. Garcia (CPG) Awards, conferred by the Provincial Government of Bohol through the Center for Culture and Arts Development (CCAD) and the Bohol Arts and Cultural Heritage (BACH) Council, honor outstanding Boholanos who have demonstrated exemplary achievements in their respective fields and have made meaningful contributions to the Boholano community and the Filipino nation. Through their accomplishments, the awardees carry forward the ideals of President Carlos P. Garcia—the lawyer, poet, chess enthusiast, and public servant whose life remains a model of integrity and intellect.
This year’s event, held in celebration of the 129th birth anniversary of President Carlos P. Garcia on November 4, 2025, was set to take place at the Bohol Cultural Center. However, due to Typhoon Tino and the province’s priority to ensure everyone’s safety, the awarding ceremony has been postponed until further notice.
Still, Kaliwat ni Karyapa joins the Province of Bohol in celebrating excellence in Cultural Heritage, Arts and Literature, Public Service, Sports, and Statesmanship, and in recognizing the awardees’ role as inspirations not only for Boholanos but for all Filipinos.
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Below are the other 2025 CPG Awardees.
Jerrey David Aguilar
for Theater Arts
Nila Itac
for Dance
Ulysses Aparece
for Cultural Heritage Advocacy
Samuel Penaso
for Visual Arts
Luciano "Shanon" Pamaong
for Fashion Design
[ Photos borrowed from this site ]
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