La Vida Oriental Negrense

  Finalist, Nick Joaquin Literary Awards (NJLA) 2026 & Graphic Salute Awardee 2026 The Negros Oriental Alliance of Arts and Culture Advocates (NOACA), Inc., together with the Buglas Reading & Writers Club, extends its warmest congratulations and heartfelt pride to  Gemma Minda Laxina Iso . Her outstanding literary achievements have earned her distinction as a  Finalist in the prestigious Nick Joaquin Literary Awards (NJLA) 2026  and the recipient of the  Graphic Salute Award 2026 . A proud daughter of Negros Oriental, Iso was born in Dumaguete City and raised in Bais City. She completed her early education at Foundation University (Elementary Class of 1976) and Silliman University (High School Class of 1980). She went on to pursue studies in Mass Communication at Silliman University and Business Administration with a major in Economics at Foundation University. Beyond her literary craftsmanship, Iso has long served as a cornerstone of the provin...

César Ruìz Aquino , poet, fictionist, SEA Writer awardee, and four-time Carlos Palanca Memorial Award winner    Adlai Amor , journalist, and Poet   Alexander Geopano  Amor , journalist and Mass Communication Professor   Gemma Minda Laxina Iso , poet, fictionist, and Author    Claro Ceniza† , poet and philosopher Penn Josefino T. Larena Jr, Historian,Writer and ,Poet Elsa Martinez Coscolluela, poet, fictionist, playwright, co-founder of the IYAS National Writers Workshop, and Carlos Palanca Memorial Award Hall-of-Famer Ely Dejaresco , journalist Leoncio P. Deriada , poet, fictionist, playwright and Carlos Palanca Memorial Award Hall-of-Famer Sandra Villanueva Perez-Duran, visayan  journalist,radio drama actor and Writer Pearl Gamboa Doromal , poet and socialite Christine Godinez-Ortega, poet and co-founder of the Iligan National Writers Workshop Leonilda Bayran Magdamo , poet Simon Nino Anton G. Baena, Writer, poet E...