Three Wins for SinagLarawan at the 22nd Philippine Quill Awards

SinagLarawan’s Isa sa Isla photo contest, awarding ceremony, exhibit, and 2024 Photobook receive recognition at this year’s Philippine Quill Awards.

Words Mariz Shane Linsangan
Photos courtesy of BUENSALIDO
October 20, 2026

(L-R) Buensalido Public Relations and Communications VP for Business Development and Operations Monique Buensalido, Creative Director Trisha Macas-Joyas, JTI Philippines Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Director Richard Arboleda, JTI Philippines Corporate Affairs and Communications Director Shaiful Bahari Mahpar, JTI Philippines Community Investment Manager Faith Mondejar, Buensalido Public Relations and Communications Chief of Creatives and Operations Guia Santiago, and Account Director Javelyn Ramos.

SinagLarawan Photo Contest received three honors at the 22nd Philippine Quill Awards on August 27, 2026, recognizing its work in photography, community relations, events, and publications.

The 2025 SinagLarawan edition, Isa sa Isla received a Merit Award under the Communication Management Division’s Community Relations category. Its Isa sa Isla Awarding Ceremony and Exhibit also earned a Merit Award under Communication Skills for Special and Experiential Events. Meanwhile, the program’s 2024 Photobook received an Excellence Award under the Publications category.

A Community Investment initiative of JTI Philippines, SinagLarawan is a national photography competition that gives Filipino photographers a space to document the people, places, traditions, and everyday experiences that shape the country. Buensalido Public Relations and Communications manages the competition program, activities, and creative output.

For sa Isa sa Isla, brought together photographs that looked at the Philippines through its islands and communities. Kurt Austin Garcia was named SinagLarawan of the Year for Patron Saint of the Mariners, followed by Jessie Eno’s Harvest from the Crown Jewel as first runner-up and Missy Keith Acbang’s The Current’s Common Ground as second runner-up.

The recognition also includes SinagLarawan’s 2024 Photobook, Salinlikha Salindiwa, which explored Filipino creativity, traditions, and enterprise through photography.

Representing the teams behind the project at the awards were JTI Philippines Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Director Richard Arboleda, Corporate Affairs and Communications Director Shaiful Bahari Mahpar, and Community Investment Manager Faith Mondejar. From Buensalido PR & Communications were Vice President for Business Development and Operations Monique Buensalido, Creative Director Trisha Macas-Joyas, Chief of Creatives and Operations Guia Santiago, and Account Director Javelyn Ramos.

With three recognitions at this year’s Philippine Quill Awards, SinagLarawan continues to highlight photography as a creative practice and a way of documenting Filipino life and stories across the country.