The Hiyas (Gem) Awards

The Hiyas (Gem) Award was established in 1996 to recognize deserving Filipino-Canadians for their achievements and contributions to the Filipino community in Edmonton, and to Alberta. Awards are granted in the following categories:

  1. Academic - High School
  2. Academic - University, College, or Vocational
  3. Education
  4. Science and Mathematics
  5. Business
  6. Performing Arts
  7. Fine Arts
  8. Communication Arts
  9. Sports
  10. Community Service - Youth
  11. Community Service - Adult
  12. Community Service - Senior Citizen
  13. Citation for Meritorious Act/s
  14. [Induction into the] Karilagan Cultural Hall of Fame

Announcement

Nomination forms for the 24th Hiyas (Gem) Awards (year 2022) are now available for download. Please take note that these forms are in PDF format so you must have a PDF reader installed in your computer (e.g. Adobe Reader). For more inquiries, please send a message to memen@shaw.ca.
Announcement board last updated on: 24 May 2016
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23rd Hiyas (Gem) Award - 2020 Recipients
     Rudy Arcilla                                   Lito Carpio                          Mary Grace Quijano         Ana Elizabeth Abad de Dios       Kayla Domingo             Joaquin Abad de Dios
Community Service-                      Business                                     Business                             Performing Arts                              Sports                          Community Service Senior Citizen                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Youth

22nd Hiyas (Gem) Award - 2019 Recipients

          Jamie Balmores                    Joselito Velasco                     Mariah Bernal                           Nadine Swanson
                 Business                     Community Service-Adult               Sports                                          Sports
​Community Service-Adult

​21st Hiyas (Gem) Award - 2018 Recipients

         Jeannine Naboye              Mila Bongco Philpzig         Maria Theresa Juanillo              Armand Bernabe                  Bethany Briones                Franklin Gonzales Jr.
    Academic - University          Communication Arts                   Fine Arts                          Community Service-Adult              Education                 Academic - High School

20th Hiyas (Gem) Award - 2017 Recipients
Mariejoe Andres
​Academic-High School
Josie Yee
​Business
Loida Lumanlan
​Business
Roel Canafranca and Ariel del Rosario
​Business
Jojo and Ida Lucila
​Performing Arts
Keoni Malbog-Tan
​Performing Arts
Mariejoe Andres
​Community Service-Youth
Ferdie Mendita
​Community Service-Adult
Josie Pallard
Community Service-Senior Citizen

19th Hiyas (Gem) Award - 2016 Recipients

Lance Rupert P. Beltran
​Academic-High School
Allison Mejilla
Academic-University, College or Vocational
Jose Angeles, Jr.
Community Service-
​Senior citizen
Leticia Tria
​Science
Arne Bernal
​Sports

​18th Hiyas (Gem) Awards - 2015 Recipients

Ryan Ladores (BUSINESS)
Armani Ignacio (SPORTS)
Danielle Yu (ACADEMIC - UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL)
Chantelle Villasenor (ACADEMIC - HIGH SCHOOL)
Charlaine Martinez (SPORTS)
Christine Naboye (SPORTS)
Rodney Cornel (SCIENCE)
Vicente Gonzales (COMMUNITY SERVICE-ADULT)

17th Hiyas (Gem) Awards - 2014 Recipients

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Celso Andrade (BUSINESS)
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Lydia Jimenez (BUSINESS)
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Dario Juanillo (COMMUNITY SERVICE-ADULT)
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Oscar Mejilla (COMMUNITY SERVICE-SENIOR CITIZEN)
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Lulu Bernal (COMMUNITY SERVICE - SENIOR CITIZEN)

16th Hiyas (Gem) Awards - 2013 Recipients

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Rodrigo Barnachea (BUSINESS)
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Erika Ignacio (SCIENCE)
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Julia Ignacio (SPORTS)
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Restituto Cabalo (COMMUNITY SERVICE-SR CITIZEN)
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Orlando Damaso (COMMUNITY SERVICE-ADULT)
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Lyla Gray (CITATION FOR MERITORIUS ACT)

15th Hiyas (Gem) Awards - 2012 Recipients

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Anna Maria Manalo (FINE ARTS)
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Allison Mejilla (ACADEMIC-UNIVERSITY)
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James Agustin (ACADEMIC-UNIVERSITY)
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Erika Ignacio (ACADEMIC-UNIVERSITY)
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Alfredo Orquia (COMMUNITY SERVICE - ADULT)
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Erlinda Cornel (COMMUNITY SERVICE - SR. CITIZEN)

14th Hiyas (Gem) Awards - 2011 Recipients

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2010 Hiyas (Gem) Awards 

NO RECIPIENT FOR 2010

13th Hiyas (Gem) Awards - 2009 Recipients

12th Hiyas (Gem) Awards - 2008 Recipients

11th Hiyas (Gem) Awards - 2007 Recipients

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10th Hiyas (Gem) Awards - 2006 Recipients

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9th Hiyas (Gem) Awards - 2005 Recipients

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8thHiyas (Gem) Awards - 2004 Recipients

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7thHiyas (Gem) Awards - 2003 Recipients

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6thHiyas (Gem) Awards - 2002 Recipients

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5thHiyas (Gem) Awards - 2001 Recipients

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4thHiyas (Gem) Awards - 2000 Recipients

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1999 Hiyas (Gem) Awards 

No Recipients for 1999

1998 Hiyas (Gem) Awards

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2nd Hiyas (Gem) Awards - 1998 Recipients

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1st Hiyas (Gem) Awards - 1997 Recipients

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