Apart from these, the judges were impressed with Arnel Mardoquio’s “Mangulayon”, granting it a Special Mention prize for its fresh subject matter and for being a worthy story heralding Mindanao, and being only one of two scripts that represented the Islamic region, geographically speaking. Meanwhile, out of the scripts that made it to the short list, 20 were set in Luzon, 9 in Visayas, 3 in Spain, 1 in the USA, and 1 in the afterlife. The most common subjects, on the other hand, were the Katipunan and bio-pics or historical places, the Filipino-American war, WWII, and the Japanese occupation.
Dito sa "Litanya ng Dalita" ay tinanggal ko na ang unang dalawang bahagi ng orihinal na tula, na pinalitan ko ng mas maikling intro; at sa ikatlong bahagi naman ay pinalitan ko ang isang inuulit-ulit na linya: "Kaawaan, patawarin, Panginoon," na linyang hiniram ko sa isang orihinal na litanya na dinadasal sa mga burol noong araw, lalo na kung ang burol ay sa bahay ginagawa, sa halip na sa punerarya.