Awards
- First Prize, Sculptural Exhibition by the Art Association of the Philippines (1951)
- First Prize in the Fifth Annual Art Exhibition (1952)
- First Prize and Special Award on the Fourth Sculptural Exhibition (1952)
- Awardee, "The Unknown Political Prisoner" in the International Sculpture Competition by the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (1953)
- First Prize and Special Award, Kaganapan (Marble), in the Semi-Annual Art Exhibition by the Art Association of the Philippines (1953)
- First Prize, "Kiss of Judas" (Wood) in the Religious Art Exhibition in Detroit, Michigan, USA (1955)
- Purchase Prize, "Water Buffalo" (Marble), in the Annual Show, at St. Louis, Missouri, USA (1956)
- First Prize, "Figure" (Wood) in the Annual Show of the Art Association of the Philippines (1957)
- Most Outstanding Alumnus of the School of Fine Arts, U.P. Golden Jubilee (1958)
- Republic Award for Sculpture (1959)
- Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines (TOYM) Awardee in Sculpture (1959)
- Winner, U.P. Gateway Design Competition (1962)
- Winner, Cultural Heritage Award (1966)
- ASEAN Awards for Visual Arts in Bangkok (1987)
- Fourth ASEAN Achievement Award for Visual Arts in Singapore (July 1995).
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