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1931-1936 Three Medals, Students’ Annual Art Competition, University of the Philippines, Manila
1936 First Prize, Philippinensian Cover Contest, University of the Philippines, Manila
1938 First Prize, Gold Medal, Painting, National Art Contest, Manila Carnival
1940 Two First Prizes, University of the Visayas Contest on National Hero and Historical Landscape
1953 Silver Medal in Painting, First Philippine International Fair, Manila
1960 Granted M.S. in Biology degree, honoris causa, USC, Cebu City
1960 Given Seat of Full-time Biology Researcher, USC
1965 Outstanding Alumnus in Arts and Letters, UP Alumni Association, Cebu Chapter
1970 Travel Grantee of Lepidopterological Society of Japan, Symposium Speaker in Kyoto on the 25th Anniversary of the Society; given a tour to the EXPO ‘70
1971 Cebu City Government Award as Artist of the Year, for Contribution to Arts and Culture in Cebu
1973 Second UP Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Award in Arts and Culture
1975 Outstanding Contribution to Arts and Culture Award by the Province of Cebu on the Cebu Province Founding Anniversary
1976 LUDABI (Literary Society) Award for Outstanding Innovative Lepido-Mosaic Art
1976 Citation from Age and Enlightenment Celebration and Fulfillment, French Cultural Attaché
1979 Certificate of Appreciation from Ministry of Tourism for “Efforts in Preserving Fort San Pedro from Demolition through Intrepid Write-ups that Aroused Public Opinion in Favor of the Fort’s Preservation”
1984 Certificate of Appreciation from Barangay Labangon, Cebu City, as token of gratitude for “unselfish devotion through the years to the cause of uplifting the spiritual, material, cultural, social, and moral values of Labangon for which the community is truly and forever grateful”
1990 Plaque of Recognition as the “World’s Best Lepido-Mosaicist”, Cebu State College, Cebu City
1991 Perlas Award, Philippines Foundation, Inc. Valuable Filipino for being behind Cebu’s Art Movement, the struggles for Art schools, museum, and outstanding contributions to Art and Lepidoterology
1991 Awarded for contribution to Arts in Cebu, UP Cebu College of Fine Arts
1991 DOST Region 7 Awardee as Outstanding Scientist in the Field of Entomology (National Science and Technology Week celebration)
1991 Plaque of Appreciation from Cebu Art Association “in grateful recognition of his untiring effort… in elevating the visual art and the Cebuano artists to the present level of creativity.”
1992 Plaque of Appreciation from UP College Cebu “for his pioneering efforts in setting up the Fine Arts Program at UP Cebu College and for assisting in its development into the program that all of UP in the Visayas can be proud of.”
1993 Outstanding Naturalist Award, Philippine Association of Entomologists, Inc.
1993 Lifetime Achievement Award, Cebu City Government Charter Day Celebration
1995 Environmentalist Award, Kiwanis of Cebu
1996 DOST Awardee (P100,000 project) to establish a 5-hectare butterfly sanctuary at Bandila-an, Siquijor, assisted by son, Osman, with cooperation of DENR; the project is now in its second phase
1997 Nominee: National Artist (Visual Arts Category); nominated by Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission (CHAC) Foundation and Cebu Art Association (CAA)
1997 Model Filipino Awardee – “ Baul Award”, Filipino Institute for the Promotion of Integrity and Nobility (FILIPINO) Foundation, Ayala Activity Center, Cebu City, November 30, 1997
1998 “The Outstanding Individual Award” – 61st Charter Day Anniversary of Cebu City, February 24, 1998 (“For his exemplary effort and dedicated service to the development and upliftment of the arts and history science in Cebu City.”)