UP Asian Center Professor Gonzalo A. Campoamor II, Ph.D., has been conferred the 2026 Gawad Tsanselor para sa Natatanging Mananaliksik sa Filipino, one of the most prestigious distinctions awarded to the UP Diliman faculty for their exemplary accomplishments and contributions to their respective fields. The awarding ceremonies will be held on 8 May 2026, and can be watched live via the official UP Diliman website and YouTube Channel.
THE GAWAD TSANSELOR
The Gawad Tsanselor is the most prestigious distinction awarded to the members of the UP Diliman community to recognize their outstanding performance in various fields of university work such as teaching, research and creative work, extension, administration, and student activities. It is given to faculty, students, administrative staff, and research and extension professional staff (REPS) during the week-long celebration, Linggo ng Parangal. The award has six categories: Natatanging Guro, Natatanging Mananaliksik sa Filipino, Natatanging REPS, Natatanging Kawani, Natatanging Mag-aaral, and Natatanging Programang Pang-Ekstensiyon.
The Gawad Tsanselor para sa Natatanging Mananaliksik sa Filipino category has been awarded since the 1990s in accordance with the University of the Philippines' approved and implemented Language Policy. The policy sets Filipino as the primary medium of instruction for teaching and research in the University and provides for awarding incentives for creating textbooks, materials for instruction, and teaching guides to promote this endeavor, etc. The award aims to recognize researchers who use Filipino for research in any academic discipline based on their excellence and effective use of Filipino as an element of research as well as the significance of the research to the Filipino society and the academic community.
ABOUT DR. SIAO CAMPOAMOR
Dr. Gonzalo A. Campoamor II, Ph.D. is a Professor at the Asian Center, UP Diliman. He previously served as an Associate Professor at the UP Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature. He completed his MA in Filipino in UP Diliman, and his MA and Ph.D. in History from Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, where he was a Monbukagakusho (Japanese Government) scholar. Dr. Campoamor has served as editor for several journals including Humanities Diliman, Science Diliman, and Social Science Diliman. He has several critical works that has been published in several journals including “Japanese Wartime Intellectuals: The Case of Miki Kiyoshi during the Japanese Occupation in the Philippines” (Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives in Asia, 2016), “Midya at Pasismo” (Media at Lipunan, 2014), and “Elias and the Rizalian Middle Class Imagination of Bonifacio and Revolution” (Salita ng Sandata: Bonifacio’s Legacies to the People’s Struggles, 2013). His latest work, Barkong Pabrika ng Alimasag: Bersiyong Filipino ng Kani kōsen ni Takiji Kobayashi, is a translation of Takiji Kobayashi's novel, Kani kōsen (The Crab Cannery Ship). It was published by the University of the Philippines Press in 2025.
Dr. Campoamor has been a recipient of numerous awards and grants, including the Sumitomo Foundation 2014 Grant for Japan-Related Research Projects, Japan Student Services Organization Follow-up Research fellowship (2013), and several UP Centennial Faculty Grants. His research interests include Japanese Studies, Philippine Studies, Cultural History, Intellectual History, and Language History. View full profile here. Professor Campoamor teaches courses in Philippine Socio-Cultural Studies and the Southeast Asian Studies program of the UP Asian Center. Learn more about the graduate program.