Awards and Achievements:

·        1958 Most Outstanding Piano (Jazz) Player, awarded by the United States Information Service and the Clarion Magazine

1980 Cebu Pop Music Festival Winner with the song "Langit ug Yuta"

1986 Most Outstanding Visayan Song Composer, awarded by the City Government of Cebu

1987 Most Outstanding Musical Arranger, awarded by the City Government of Cebu

1995 Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Radio Broadcasting in Cebu, awarded by the World Broadcasting Corporation

1996 Recongnition in Pioneer Radio Entertainment, awarded by the Cebu Organization of Media Entertainers

1998 VISMIN AWIT Presidential Award in recognition of hist outstanding contribution to the cultural life of the Filipino community in Edmonton, Canada through his music

2001 Fine Arts Award received during the 2001 Fifth Hiyas (Gem) Awards (established by the Karilagan Dance Society to recognize deserving Filipino-Canadians for their achievements and contributions to the Edmonton Filipino community and Alberta)

2010 Halad honoree recognizing his remarkable contributions to Cebuano music as composer