- Was an activist known for her staunch criticism of the social and political system.
- Named a national fellow for fiction by the University of the Philippines Creative Writing Center in 1986.
- Was a novelist best known for works: Dekada '70; Bata, Bata, Pa'no Ka Ginawa?; and Gapo.
- Was chair of the Kapisanan ng mga Manunulat ng Nobelang Popular.
- Received the Diwata Award for best writer at the 16th International Women's Film Festival of the University of the Philippines Film Center.
- Served as vice president of the Screenwriters Guild of the Philippines.
- Her screenplay for "Bulaklak sa City Jail" won best story and best screenplay at the Metro Manila Film Festival in 1984.
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