The Filipinas Institute of Translation, Inc. (FIT) announces the third week winners of "Katext Mo Sa Katotohanan" (Your Text Mate For Truth) text poetry writing contest.

Chaired by National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario, the judges who include Vim Nadera, and Joey Baquiran chose the Dionisio poem for its poetic logic and matter of fact statement of the bleak consequence of pathological lying by smart people.

Kahit ikaw ay magaling
Kung ikaw ay sinungaling,
Mabubuhay ka sa dilim
Puso'y laging naninimdim.
-Virgilio S. Dionisio

N-aku at kinampihan pa
E-ngot na Korte Suprema!
R-aket mapagtatakpan na
I-syung ngayo'y nagbabaga.
-Frank G. Rivera

Parang mga paruparo
Iyang hanap mong totoo:
Iiwas 'pag tinugis mo,
Agwata't darapo sa 'yo.
-Rene Concepcion

Anak, kung puso mo'y huwad,
Tansong sa ginto'y binabad,
Lilitaw ang pagpapanggap
Kapag tinunaw sa alab.
-Noel T. Fortun

d2 n me wer n b u?
Ol r clsmyts r hir n 2,
w8 u ayala avenue,
dnt 4get placard: TRUTH!-S.U.
-German Gervacio

By using the sms vocabulary, acrostics, humor, and concrete images and metaphorical language, the other winning poems evade the didactic tendencies of most of the entries. By doing so, these texting poets are modernizing the traditional and strict mode of the dalit (quatrain of monorhyming eight syllabic lines).

Winners for the second week was led by German Gervacio, with consolation prize winners Alexander Martin Remollino, Mario C. Lamar, Tata Raul Funilas, and Fernando Gonzalez.

Thousands of texters sent entries via sms cellphone technology from as far away as Hongkong and Guam. Hundreds more opted to use the email.

FIT encourages more texters to join this contest which has a very contemporary theme—the value of telling the truth. Non-winning entries from previous weeks do not qualify anymore for consideration for the current week. The contest will run for one more week till April 4, 2008.

Contestants can text their poems at 0915-7832810. Or email them at dalitext@yahoo.com. Poems must strictly follow the dalit rhyme and meter. Cut-off time is at 5pm Friday. Weekly winners gets a prize of P2,000.00 Consolation prize winners will receive certificates. For details, call 9221830 or email at mentioned address.