His most popular religious song (and perhaps, one of the most-played mass songs) is the evocative piece, “Way Sama Ang Gugma Sa Dios.” It was the third prize winner in the first Metropolitan Gospel Songwriting Festival as interpreted by Oscar Pagas. He again collaborated with Oscar Pagas for the song “Bag-ong Kinabuhi,” which emerged as the grand prize winner in the Metropolitan Gospel Songwriting Festival in 1993.