"The Renaissance Man," MINDANAW INQUIRER  

"Mindanao's Man For All Seasons," GRAPHIC MAGAZINE  

"Outstanding Achievement in the Humanities for which the  people of Iligan can be proud of." CITATION FOR 1984 ILIGAN CITY AWARD  

"A genius...." LUCRESIA REYES URTULA, National Artist for Dance  

"A cultural pillar...." REDENTOR ROMERO, International Conductor  

"Mr. Theater." DOREEN G. FERNANDEZ, Ph.D, Theater Historian  

"Taliba ng Dulaang Pilipino." DR. NICANOR TIONGSON, Ph.D,  Former Artistic Director, CCP  

"...guru  of  Mindanao youth theater..." RAMON  SOLIMAN,  Manila Bulletin, February 1993.  

"A  prolific  and  self-propelling  artist...." OFELIA  RONDINA, Manila Bulletin  

"...largely responsible for the development of Philippine Theater in the Southern Philippines." INDEPENDENT  

"Total Theater Man, National Class...An Artist of First Rank...." BAYANI SANTOS, Editor, NSC News  

"...dynamic,  creative,  and  self-propelling...." MANILA   ARTS BULLETIN  

"...energetic genius...." MOZART A.T. PASTRANO, Business World  

"[has] will, talent, and love for the theater...." CHERNIKHOVSKI GARIK, Vaktangov Theatre, Moscow  

"...talented  director...." STANISLAV BENEDICTOV, Central  Moscow Youth Theatre  

"Grand  Young  Man of Southern Philippine  Theater." THE  MANILA CHRONICLE  

"...heir(s)  of  ...  [the] pioneers  [of  Southern  culture].... versatility ... in conception, direction, and musical writing and leadership." BASILIO ESTEBAN S. VILLARUZ, The Manila Chronicle  

"...numerous,  invaluable contributions...by himself  or  through the Integrated Performing Arts Guild (IPAG), which have  bestowed honors  upon  Iligan city and the Lanao area." Citation  by  the LANAO  PRESS AND RADIO-TV CLUB for the 1993 Community  Leadership Award in the Arts and Culture.  

"...Ilan  sa mga pinakamatinik sa literati ng bansa,  kasama  ang mga hila nilang mga anak at bata, katunayang ang henyo at kadakilaan,  sa kaso ng isang Steven Patrick Fernandez...ay  lampas  sa kakitiran ng edad, ng katayuang intelektual, o panlipunang  esta do.  Mayaman,  malalim  at malawak,  ngunit  hindi  kinakailangan maging esoteriko." BAYANI SANTOS, "Pangako ng Umuusbong na  Teatrong Pambansa", Unang Tagpo (Mga Antolohiya ng Mga Dula), 1993.