37th International Writing Competition: Letter Writing Tilt for World Peace
Letter writing is still believed to be an indispensable tool in developing love, friendship and strong family ties.
To make the young people aware that writing lettese still plays a key role despite the presence of other modern means of communication, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost) and the Universal Post Union (UPU) launched the 37th International Writing Competiion for young people to promote better understanding around the world through Post Office.
With the theme “Write A letter to someone to tell why the world needs tolerance”, this year’s competiti8on aims to promote world peace.
The contest is open to Filipino students or out-of-school youths who re not more than 15 years old. The composition must be recent, handwritten or typewritten in English and containing 500 to 1,000 words.
The participant must indicate on a separate sheet of paper the number of characters in the entry, complete name and address, gender, age, date of birth, 2 X 2 colored picture, name of school ,a ddress, grade level and contact numbers.
Prizes at stake are Php 15.000.00 for the first prize winner, Php 10,000 for second prize and Php 5,000.00 for third prize.
The first prize winner on the national level will automatically get the change to participate in the UPU International Writing Competition in Switzerland.
Entries must be sent through Postal Mail on or before April 10, 2008 to
Alvin Fidelson or Rene Ranoa
Media Affairs Office, Office of the Postmaster General
3/F Philippine Postal Corporation,
Liwasang Bonifacio, 1000 Manila, Philippines
It is interesting to note that the Letter Writing Competition thrived and evolved. Thanks to the PhilPost.
The first time I joined the Letter Writing by the Philpost was in 1988. It was called the ASEAN Letter Writing Contest back then. I was blessed to have won the grand prize in that competition. And it was one of my best high school memories.
Kudos to PhilPost. More power to all of you!
May letter writing never be forgotten…Snail mails have a profound sense of romance and personal touch that should not be forgotten ever.