To promote the inspiring stories and work of recognized development workers in the Visayas and Mindanao, the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) is calling on individuals between 13 and 35 years old based in the Visayas and Mindanao to join the RAFI Triennial Awards Blogging Contest.

The contest highlights the RAFI Triennial Awards and its awardees and finalists. Guided by the theme, “Shaping the big picture of change”, entrants are expected to do background research on the lives and works of RAFI Triennial awardees and finalists nearest their area.

The RAFI Triennial Awards is an awards program of RAFI given every three years to recognize the philanthropic, humanitarian, and holistic efforts of individuals and institutions in the Visayas and Mindanao in enhancing the quality of life of the communities they serve. It is now on its 5th run with conferment of awards in 2012.

To join the RAFI Triennial Awards Blogging Contest, individuals should register through www.rafi.org.ph. Entrants must have an existing and updated blog for at least six months.

All blog entries must be original and written in English, with a minimum of 1,000 words and maximum of 4,000 words. Entries should not have been entered or won in previous competitions. Writers must at the end of their blogs indicate, “This is an official entry to the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Triennial Awards Blogging Contest.”

Include a link to the RAFI website.

The criteria for judging include 50 percent for content (originality and alignment to the theme and research value) and 50 percent for writing style or composition (including technicalities).

A contest participant is allowed a maximum of three blogs that feature different awardees and finalists.

After posting their entries on their blogs, entrants should email

• application form
• URL of the blog post
• and electronic copy of at least one valid ID to ellen.red@rafi.org.ph
• Entry to the RAFI Triennial Awards Blogging Contest

The blogging contest started last September 30, 2011. Deadline for the submission of blog entries is December 15, 2011.

Entrants must ensure that their blogs are accessible until winners are declared in January 2012.

First prize winner will receive Php 25,000; second prize Php 20,000; and third prize Php 15,000. All entries of winners and finalists will be consolidated and published into a book.

For more information on the RAFI Triennial Awards and to check on the awardee or finalist nearest you, visit www.rafi.org.ph.

Participate in a contest that will only happen once in a lifetime. Please read the post below from the National Historical Commission of the Philippines through their official Facebook Page.

THE CONTEST
In celebration of the sesquicentennial birth anniversary of Jose Rizal, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, in partnership with the Philippine Postal Corporation, is launching the 150th Birth Anniversary of Jose Rizal Postage Stamp Design Contest.

OBJECTIVES
The contest is designed to commemorate and celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal on June 19, 2011. It aims to promote awareness of the life, ideals and greatness of Rizal and his contribution to the development of Philippine nationhood.

Participants will have the chance to interpret their perception of the national hero and his significance in Philippine history.

MECHANICS
1. This contest is open to all college students, amateurs and professionals.
2. The contest theme is “Rizal: Haligi ng Bayan”
3. Together with CD with file in jpeg format, entries must be submitted in vertical format 8 ¾ inches x 11 ½ inches mounted on ¼ size black and white illustration board (please note that the actual stamp size is 30 x 40 mm).
4. The artwork must be accompanied by a write up or interpretation of the theme and the design in 100 words or more.
5. Artworks must be executed through computer or digital art. There are no restrictions as to the use of colors in the artworks.
6. The name, address and contact number of the designer together with the name of the school, if a student, should be attached at the back of the illustration board.
7. The design shall not incorporate postage stamp theme, or numbers representing the denomination or year of issue.
8. All materials will be provided by the participants.
9. There will only be one entry for each participant.
10. Winning entries shall automatically become the property of the Postal Museum and Philatelic Library of the Philippine Postal Corporation.
11. The NHCP may implement revisions on the design, if necessary.
12. The contest will be launched on January 27, 2011
13. Deadline of submission of entries will be on February 28, 2011, 5:00 pm, at the Historic Sites and Education Division, NHCP, T.M. Kalaw Street, Ermita, Manila.
14. Announcement of winners will be on March 4, 2011.

PRIZES
There will be two categories:
1. Student Category – two (2) winners
2. Open Category – two (2) winners

All participants will be awarded Certificates of Participation and winners shall be given Tokens of Recognition.

Winning entries will be used in a Special Limited Stamp Issue by the Philpost to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Jose Rizal.

CONTACT PERSON
For further details, please call up Arch. Veronica A. Dado, Chief, Historic Sites and Education Division, National Historical Commission of the Philippines at telephone number/s 523-1019 or 524-9952.

BACKGROUND
LRTArt 2009 is a fl agship project of the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), recognized as the premier rail transit authority in Metro Manila, and the Philippine Association of Printmakers, Inc. (PAP), the prime movers of multiple original artworks in the country. This project is a national painting competition which aims to promote art while raising consciousness of train riding as a way of life in the metropolis among Filipino commuters.

ELIGIBILITY

The competition is open to all Filipino citizens age 18 years old and above as of May 30, 2009. Entrants must present a valid ID and /or document showing birth date and citizenship when submitting their entry (passport, school ID, birth certifi cate, driver

Yes, we are inviting YOU to take part in this competition! The overall winner will walk away with over USD12,000 worth of great prizes! Take a look at all the great prize packages that we have prepared for you here. All you have to do is to use Corel software to make a creative video or graphic image, submit your artwork between Feb 5 to May 31-and be in line to win!

Winners will be determined through a scoring process with two components-Judges’ evaluation (50%) and Viewers score (50%). This means, in order to win, your work must not only score well with the panel of judges, but the viewing public must also endorse your work by voting for it! The earlier you submit your artwork, the more exposure you will have with the voting public, and thus the higher your chance will be of winning the most Viewers’ votes.

The top 3 winners from each country will then go into the Final round to compete for the Grand Prize!

If you are among the first 30 contestants in each country to submit your artwork for the competition, you are guaranteed to get an Early Bird Prize-gift coupons worth US$50 redeemable at the Corel on-line shop.

For those who just want to enjoy browsing through others’ work, you also have a chance to win! Simply vote and forward the competition information site to your family, friends and associates, and go into the draw to win a cool new ASUS EeePC Netbook and other great prizes! The more you forward, the higher your chance to win!

So what are you waiting for? Find out more and sign up to win NOW!

The Order of Carmelites (O.Carm.) in the Philippines thru the Titus Brandsma Media Center formally launched and opened the search for the Titus Brandsma Award- Philippines for Journalism.

In this 4th Award Season, the Jury composed of respected media practitioners, academe and Church will choose from among the nominees Journalists who demonstrate effective use of media as a means to present the real issues, analyses and solutions confronting the Filipino people; who are able to represent the “truthful media” and stand conscientiously the freedom of the press; who take the initiative to empower its readers/listeners to be critical and responsible in their lives; and who are men and women of integrity and principles (who consistently observed, guided and lived by their Code of Ethics).

The Titus Brandsma Award- Philippines is a biennial award and the country’s version of the international Titus Brandsma Award given by the Union Catholique Internationale de la Presse (UCIP), the world forum of professionals in secular and religious media. The Award was named in honor of Blessed Titus Brandsma, a journalist, educator and a Carmelite priest who defended press freedom and right to education during the Second World War, even on the face of death.

The nominating person/group must completely fill–up the nomination form. Proper documentation and supporting papers must be submitted together with detailed background. TBAward Secretariat will only accept nominations from individuals, communities and groups with legal identity. To be submitted to the TBA Secretariat are:

1.) The filled- up Nomination Form;

2.) At least five (5) pages Biography of the nominee (family background, academic training, work experiences, accomplishments, involvement, and professional records, among others);

3.) At least five (5) work samples (if more, the better); and

4.) Three (3) endorsement letters or recommendation letters from respectable and credible individuals or groups (from Church, media, government and non-government organizations, civic groups, among others) who is willing to vouch and support the nomination.

The Awardees will receive a trophy sculpture of Blessed Titus Brandsma by National Artist Napoleon Abueva, a certificate and a humble cash gift during the awarding ceremony rite at Titus Brandsma Center, Quezon City, Philippines.

For the Titus Bradsma Award- Philippines for Journalism (posthumous award), the bereaved family will receive a plaque of recognition, a gift, and the name of the deceased journalist will be inscribed in a marker at the Titus Brandsma Center in Quezon City to honor the journalist who along with Blessed Titus Brandsma had offered, dedicated and given their lives for truth and for press freedom. Thus, they will be included in the roster of MARTYRS OF PRESS FREEDOM.

The Titus Brandsma Award Philippines Board is chaired by Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid, with Ms. Carolina “Bobby” Malay, Mr. Vergel Santos, Fr. Artemio Jusayan, O.Carm. Fr Bernard Roosendaal, O.Carm. and Fr. Christian Buenafe, O.Carm. as members.

For inquiries, please visit us at tbcmedia.org or call Ms. Bituin P. Quinto at (63 2) 726-6054.

Cinema One, the premiere movie cable channel in the Philippines, is now accepting applications for the 2009 Cinema One Originals Digital Movie Festival competition.

Now on its 5th Year, the Cinema One Originals Movie Festival continues to provide a much-needed venue for directors, writers and even film enthusiasts to showcase their original stories in the digital format.

A P1-million budget money will be awarded to each of the chosen five (5) finalists to produce their movie. The festival and awards night will be held in November 2009.

Interested applicants are requited to submit their full complete narrative feature script on or before February 27, 2009. Entries may also include character and story descriptions as well as a detailed production team line-up.

Entries should be in hard copy or CD, sent via snail mail or submitted in person to the Cinema One Office at the 8th floor of the ELJ Communications Center Building, along Eugenio Lopez Drive, Quezon City.

Applicants may contact Lani de Guzman at 4152272 local 3166 during office hours for details, guidelines and for entry forms. Emails and faxed entries will not be accepted.

Since 2005, Cinema One Originals has been a breeding ground for new exciting talents — from debuting filmmakers, screenplay writers, cinematographers, production designers to actors and actresses. Cinema One Originals has successfully paved the way for fresher, more diverse concepts to be produced. It has become the venue for movies that defy traditional or formulaic filmmaking but still maintains the potential for commercial viability.

Cinema One Originals is owned and produced by Cinema One, the top cable channel of Creative Programs Inc. (CPI) .

Deadline for abstracts: November 30, 2008

Notification of acceptance: January 31, 2009

Deadline for papers: May 31, 2009

The International League of Peoples’ Struggle Working Group on Teachers, Researchers, and other Education Personnel invites academics, scholars, researchers, education and social activists and progressive intellectuals to an international conference on “Education, Imperialism, and Resistance,” to be held in Shih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan on August 10-11, 2009. It will be hosted by the International Center for Taiwan Social Studies and Taiwan: A Radical Quarterly in Social Studies.

The conference aims to bring together academics and social activists to put forward a progressive critique of imperialism and education.

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The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) is now accepting entries for the 2009 PBBY-Salanga Prize. The contest is co-sponsored by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and The National Library.

The grand prize winner shall win a cash prize of P25,000.00, a gold medal, and an opportunity to be published. Prizes will be awarded in an appropriate ceremony to be held during the celebration of National Children’s Book Day in July 2009.

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The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is now accepting nominations to the 2008 Search for Model OFW Family of the Year Award (MOFYA) to give honor and recognition to the sacrifices and achievements of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) and their families.

This award is a medium for highlighting the success of OFW’s and their families in managing the impact of overseas employment in family life and to exemplifying their best practices towards optimizing the gains of migration.

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