Thursday, January 27, 2011

FREE COMIC BOOKS AND MORE (National Bookstore)

FREE COMIC BOOKS AND MORE!!!

Visit National Book Store Power Plant Mall on December 5, 2 pm - 5 pm.

1. Get a FREE comic book!
2. Get a FREE sketch by top graphic novel artists!
3. Get a chance to win prizes by just showing up...no purchase necessary!
4. Get 20% OFF on all graphic novels at the event only.
5. Get a chance to win a sketch by Leinil Yu with any graphic novel at the event only!

This event is in partnership with Sketch Pad Studios and the Power Plant Mall.


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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

RIZAL MONUMENTS PHOTO CONTEST 2010

WHO CAN JOIN THE CONTEST?

This is a commemorative project of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines  (NHCP).The Contest shall be open to all Filipino citizens from ages 10 to 75 years. Officials and employees of the NHCP and their immediate families, are disqualified to join. Professional photographers are welcome to join.

CONTEST MECHANICS, RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS:

The subject of interest is their local Rizal Monument found in the town plaza, school campus, town hall, capitol grounds, hospital lawn, or on a public park. Each contestant shall submit only one DIGITAL photo entry in JPEG file format using a digital camera. Photo entries should have a minimum resolution of 10 megapixels. Full shot photo of the subject should be included for identification and record purposes. Photo entries must be unaltered. Professional photographers are required to submit both the RAW and JPG photo files.

Each entry shall contain the NAME, AGE, ADDRESS, CELLPHONE NO., NAME OF SCHOOL/OFFICE/ORGANIZATION/PROFESSION of the PARTICIPANT. The entry shall also include a brief description of the subject RIZAL MONUMENT, the date it was erected, and its artist if available. The photograph may include people on the area for scale reference. Only color photo entries shall be accepted. The photo entry should not be renamed.

Each participant shall submit his entry via email transmission to: nhcp@nhi.gov.phThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Those without direct access to the internet can submit their entries to their respective Local Government Unit at least three days before the deadline date to avoid late entries. The LGU will be the one to transmit their entries to the NHCP.

Period of submission shall be from December 30, 2010 to May 19, 2011. The Contest will officially end at 5:00 P.M. of May 19, 2011.

All photo entries received during the period of submission shall be the property of the NHCP. The original owner can retain his digital copy of the submitted photo for his own purposes except for publication.

Photo entries shall be judged according to the following criteria:

Photo composition25%
Photo quality25%
Monument appreciation25%
Message conveyed by the photo25%







A Panel of Judges composing of 5 members shall select the winning and representative entries. The members shall choose among them the chairman.


All decisions by the Panel of Judges shall be final.


Date of judging entries shall be from May 20, 2011 to June 17, 2011.

Awarding date shall be on June 19, 2011.
PRIZES:
First PrizePhp50,000.00 + Certificate
Second Prize40,000.00 + Certificate
Third Prize30,000.00 + Certificate
10 CONSOLATION PRIZES1000 + Certificate + NHCP books





 












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The World Bank International Essay Competition 2011

TOPIC: Youth Migration


Young people are on the move. Improvements in transportation, technology development and increased international trade, as well as issues such as unemployment, war, health and economic hardship have prompted more young people to migrate within and across national borders in search of work, education and a better quality of life. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates that young people between 15 and 30 years of age account for about one-third of all migrants
Nearly all young people are affected by migration in some way. Some are migrants themselves or are considering migrating abroad or within their home country. Others experience migration through the departure of friends or family members, and still others, in receiving countries, encounter the political debate on immigration and integration policies in their country and may experience cohabitation with new immigrants. Young people are major stakeholders in migration and yet youth are largely absent in the debate on international migration policies and the effects of migration on development.

The World Bank International Essay Competition 2011 would like to hear your views on the opportunities, challenges and implications of youth migration.
Questions to address in your essay / video :
1) How has migration (international or internal, in a sending or a receiving country) affected you, your family, your community, or your country?
2) How do you perceive the benefits of migration (increased opportunities for young people, remittances) versus the risks (brain drain, illegal immigration and exploitation of young immigrants)?
3) What actions can you recommend for broadening opportunities for young migrants in their countries of destination and their countries of origin?
We encourage you to draw on personal experiences when possible and focus on providing your own creative solutions for managing migration in a way that most benefits young people. You do not have to be a migrant yourself to respond on this essay, as you may refer to the experience of your friends and family or other migrants who enter, leave or move within your country. As migration is a multi-dimensional issue, please feel free to explore any aspect of migration that you relate to most, such as :
Rural to urban migration
international migration policy
role of diasporas
forced migration
integration of immigrants
migration and development
remittances
skilled migration / brain drain



Participants: 
The International Essay Competition is open to all young people, students and non-students alike, between the ages of 18 and 25, from all countries of the world.

If you are at least 18 and not older than 25 on May 15, 2011, you are eligible to participate.

Please note that if you were a finalist or winner of a previous World Bank International Essay Competition, you are no longer eligible to compete. 

Format:

General

All work must be submitted by individuals, group work is not allowed.
One participant may only submit one work per category. However, one participant may (but doesn’t have to, of course) submit work in both categories, that is: one essay and one video.

All submissions must be made online via the Essay Competition website. Videos are submitted via YouTube.

Submissions can be made in English, French or Spanish.

Essay

Your essay may not be longer than 4000 words (about 10 pages of standard text).

Essays are accepted in the following formats: .doc or .pdf.

You are also required to provide a summary of no more than 250 words. The summary will be used by the jury to make a pre-selection.

Video

Your video may not be longer than 2 minutes.

To submit a video, you must create a YouTube account and upload your work on the YouTube website. Additionally, you are required to submit a form via the Essay Competition website, which will allow us to identify your work.





Rules:
• Submissions will be accepted until March 17, 2011.
• Each participant may submit entries in more than one category, but only one submission per category is allowed. This means that you may submit one essay and one video (although, of course, you can choose to submit, for example, only an essay), but you may not submit, for example, two essays.
• The essay competition is open for nationals of ALL countries of the world, students and non-students alike.  Participants must be between the ages 18-25 on May 15, 2011.  Students enrolled in Ph.D. courses are, however, not eligible to participate.
If you were a finalist or winner of a previous edition of the World Bank International Essay Competition, you are no longer eligible to compete.
• Essays must not be longer than 4,000 words. Videos must not be longer than 2 minutes. There is no minimum length.
• Submissions can only be made online, in English, French, or Spanish. Essays are submitted via the Essay Competition website and videos are submitted via YouTube. Each participant must fill in a submission form on the Essay Competition website.
• Each essay must be accompanied by a summary (max. 250 words). The summary will be used by the jury to make a pre-selection.
• All submissions will be blind reviewed. References to specific individuals, firms, or schools, which might reveal the author's identity, are discouraged. It is not allowed to indicate your name anywhere on your work.
• Quotes and references must be clearly marked throughout the essay and properly cited.
• All submissions must be original. No previously published material will be accepted. Any form of plagiarism will result in automatic disqualification. Please note that all essays will be screened with specialized software to verify plagiarism.
• Essays are accepted in the .doc or .pdf format.
• The World Bank reserves the right to publish and/or to make available to the public the winning submissions. The World Bank reserves the right to modify the format and content of the submissions for publication purposes. 
• The decision of the Jury is final and is not subject to an appeal.
• Participants (but not winners or finalists) of the previous editions of the Essay Competition are also encouraged to apply.

• Active (between the time of essay submission and the Final Jury in May 2011), paid staff (term or open-ended) of partner organizations (see list) of the 2011 Essay Competition are not eligible to participate.
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Win a BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G from Research in Motion and Mr. Jayvee Fernandez



This week, we’re* giving away a BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G from RIM courtesy of Arel of Virtusio PR and RIM :) . I understand a number of other blogs gave the same prize during the holidays. Well, if you still haven’t won a RIM device, this is your last chance! But this time let’s make this the easiest contest ever. No need for graphic design skills. No need for Anglo-Saxon poetic magic.
All you need to win this contest is a FACE!
Yes, a FACE!



That’s the prize, sirs and maams. It’s sealed. I’m not opening the box because I want YOU to be the first one to open it.

RULES:

HAPPY WITH BLACKBERRY
  1. The prize is a BlackBerry 3G. You must submit a photo of yourself putting on the “best happy face” to make me see how badly you want this phone.
  2. The winner is determined by a combination of “genuine happiness” and creativity manifested on your face. (Have fun with this!)
  3. You can use props. But you must have your face in the photo (i.e. I can’t use Joaquin Phoenix even if we look alike)
  4. You can submit multiple entries.
  5. Entries are to be submitted in the comments section.
  6. The contest is valid from today till 11:59PM of Sunday, 30th of January 2011.
  7. This contest is open nationwide. If you are live outside Metro Manila, we can ship the prize to you. But we prefer that you pick up the prize :)
  8. This is my contest so all decisions regarding contentions will be administered by me and will be considered final.

*Mr. Jayvee Fernandez, abuggedlife.com



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Office-Based Online English Editor (AOne R&D Philippines)

AOne R&D, Inc.is a fast-growing Online English editing company serving different top English academies in Korea catering to thousands of Korean English students of different age and skill levels.  We provide timely corrections and feedback to student essays and other written work.
 
We are currently seeking qualified and dynamic Online English Editors to fill up our expansion plans. 
 
     

Office-based Online English Editor
(National Capital Reg)
Responsibilities:
  • Correct the essays, book reports and other written work of students of different age and skill levels coming from different Korean-based academies; and
  • Provide feedback on the students’ work.
Requirements:
  • Candidate must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in English or its equivalent;
  • (Fresh graduates are welcome to apply.)
  • Candidate should have strong written English language skills (grammar);
  • Candidate should have an excellent sense for detail;
  • Candidate should have a strong passion for working;
  • Candidate must be computer savvy;
  • Candidate must be willing to work in the Ortigas area;
  • Candidate must be willing to work on a shifting basis, 6am-3pm and 3pm-12am shifts;
  • Candidate must be willing to undergo a month’s training; and
  • Can work under minimum supervision.
You may send your resumes thru email: dooleek@gmail.com
or call thru 470-9748 or 0927372-5426.




UP Batibot Presents: Scribbles (A Story Writing Contest)


FOR THE NEXT FIVE WEEKS, UP Batibot will be open to a daily short story contest. At the end of the contest, the winner will receive P500 [per category winner] and a spot on UP Batibot!

GUIDELINES:

  1. Contestants are required to register an account over at UPBatibot.com. Participants must register a name in this format: name + UPB (i.e., iskosacebuUPB)
  2. Story submissions will be posted daily over at UPBatibot.com during the course of the competition. To be eligible to win, a contestant must be able to send in 1 story per week, over the contest period. Entries need not be sequential.
  3. There will be two categories: A Short Story Category, wherein entries must be standalone short stories, and an Episodic Story category, where each entry must be an episode of a longer, contest-spanning story.
  4. Entries must be between 500-1000 words per submission.
  5. Every week, a certain ‘theme‘ will be given. Each story entry for that week must incorporate the theme as creatively as possible into their story submissions.
  6. All entries must be submitted to scribbles@upbatibot.com, with the subject in the following format: <Title of Entry> <Category, SSC for Short Story and ESC for Episodic Story> <Entry Number> <Official UPBatibot.com Username> (i.e., “Chaos in A Blue Book” ESC 2 iskosacebuUPB)

CONTEST PERIOD:

Scribbles will officially run from January 23, 2011 to February 27, 2011. A new “theme for the week” will be given every Sunday during the contest period.
  • Start of Contest – January 23, 2011
  • Unveiling of Weekly Theme #1 – January 23, 2011
  • Unveiling of Weekly Theme #2 – January 30, 2011
  • Unveiling of Weekly Theme #3 – February 6, 2011
  • Unveiling of Weekly Theme #4 – February 13, 2011
  • Unveiling of Weekly Theme #5 – February 20, 2011
  • End of Contest/Deadline for Submission of all entries – February 27, 2011
  • Announcing of Winners – February 28, 2011

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING:

  • Content – 60%
  • Technical Writing Skill (grammar, punctuation, etc.) – 20%
  • Community Impact – 20%

FOR INQUIRIES:

Contact 09228325518 or email us at admin@upbatibot.com.


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Winners of Chile: Odes from the Philippines Poetry Contest

“CHILE: ODES FROM THE PHILIPPINES”
A Poetry Contest for Filipino Students

A Project of The Embassy of Chile and The University of the Philippines System in commemoration of the Bicentenary of Independence of the Republic of Chile, and in celebration of the rescue of 33 Chilean miners in San Jose.



WINNERS – 2010
The 34th Miner (Rene Calunsag, UP Diliman)
Kiss of Sunrise ( Therese Marie Villarante, Cebu Normal University)
Scarred Land ( Marie Celine Anastasia Socrates, UP Diliman)
Chile. Hope is in the heart (Mariejo Maris Sawal Ramos, UP Diliman)
Chile in the land where the earth ends (David John Descalzo Ubera, Nueva Vizcaya State University) and Immured (Mirava Yuson, UP Diliman)

Prizes will be awarded on Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 6:00 p.m. at the Executive House, Pardo de Tavera near E. de los Santos St., UP Diliman, Quezon City. The event is by invitation only.


RULES OF THE CONTEST – 2010

The contest is open from 19 September 2010 until 30 November 2010 to all Filipino students from any tertiary education (college) course except current family members of officers and employees of the Embassy of Chile and the University of the Philippines.

The contest has the following division and category: English Division – Poetry.
An entry must consist of one (1) poem of any form or length on or about the Republic of Chile—its bicentenary, people, scenery, culture and/or society and/or the emotions of the poet regarding the successful rescue operations involving 33 Chilean miners in San Jose.

Authors may submit only one (1) entry.

A work which has been awarded a prize in another contest before 30 November 2010 is not qualified for the awards.

All entries should be submitted through this email address: poetrychile2010@gmail.com

All entries should be in Rich Text Format (RTF) or in a Word Document File and should be sent as an attachment together with scanned copies of the author’s full résumé. The time of transmission should be NOT LATER THAN 12:00 m.n. of 30 November 2010. An entry will only be considered submitted if official confirmation is received through poetrychile2010@gmail.com

In submitting an entry, a contestant represents and warrants that the work is his own and that he has absolute ownership of all intellectual property rights thereto. If the entry is an adaptation of another author’s existing work, the contestant shall submit to the Embassy of Chile and The University of the Philippines the written consent of the author of the existing work, allowing the contestant to adapt the work, and to enter the adaptation in the contest (the Consent). The Consent shall include a clear and categorical statement that the Embassy of Chile and The University of the Philippines shall be exempt from any and all liability in the event that the adaptation is said to infringe the intellectual property rights of the author of the existing work. The Consent must be notarized and, if executed outside the Philippines, should be authenticated by the Philippine Embassy or consulate.

All copies should be legible and neat. Entries must be addressed by email to the Board of Judges, “CHILE: ODES FROM THE PHILIPPINES”A Poetry Contest for Filipino Students c/o The University of the Philippines System Information Office, Mezzanine, Quezon Hall, University of the Philippines, DIliman, Quezon City 1101
Entries submitted must comply with government policies on printed matters. Submitted copies of winning entries shall remain with, and become the property of the Embassy of Chile.

In order to give public access to all of the competing works presented, the author hereby grants, assigns, and transfers unto the Sponsors, the right without necessity of any payment other than the prize which may have been awarded: to publish from time to time any winning entry or selection or portion thereof as it may at its discretion determine; to designate or appoint editors to edit the work or any portion thereof to suit the demands of publication; to furnish a reasonable number of copies of all winning works to libraries; to make the works available for downloading on the Internet or other electronic media; and/or to allow students to make copies for research or in connection with their school requirements. The Sponsor shall also have the right to appoint or designate editors or directors who may edit the work or any portion thereof to suit the demands of production or exhibition.

The prizes, in United States Dollars, are the following:

1st Prize – United States Dollars US$ 1000

2nd Prize – United States Dollars US$ 500

3rd Prize – United States Dollars US$ 500

Honorable Mention Winners (2) – United States Dollars US$ 100

All five (5) winners will also receive two (2) round trip tickets to Cebu or Boracay, courtesy of Air Philippines and La Isla Magazine.

The winning poems will be published in three languages: English, Spanish and Filipino. The anthology of poems will be launched in Chile and in the Philippines.
The Embassy of Chile and The University of the Philippines have the sole right to designate the persons who shall constitute the Board of Judges in each of the contest categories. The decision of the majority of the Board of Judges in all categories shall be final.

The Board of Judges shall declare only one winner for each prize listed in Rule 12. There shall be no co-winners and/or splitting of the prize money. The Board of Judges shall have the discretion not to award any prize if, in its judgment, no meritorious entry has been submitted.

The names of the winners and the members of the Board of Judges shall be announced on or before 18 December 2010. Prizes will be awarded to the winners during a reception at the University of the Philippines Executive House.
All parties submitting entries are deemed to have accepted the rules of the contest, and agree to abide thereby.

ALL ENTRIES MUST STRICTLY COMPLY WITH THESE RULES.

ALL DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS MUST BE COMPLETE AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION.



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SUGGESTED WEBSITES:

Chile Information Project http://www.chipsites.com/public/

Santiago Times http://www.santiagotimes.cl/

BBC News – Chile http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1222764.stm

Turismo Cile http://www.visit-chile.org/index.php?lang=eng

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“CHILE: ODES FROM THE PHILIPPINES”
A Poetry Contest for Filipino Students


His Excellency Professor Dr. Roberto Mayorga, Ambassador of the Republic of Chile

Professor Emerlinda R. Roman, President of the University of the Philippines System
Honorary Chairpersons


Consul Luis Alberto Palma, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Chile

Professor Jose Wendell Capili, Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs, UP System

Project Coordinators



Associate Professor Mercedes Planta, Deputy Director, UP System Information Office

Associate Professor Wystan de la Pena, Chairperson, UP Department of European Languages

Committee Members



H.E. Ambassador of the Republic of Chile Professor Dr. Roberto Mayorga (Chair)

Consul Luis Alberto Palma, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Chile

Philippine National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose, Winner, Pablo Neruda Literary Prize from the Republic of Chile

University Professor Emeritus Gemino Henson Abad, former Vice President for Academic Affairs, UP System

Professor Emeritus Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, former Vice President for Public Affairs, UP System

Professor Isabelita Orlina Reyes, Vice President for Public Affairs, UP System
Board of Judges

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