Philippine Flora and Fauna Essay Competition

30 May 2010
Philippine Flora and Fauna Essay Competition
RPN Flora and Fauna Inc. is a non-stock, non-profit organization that aims to help in the preservation, management and care of the Philippine biological diversity. To make the youth aware of their advocacy, they launched 4 different contests catered to aspiring photographers, writers, inventors and artists. For a small participation fee, participants have a chance of bagging huge CASH prizes and receiving recognition.

* Essay Competition
o Open to all students between 10 and 18 years old, enrolled or who will be enrolled in all grade school and secondary public, private and parochial schools in the Philippines

o Essay Guidelines

+ Essay compositions must be the work of an individual only
+ Free of spelling, grammatical and punctuation errors
+ Must cite the sources. Use parenthetical citations within the text.
+ Minimum of five (5) bibliography sources are allowed. Essays that rely solely on internet sources may be disqualified
+ Print in A4 size paper using MS Word in Times New Roman, font size 12, double spaced with one (1) inch margin on all four (4) sides and numbered pages
+ Not more than 1,500 but less than 1,000 words (doesn't include title, bibliography and parenthetical citations)

o Send entry by mail to

+ Organizing Committee –
+ 2010 PIFGEX “Essay Writing” Competition
+ UG-26 Wack Wack Royal Mansion
+ Wack Wack Road, Mandaluyong City

Contest Period:

* Last day of payment of joining fee: May 31, 2010
* Submission Deadline: June 30, 2010

Contest Prize:

* Essay Competition
o Platinum Award - P20,000 or equivalent value of school equipments & supplies
o Gold Award - P15,000 or equivalent value of school equipments & supplies
o Silver Award P10,000 or equivalent value of school equipments & supplies
o Bronze Award P5,000 or equivalent value of school equipments & supplies
o Outstanding Performance Awards (10 winners) - P2,000 or equivalent value of school equipments & supplies
o All selected entries will be awarded a certificate of participation and will be presented during the PIFGEX 2010 at the World Trade Center, Pasay City

For more information, log on to philippinefloraandfauna.org or email competition@philippinefloraandfauna.org
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