Deadline: 15 June 2011
The Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) will launch its First Essay Writing Competition with the theme, "Dear Foreign Retirees, Why you should retire in my town?"
The objectives of the competition are to:
1. gather information on the different towns and cities of the Philippines that can be uploaded in the PRA website which will be made available to foreign nationals and investors;
2. promote awareness among the youth about the various assets present in their towns and cities;
3. develop the research thinking and communication skills of the youth including their familiarity with correct grammar, spelling, and writing style; and
4. publicize the winning entries, both locally and internationally, through the different government and private websites.
The competition is open to all public and private high school and college students. The participating student must be currently enrolled this coming School Year 2011-2012. The student must submit, along with his/her entry, a scanned copy of his/her Student Identification Card (ID) and an endorsement letter from the school principal/headmaster or his/her duly appointed Officer-in-Charge. A student will submit only one (1) entry.
The entries may be accepted starting May 2, 2011. The deadline for submission is on July 15, 2011.
The following prizes will be received by the winners for each of the high school and college categories:
Grand Prize PhP50,000.00 + Plaque of Recognition
Second Prize PhP30,000.00 + Plaque of Recognition
Third Prize PhP20,000.00 + Plaque of Recognition
Five (5) Honorable Mention Awardees will receive PhP5,000.00 each.
The schools and universities for both categories will receive the following prizes:
Grand Prize PhP15,000.00 + Plaque of Recognition
Second Prize PhP10,000.00 + Plaque of Recognition
Third Prize PhP5,000.00 + Plaque of Recognition
The top three (3) winners, the five (5) honorable mention awardees, and the school representatives of the top three (3) winners from each category shall be required to attend the awarding ceremonies on August 26, 2011 .
For more information, visit or contact Mr. Mervin A. Magbuhat, Market Specialist, PRA at 29F Citibank Tower, 8741 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City at telephone no.: +631 848-1412; fax no.: +632 848-7106 MCPO Box: 1147 or send a message through e-mail address: inquiry@pra.gov.ph
Contact Information:
For inquiries: inquiry@pra.gov.ph
Website: http://www.pra.gov.ph/
The Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) will launch its First Essay Writing Competition with the theme, "Dear Foreign Retirees, Why you should retire in my town?"
The objectives of the competition are to:
1. gather information on the different towns and cities of the Philippines that can be uploaded in the PRA website which will be made available to foreign nationals and investors;
2. promote awareness among the youth about the various assets present in their towns and cities;
3. develop the research thinking and communication skills of the youth including their familiarity with correct grammar, spelling, and writing style; and
4. publicize the winning entries, both locally and internationally, through the different government and private websites.
The competition is open to all public and private high school and college students. The participating student must be currently enrolled this coming School Year 2011-2012. The student must submit, along with his/her entry, a scanned copy of his/her Student Identification Card (ID) and an endorsement letter from the school principal/headmaster or his/her duly appointed Officer-in-Charge. A student will submit only one (1) entry.
The entries may be accepted starting May 2, 2011. The deadline for submission is on July 15, 2011.
The following prizes will be received by the winners for each of the high school and college categories:
Grand Prize PhP50,000.00 + Plaque of Recognition
Second Prize PhP30,000.00 + Plaque of Recognition
Third Prize PhP20,000.00 + Plaque of Recognition
Five (5) Honorable Mention Awardees will receive PhP5,000.00 each.
The schools and universities for both categories will receive the following prizes:
Grand Prize PhP15,000.00 + Plaque of Recognition
Second Prize PhP10,000.00 + Plaque of Recognition
Third Prize PhP5,000.00 + Plaque of Recognition
The top three (3) winners, the five (5) honorable mention awardees, and the school representatives of the top three (3) winners from each category shall be required to attend the awarding ceremonies on August 26, 2011 .
For more information, visit or contact Mr. Mervin A. Magbuhat, Market Specialist, PRA at 29F Citibank Tower, 8741 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City at telephone no.: +631 848-1412; fax no.: +632 848-7106 MCPO Box: 1147 or send a message through e-mail address: inquiry@pra.gov.ph
Contact Information:
For inquiries: inquiry@pra.gov.ph
Website: http://www.pra.gov.ph/
