INTERNATIONAL LETTER WRITING COMPETITION

PRESS RELEASE

The Universal Postal Union through the International Bureau has recently called on all postal administrations to participate in this year’s letter writing competition with the theme:  Write a letter about why water is precious.”

Only young people up to 15 years of age are qualified to join the contest. The composition must be recent and original letters – in English – must not exceed the limit of 800 words in length. It must take the form of a letter - typewritten.

On a separate sheet of paper, the participant must indicate the following information:

1)    Number of Words of the Letter Composition

2)    Complete Name and Home Address

3)    Gender and Candidate

4)    Age and/or Date of Birth

5)    Color Photo of Candidate (2x2)

6)    Name and Address of School/Grade or Year Level

7)    Contact Number (Tel./ Cellphone)

Winners shall receive the following prizes:

            First Prize      =          P15,000.00 + Medal, Plaque and Stamp Albums

            Second Prize =             10,000.00 + Medal, Plaque and Stamp Albums

            Third Prize     =              5,000.00  + Medal, Plaque and Stamp Albums

The 1^st prize winning entry shall be sent by PPC to the Int’l Bureau as the Philippines’ official entry to the 41^st Int’l Letter Writing Competition for Young People (2013).

Criteria for Judging (UNESCO) judging criteria)

1. Relevance to the theme of the competition                                   -           30%
2. Imagination and originality of the contents                                    -           20%
3. Demonstrates a good style of writing and communication         -           20%
4. Demonstrates an extensive vocabulary                                        -           20%
5. Youthfulness of tone                                                                        -           10% 

                       TOTAL                                                                                           100%                                                                                                                               

All entries must be submitted via POSTAL MAIL ONLY (Express or Registered Mail) not later than October 9, 2012 to the:
               Office of the Assistant Postmaster General for Operations 
               c/o Ms. Jocelyn E. Cacho – Special Project Officer
              3/F Philippine Postal Corporation
              1000 Liwasang Bonifacio, MANILA

For more information about the competition, please visit the website at www.upu.int/letter writing/en/index.shtml , http://www.philpost.gov.ph , www.philpost7.com and our official facebook account @PHLPOSTor call Tel. no. 032-4226909 / 032-3448242 / 02-527-01-08 / 02-527-00-59 / 02-5270074.