By Franklin P. Gumapon
PAGADIAN CITY – Undergraduate college
students who are presently taking or done with the National Service Training
Program (NSTP) are now invited to join the “Volunteerism Writing Contest”
spearheaded by the Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency
(PNVSCA) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
This writing competition aims to engage the Filipino youth
in promoting volunteerism “as a way of life and cross-cutting tool for
socio-economic development.”
Anchored on the theme “Volunteerism for Sustainable
Development,” each participant shall write a feature story on the experiences
and contributions of an individual and/or organization to achieving the United
Nation’s sustainable development goals and the Philippines’ commitment to the
global development priorities.
In her letter to the Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-9,
Regional Director Teresita Socorro C. Ramos of the National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA)-9 bared that each region will have a winning entry
for this contest.
The contestant shall submit both printed and electronic
copies of his/her entry on or before Aug. 31, 2016. The e-copy in portable
document format (PDF) must be sent by
email at info@pnvsca.gov.ph and the
printed copy in a brown envelope to Philippine National Volunteer Service
Coordinating Agency, Ground Floor, Philippine sugar Center Building, North
Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.
The feature story must have a title, be in PDF, written in
English, typewritten, double spaced with font size Arial 11; top, bottom, left
and right margins must be one inch; maximum number of words is 1,800; name and
signature of the participant are written at the top left-hand corner of each
page.
The criteria for judging are relevance to the theme – 40
percent, understanding of volunteerism for development – 20 percent, creativity
– 20 percent, and language proficiency – 20 percent.
Only one entry per student is allowed and co-authored
entries will not be accepted.
The entry should not have been previously published in a
printed or an online material and should not have been submitted in any
government or private organization-administered contest.