P50-K for winner of DILG peace poster tilt

BAGUIO CITY – A P50,000 prize awaits winner of a poster-making contest on peace-building.

               To realize peace and development in the country, the National Barangay Operations Office of the Dept. of the Interior and Local Government will conduct an on-the-spot poster making contest to coincide with the National Summit on the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP), a government platform that targets to end insurgency.

Before the summit on April 3, the DILG Cordillera will hold on-the-spot poster making contest on March 23 at its regional office in Baguio to screen and determine winner who will represent Cordillera at national level.

Participants should illustrate, interpret, and emphasize the theme: “Nagkakaisang adhikain para sa makabuluhan at progresibong kapayapaan (Unified goals toward significant and sustainable peace and development).”

                DILG assistant regional director Araceli San Jose urged artists in the region to join, considering Baguio City is also recognized as Creative City.

“This contest has the specific objective to foster creativity through visual arts to spark messages of peace, unity, and development,” said San Jose.

Regional winners will receive certificates and cash prizes – P10,000 for the first prize, P6,000 for  second and P4,000 for the third prize.

The first placer will represent the region at the national level and has the chance to win P50,000, P30,000 and P20,000 for first, second, and third prizes respectively.

The contest is open to all individual civilians except for officials and employees of the DILG, member agencies of Task Force Balik Loob, local government units and ECLIP committee members.

Only the first 100 registrants will be accommodated. Deadline of online registration is March 15. Official and final list of successfully registered participants will be uploaded on the official FB page of DILG-CAR. Online registration is only through this link - rebrand.ly/dilg-postermaking.

The DILG-CAR will provide basic artwork materials but participants may also bring their own.

              The posters will be judged using these criteria – 40 points for relevance to the theme, 30 for originality, 20 for creativity, and 10 points for presentation.

Each artwork shall include a description not exceeding 100 word counts to provide judges and spectators a clear view of the message and significance of the output.

For more information about the contest mechanics and registration procedure, visit the DILG Cordillera Facebook page, and website at www.dilgcar.com.

The DILG said the ECLIP national summit is a way of recognizing the program’s success through presentations of progress reports, and story-telling from selected former rebels.