Contest Guidelines
The Philip Morris Bright Leaf Awards is open to all amateur and professional Filipino Journalists residing in the Philippines, who are 18 years old and above with a passion for excellence in journalism. All entries, either news or feature must focus on topics related to Agriculture in the Philippines.
Entries can be in English, Filipino or any Philippine dialect, provided that entries using a local dialect must be accompanied by an English translation.
Entry Requirements
Print
Fully accomplished entry form
One (1) hardcopy, Arial font, size 12 and double spaced with only the title of the entry on the upper left hand corner of the first page. The document should NOT include the contestant's real name, address, and other personal information.
One (1) hardcopy of English translation if orginal story is written in Filipino or regional dialect.
One (1) scanned, photocopied or actual copy of published entry. Whole page of the publication where the article was published. This copy will be kept solely by the Secretariat as proof of publication.
Photos
Fully accomplished entry form
One (1) hardcopy entry, 8R in size
One (1) softcopy of entry in JPEG format (submitted in a CD or Diskette)
One (1) scanned, photocopied or actual copy of published entry. Whole page of the publication where the article was published. This copy will be kept solely by the Secretariat as proof of publication.
The contestant's real name, address, and other personal information must NOT appear on any of the pages of an entry.
Radio
Fully accomplished entry form
A compilation of at least four (4) episodes of the program/segment
One (1) hardcopy, ARIAL font,
size 12 and double space with ONLY the title of the entry on the upper left hand
corner of the first page. The document should NOT include the contestant's real
name, address, and the other personal information.
One (1) softcopy of English translation if original program/segment is broadcasted
in Filipino or regional dialect.
One (1) Taped-on-Air (TOA) copy as proof of broadcast in CD format. This copy will
be kept solely by the Secretariat as proof of publication.
TV
Fully accomplished entry form
A compilation of at least four (4) episodes of the program/segment
One (1) hardcopy and (1) softcopy of audio transcript and video guide in MS WORD
format, ARIAL font, size 12 and double space with ONLY the title of the entry on the upper left hand corner of the first page. The document should NOT include the contestant's real name, address, and other personal information.
One (1) softcopy of English translation if original program/segment is broadcasted
in Filipino or regional dialect.
