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In line with the upcoming Mother’s Day Celebration

Ayala Malls

invite you to join

Moments with Mommy

at

Market! Market! Photo Contest

Winning photos will be exhibited for one (1) week from May 11, 2008 to May 17, 2008.

More info on the Moments with Mommy at Market! Market! Photo Contest at Shutter Box Philippines.

Howie Severino, Jay Taruc, Sandra Aguinaldo, and Kara David

reveal the secrets of producing award-winning documentaries at the

1st I-Witness Docu Seminar

To apply, submit your RESUME and a 400-800 word essay in English or Filipino about your favorite I-Witness episode

• by mail to I-Witness, 2nd Flr. GMA Network Center, EDSA cor. Timog Ave., Diliman, Q. C.
• by e-mail to

A total of 80 participants will be chosen for this FREE seminar. Application ends MARCH 15, 2008.

Chosen participants will be notified via e-mail and phone call. The I-Witness Docu Seminar will be held on April 5, 2008, Saturday, 10AM to 9PM at Function Rm. B, Megatrade Hall, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City.

Letter writing is still believed to be an indispensable tool in developing love, friendship and strong bondage of family ties.

To make the young people aware the important role that postal service plays in our societies, to foster affection for writing letters even though other modern means of communication exists, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) have launched the 37th International Writing Competition for young people to promote better understanding around the world through the post office.

This year’s competition aims at helping create a world in which all people shall live in harmony, a noble goal each of us can aspire with the theme “Write a letter to someone to tell why the world needs tolerance”.

The contest is open to students or out-of-school youth who are citizens of the Philippines and not more than fifteen (15) years old. The compositions must be recent, handwritten or typewritten, English and must be between 500 to 1,000 words long. On a separate sheet of paper, the participant must indicate the number of words used in the entry, complete name and address, gender, age, date of birth, 2 x 2 color ID picture, name of school, address, grade level and contact numbers.

Prizes are:

• P15,000 for 1st prize
• P10,000 for 2nd prize
• P5,000 for 3rd prize

Firs prize winner on the national level will automatically get the chance to participate for the UPU International Letter Writing competition to be held in Switzerland.

Entries must be sent thru Postal Mail Only on or before April 10, 2008 to:

Mr. Alvin Fidelson or Mr. Rene Ranoa,
Media Affairs Office
Office of the Postmaster General
3/F Philippine Postal Corporation
Liwasang Bonifacio, 1000 Manila

Good luck!

Marc Macalua of SEO Philippines has just sent word that the SEO Philippines Yahoogroup has reached another milestone of having 500 members and continues to grow everyday.

SEO Philippines @ YahooGroups, is a mailing list for those interested in learning more about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) in general.

Membership is open to bloggers, webmasters, and Internet enthusiasts.

Here is what Marc sent to the group:

We’ve recently broken 500! Many thanks for all the support. Special shout outs to our moderators:

• Benj Arriola
• Carmelo Diaz
• J. Angelo Racoma
• Manuel Viloria
• Andrew dela Serna
• Andre Marcelo-Tanner
• Anton Sheker
• Migs Paraz
• Abe Olandres

I’d like to announce new additions to the moderator pool

• Elymar Apao
• Mike Lopez
• Dennis Agulo

Congratulations!

Marc

SEO Philippines is currently running the Philippines’ 2nd SEO Contest — Ituloy AngSulong!

Mozcom and UnionBank team up to bring you the first Entrepreneurial E-Commerce Excellence (E3) Awards.

Calling on all budding entrepreneurs from top universities in the country to join this rare opportunity to show off their technical genius and business acumen in the development of innovative e-business ideas. The country’s most comprehensive online payment system, Mozcom PayEasy, and the country’s leading e-commerce banks, UnionBank, co-present the “First Entrepreneurial E-Commerce Excellence (E3) Awards.”

This e-commerce advocacy campaign is open to all duly enrolled college or post-graduate students from reputable schools. Each contestant must submit an E-commerce entry or - any business project that would require an online payment or transaction component. Business concepts developed for the competition may use commercial or open source development tools andplatforms.

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Capture these scenes! Honor our achievers! Answer this call!

Join the EPix 06!
Epson Photo Imaging eXposition 2006

Call For Entries
Hot on the heels of the huge success of EPix05, imaging technology leader Epson Philippines Corporation invites all professional photographers and photography enthusiasts to submit their entries to EPix06 under the following themes, which are in line with Epson Philippines` corporate citizenship program and commitment to the community and the environment:

Themes
(1) Vanishing Scenes
(2) The Filipino Achiever

Open to all recreational and professional photographers living in the Philippines and abroad.

The competition is divided into two divisions, Enthusiast and Professional. There is no age limit as to who may enter.

Participants may submit any number of entries per theme, but must choose only one division.

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