MANILA — Capture photos showing how the Duterte administration’s campaign against illegal drugs has helped improve the lives of drug surrenderers and you may get a chance to win as much as PHP 25,000.
The #RealNumbersPH Photo Contest, organized by the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD) led by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), rewards participants for submitting photos showing how former drug users and pushers have changed their lives for the better after surrendering to authorities.
With the theme “Tunay na numero. Tunay na tagumpay. Tunay na pagbabago”, PCOO Assistant Secretary Marie Banaag said the photo contest aims to raise awareness on the benefits of the drug campaign.
“We want to create awareness among our citizens on how they look at the anti-illegal drugs problem in the country. If there have been improvements, they can translate that through their lenses,” Banaag told the Philippine News Agency.
Banaag said the photo contest is meant to encourage the public, especially the youth, to be one with the government in its anti-narcotics campaign.
The photo contest is open to Filipino citizens of all ages who are residing in the Philippines.
For a photo entry to qualify, it should be in full color, an original work, expresses the theme well, in digital format (.jpeg or .png), and with a photo resolution of at least 72 DPI or higher.
Participants should also provide a title for each work submitted. Each participant is allowed to submit a maximum of three (3) entries. Any kind of watermark is not allowed.
Moreover, participants are prohibited from using photo enhancement such as Photoshop and filters.
Entries must be submitted to to the #RealNumbersPH FB messenger (facebook.com/realnumbersph) or emailed to [email protected].
The deadline of submission of entries is on May 22, 2018.
The photo contest consists of two categories namely Mobile Category or photos taken using cellular phones or tablets and Conventional Category or photos taken using a DSLR, mirror less, and compact cameras.
For the DSLR category, the first place winner will receive PHP 25,000; the second place winner will get PHP 15,000; and the third place winner will receive PHP 10,000. Meanwhile, five runners-up
will receive a consolation prize of PHP 2,000.
For the mobile category, the first place winner will get PHP 15,000; the second place winner will receive PHP 10,000, and the third place winner will receive PHP 5,000. Meanwhile, five runners-up will receive a consolation prize of PHP 1,000.
For more information, visit www.facebook/realnumbersph/. (PNA)
