#MyTEStimony Photo Contest

A Photo Contest for CHED-UniFAST Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) grantees

I. COMPLETE MECHANICS

1. Contest Period: Submission is from November 15 to 29, 2021, announcement of winners will be on December 15, 2021
2. Area Coverage: Nationwide
3. Qualified participants: CHED-UniFAST Tertiary Education Subsidy grantees as of the start of the contest proper
4. TES grantees who have finished their contract with CHED-UniFAST by the start of the contest period are disqualified from joining the contest
5. TES grantees will be asked to submit a photo appropriate to the theme of the contest: "Inspirasyon ng Kuwentong TES”
6. Each TES grantee will only be allowed to submit one (1) entry for the contest, with a minimum of 2MB file size in JPEG format.
7. The photo entry shall bear an inspiring caption (maximum of 150 words) related to the theme as it will be part of the criteria for judging.
8. The criteria for judging will include photo quality, clarity of caption, and the number of votes through a dedicated Google Forms.
9. Shortlisting of entries and determination of top ten (10) entries each from NCR, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao will be done on December 1, 2021 via Zoom and in the presence of a DTI representative.
10. Ten (10) entries each from NCR, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao will be shortlisted based on photo quality and clarity of caption, and posted on the FB Pages of LANDBANK and UniFAST for one (1) week to generate votes.
11. Upon registration, participants will be required to provide their full name, school, region, degree program, email address, and mobile number to the dedicated Google Form. Winners will be notified on the e-mail account they provided upon registration.
12. Submission of entries: Interested TES grantee may submit their entry to this dedicated Google Form: https://bit.ly/3xzAup6
13. Deadline of Submission: November 29, 2021, 6:00PM
14. Voting period: December 3, 2021 (8:00AM or upon posting of finalists on LANDBANK’s FB page, whichever comes first) to December 10, 2021, 6:00PM
15. Winners will be announced via the Facebook pages of LANDBANK and UniFAST on December 15, 2021
16. Judging will be done on December 13, 2021, at 3pm via Zoom, in the presence of a DTI representative. In case of a tie, the Board of Judges shall break it through a unanimous vote after a deliberation.
17. Employees of LANDBANK and CHED-UniFAST, including their relatives up to second degree of consanguinity or affinity are disqualified from joining the contest.
18. For inquiries, you may email landbank.mytestimony@gmail.com

II. Criteria and Prizes

• The criteria for judging are as follow:
  • 50% photo quality – the photo entry creates a visual impact through the combination of technical attributes such as technique, composition, presentation, color balance, center of interest, and lighting
  • 40% clarity of caption and adherence to the theme – the caption tells a compelling story behind the photo with brevity, proper grammar and punctuations, and relevance to the theme
  • 10% total number of votes through Google Forms - entrants will also be judged by the votes they will get through a dedicated Google Forms for the contest. All “voters” should have already “Liked” the official LANDBANK (www.facebook.com/landbankofficial) and UniFAST (www.facebook.com/unifastofficial) FB Pages for their vote to be counted.
  • Total = 100%
• The Board of Judges is composed of three (3) representatives from LANDBANK and two (2) representatives from UniFAST.
• The entries with the highest combined judges’ scores and total number of Facebook reactions will win the contest.
• One (1) grand winner and two (2) runners-up each from NCR, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao will take home the prize money.
• Prizes will be P10,000 for the grand winners, P8,000 for the 1^st runners-up, and P7,000 for the 2^nd runners-up dedicated to assist their online learning needs. Total cash prizes for the campaign will be Php100,000.00.
• Claiming of prize: Prizes will be credited to their TES LANDBANK Mastercard Prepaid Cards (LMPCs). In case the winner’s card is not available yet, LANDBANK will prioritize the production of their card and release it to the winner with the credited prize money.