MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Coming from the success of the first two seasons of its Write to Ignite program, COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises proudly announced its much-awaited third season this 2023.
COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises is bringing back its Write to Ignite for its third season with the theme “UNMASKED.”
Over the course of two seasons, Write to Ignite has brought together bloggers, content creators and storytellers from all over the Philippines to share their stories, connect to people, and inspire the nation. And for the third season, it is time to tell and unmask the stories of others they have been longing to share.
“UNMASKED: The COMCO Mundo Write to Ignite Season 03” aims to explore how each mask is a person brimming with hope and wonders to share with others, as well as why it is important to tell their inspiring journeys in life.
Once again, Filipino bloggers, content creators and storytellers are invited to join by simply doing their dream interview with people and sharing their inspiring stories that need to be heard. Participants have the freedom on who they interview, from simple people to high profile personalities as long as they agree to be part of the project.
Entrants must share the blog or story on their Facebook account and Facebook page. Include a short caption, tag COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises’ official Facebook page, and use the hashtags #COMCOMundoWriteToIgniteSeason3 #UNMASKED and #MeaningfulStorytelling. Make sure that the post is set to public.
Criteria will be based on Writing / Creativity (70%), Use of Media (Photos / Videos / Music / Graphics, 25%), and Engagement (Positive Comments on the Blog, 5%).
Exciting prizes await the winners of Write to Ignite.
Prizes include:
- Grand Champion: PHP 40,000 + Two International Round Tickets from airasia + Merchandise Items from Sponsors and Participating Brands (PHP 15,000 donation to chosen NGO accredited by COMCO Mundo)
- 1st Runner-up: PHP 20,000 + Merchandise Items from Sponsors and Participating Brands (PHP 12,000 donation to chosen NGO accredited by COMCO Mundo)
- 2nd Runner-up: PHP 15,000 + Merchandise Items from Sponsors and Participating Brands (PHP 12,000 donation to chosen NGO accredited by COMCO Mundo)
- 3rd Runner-up: PHP 12,000 + Merchandise Items from Sponsors and Participating Brands (PHP 10,000 donation to chosen NGO accredited by COMCO Mundo)
- 4th Runner-up: PHP 10,000 + Merchandise Items from Sponsors and Participating Brands (PHP 10,000 donation to chosen NGO accredited by COMCO Mundo)
- 6th to 10th place: PHP 4,000 + Merchandise Items from Sponsors and Participating Brands
- 11th to 20th place: PHP 2,000 + Merchandise Items from Sponsors Participating Brands
- 21st to 40th place: Merchandise Items from Sponsors and Participating Brands
Each of the top five winners will also win for a cause as part of their prize is the opportunity to donate to any of the charitable institution or non-government organization (NGO) accredited by COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises. These are Make-A-Wish Foundation, PAWS (Philippine Animal Welfare Society), Philippine Eagle Foundation, Save the Children, and SOS Children’s Villages. The top 40 finalists will be announced and will be invited to a special awards night where the top five winners will be declared. The top 40 finalists will also receive special prizes from participating brand partners.
This contest is open to all Filipino bloggers age 18 years old and above who reside in the Philippines. The blog should be in existence for at least one year and have a minimum of 20 blog posts. Submitting an entry in the contest signifies permission of the participant for the Organizers to use the submitted materials to promote, communicate and further the cause of the project. Participants also agree that blog entries shall remain published in perpetuity.
Write to Ignite Season 03: Unmasked is made possible by COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises, with airasia, Babyflo and PHILUSA Corporation, Century Tuna, Licealiz and Lamoiyan Corporation, Rémy Martin, and Uratex Monoblock as brand partners.
“Write to Ignite is truly one of COMCO’s epic initiatives as it further champions our work’s mission to do #MeaningfulStorytelling. This initiative is born during the COVID-19 pandemic, and with the whole world slowly transitioning to what we call the new normal, it is only apt that we have Unmasked as our official theme for Season 3 as it reflects our hopeful state and the need to unravel the stories of others. To our dear Filipino bloggers in different parts of the country, Write to Ignite is for you and your readers, and we can’t wait to read the stories you will be sharing with the rest of the world,” said COMCO Mundo’s Group Chief Executive Director and Lead Strategic Communications Counsel, and Partner and Co-founder Mr. Ferdinand L. Bondoy.
To register, participating bloggers need to e-mail their blog entry to COMCO Mundo at headquarters@comcomundo.com with the following details: full name, e-mail address, mailing address, contact number, link of the Facebook share/ post about the blog, and Title/ URL of the blog entry. Deadline of publishing of the blog post and submission is on July 30, 2023, 11:59 pm.
By submitting their entry, the participating bloggers confirm that they already secured permission from their respective interviewee(s) as a featured subject.
To know more about COMCO Mundo and “Write to Ignite”, visit comcomundo.com. Follow them on social media: Facebook, LinkedIn, and @comcomundo on Instagram.
