THE Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines has launched the contest, “An Amazing Short Break in Taiwan,” to encourage more Filipinos to discover the beauty of the Philippines’ closest neighbor up north.
Eligible participants are required to submit a 500-word essay on why Taiwan is an ideal and safe place for Filipinos to visit.
The essay can touch on Taiwan’s scenery, history, food, shopping, technology, cheap airfares, proximity to the Philippines, leisure farms, medical services, culture, lifestyle, Taiwan-Philippine interaction, shared values, folk arts, movies and education.
In addition, one photo showing the beauty of Taiwan and a two-minute video describing your essay and what impresses or amazes the participant most in Taiwan are also required.
Two First Prize winners will each receive one economy round-trip air-ticket between Manila and Taiwan plus three days accommodation in Taipei.
Two Second Prize winners will each receive a Taiwan Asus Zen Phone 3 (worth more than P10,000), while the Third, Fourth and Fifth Prize winners will receive gift certificates ranging from P4,000 to P6,000.
Contestants must submit their entries—the essay, photo(s), and video—together with their full name, contact number, and scanned valid Philippine ID verifying their Filipino nationality, to the email: amazingtaiwan2016@gmail.com no later than 5 p.m. on September 26.
The prizes will be presented to the winners during Taiwan’s National Day Celebration on Oct. 10 at the Sofitel Plaza.
All entries must be the original. Contestants need to abide by all copyright regulations and be solely responsible for any copyright violation.
All submitted entries will become the property of TECO, which reserves the right to execute any form of distribution and publicity.
For questions and inquiries, please call (632) 887-66-88, ext. 141; or email: pressdivisionteco@gmail.com; or check www.roc-taiwan.org/ph, TECO’s official website.