Kenji Solis Speech and the PEBA Profile Videos

PEBA Profile Video shown at the SSS Ramon Magsaysay Hall, December 15, 2012 the 5th Annual PEBA Blogs and Photo Awards


Kenji Solis Opening Remarks Video shown at the RM Hall at SSS Center during the 5th Annual PEBA Blog and Photo Awards

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OFW and Supporters Blog Entry Finalists

The 5th Annual International PEBA Blog and Photo Awards will be held at the Ramon Magsaysay Hall, SSS Corporate Center, East Avenue Quezon on the 15th of December, Saturday, from 2-6PM.

Click the link to read their entries

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Presenting the PEBA 2012 OFW Blog Nominees

2012 Theme:
“The Social Media and I: Bridging the Past, Present and Future.”

Write a blog about this theme for the 2012 PEBA Blog Awards! For more details about the mechanics and guidelines, please log in to www.pinoyblogawards.com. 2012 PEBA BLOG THEME!


More details here: http://www.pinoyblogawards.com/2012/09/criteria-guidelines-2012.html

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2012 PEBA BLOG CONTEST Theme: “The Social Media and I: Bridging the Past, Present and Future.”

2012 Theme: 

“The Social Media and I: Bridging the Past, Present and Future.”

Write a blog about this theme for the 2012 PEBA Blog Awards! For more details about the mechanics and guidelines, please log in towww.pinoyblogawards.com. 2012 PEBA BLOG THEME!

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2012 Theme: “The Social Media and I: Bridging the Past, Present and Future.”

2012 Theme:


“The Social Media and I: Bridging the Past, Present and Future.”


Write a blog about this theme for the 2012 PEBA Blog Awards! For more details about the mechanics and guidelines, please log in towww.pinoyblogawards.com. 2012 PEBA BLOG THEME!





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VIPINOY - PEBA FACES AND PLACES PHOTO CONTEST FULL MECHANICS

VIPinoy FACES AND PLACES Photo Contest Mechanics

A. Eligibility

 a. This contest is open to all Filipinos, 18 years old and above, who are currently living and working overseas.

b. Amateur and professional photographers may send in their entries.

c. PEBA BOT’s and volunteers are NOT allowed to join the contest.

d. Entrants must “Like” both the VIPinoy and PEBA fanpages on Facebook in order to be eligible to enter this contest.

B. Categories and Content

a. There will be three categories for this contest:

  i. Nature and Landscapes

  1. Pictures in this category include those of the overseas Filipino in nature settings, landscapes, outdoor scenes, sunsets, urban landscapes, cityscapes, etc. in the overseas Filipino’s host country. The overseas Filipino must be present in all photos.

  ii. People

  1. Pictures in this category include people as the main subject – whether it’s the overseas Filipino hard at work, doing leisure activities, or even just relaxing at home. Be as creative as you want! 

  iii. Travel and Adventure Collage category

  1. Pictures in this category should convey the excitement and joy of travel photography, and present the place where it is taken as an important part of the photo. Collages of tourist sites that the overseas Filipino has visited in his or her host country will be accepted in this category. The overseas Filipino must be present in all photos.

C. Submission 

  a. Entrants should “Like” both the VIPinoy and PEBA fan pages on Facebook.

  b. Entries must be submitted to: photos@pinoyblogawards.com 

  c. The subject title of the email should be “VIPinoy FACES AND PLACES: CONTEST SUBMISSION.” 

  d. The body of the email should contain the following:

  i. FULL NAME AND AGE

  ii. CONTACT DETAILS

  iii. PROFESSION and CURRENT LOCATION

  iv. CATEGORY

  v. TITLE OF THE PHOTO

  vi. LOCATION WHERE PHOTO WAS TAKEN

vii. CAPTION  FOR THE PHOTO

e. The font and size of the body of the email should be Times New Roman 12pt black. ONLY the picture being submitted should be an attachment in the email.

f. Image resolution should not be lower than 800x600 pixels (landscape) or 600x800 (portrait). The file must be 1MB or higher.

g. Photos must NOT be altered, edited, digitally manipulated or enhanced.

h. Two (2) submissions will be allowed per entrant. Each submission must be sent in a separate email.

i. All valid and accepted entries will be posted on the VIPinoy and PEBA Facebook Fanpages. Entrants with accepted entries will be notified via SMS or email.

j. PEBA, Inc. and Ayala Malls reserve the right to reject entries that contain nudity, advocate violence, and do not conform to the rules and regulations of the contest.

k. Upon submission, the photographer agrees that PEBA and VIPinoy may use the submitted photos in their websites, merchandising materials, and/or collaterals. Copyright of the photo(s) remains with the photographer, and due credit will be given in all merchandising materials and collaterals.

l. All entries must be submitted on or before 11:59 PM of August 31, 2012.

D. Selection of Winners

a. Winning entries will be determined based on the number of “likes,” “shares,” and as per PEBA and VIPinoy Panel of Judges.

b. Winners will be announced via the following: 

i. VIPinoy Facebook fanpage

ii. PEBA Facebook fanpage

iii. PEBA Website

c. Winners will be notified through phone call, SMS, or email.

E. Prizes

a. Prizes are as follows:

i. Best Photo – Nature and Landscapes Category: Php5,000 Ayala Malls eGC (Gift Card)

ii. Best Photo – People Category: Php5,000 Ayala Malls eGC (Gift Card)

iii. Best Photo – Travel and Adventure Collage Category: Php5,000 Ayala Malls eGC (Gift Card)

b. Prizes should be claimed sixty (60) days upon notice. Failure to claim will result in forfeiture of the prize.

c. Two (2) valid IDs must be presented to PEBA MANILA/Ayala Malls VIPinoy upon claiming of the prize.

d. If the winner is not in the country or is unavailable, a family member or representative may claim their prize for him/her. Representative must present the following:

i. a signed authorization letter along with the winner’s two valid IDs (or copies thereof)

ii. one (1) valid ID of the representative

For more information, log on to www.pinoyblogawards.com or the VIPinoy and PEBA Facebook fanpages. You may also contact us through email at vipinoy@ayalamalls.com.ph and contact@pinoyblogawards.com.

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Nine OFWs win cash prizes in SSS promo

SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emilio de Quiros, Jr. said the nine winners will each receive P10,000 as cash prize under the Member-Get-Member (MGM) promo, which offers incentives to OFWs who encourage other overseas workers to become active SSS members.

 

"OFWs can win as 'nominators' through payment of contributions and referral of newly-active overseas workers or 'nominees' to the SSS. Participating members help fellow OFWs prepare for the future by urging them to be covered members," he said.

The list of winners for January include Teophe Quijano Mendaros (Brunei); Cristina Cananea Quimado and Maria Riza Santander Wabinga (Hong Kong); Mocita Maron Manuel (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia); and Pensees Dawny Rodriguez Figueroa and Gemma Soriano Biong (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates).

TO JOIN, CLICK HERE  https://www.sss.gov.ph/sss/index2.jsp?secid=2064&cat=6&pg=null 

London-based OFWs Edgar Serrano Grande, Ma Christina Jagonos Garcia and Ryazan Dalane Sison Duray also won. A total of 45 winning nominators, or nine per month, will be drawn in the remaining monthly raffle draws from February to June.

"Winners will be notified by SSS through registered mail and email, which they will present along with their UMID card or two valid IDs in claiming their prize. They may claim their prize as check or have it credited to their bank account on or before December 1," he said.

Nominees and nominators with posted contributions for January to June 2012 will gain a raffle entry to the MGM Grand Draw on September 7.The grand prize is a vacation package worth P160,000 inclusive of round-trip airfare to Manila plus trip to Boracay for two with four-day hotel accommodation and pocket money.

The SSS will also draw two 2nd prize winners of P30,000 each; three 3rd prize winners of P20,000 each; and ten winners of P10,000 each as consolation prizes. The nominator with the most number of nominees will receive P50,000 and a plaque of appreciation.

OFWs can register for the promo thru the SSS website (www.sss.gov.ph) and at SSS foreign offices until June 30, and at local branches, including SSS' office at the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration headquarters in Mandaluyong City, until June 29.

The Board of Judges for the MGM raffle draws includes De Quiros; Commissioner Daniel Edralin, who heads the Social Security Commission's Committee on OFWs; and Antonette Fernandez, SSS Assistant Vice President of the Internal Audit Service Division.

Also part of the Board are Luther Calderon, President of the Kabalikat ng Migranteng Pilipino (KAMPI) which is a non-government organization for OFWs, and Pete Rahon, who is the Luzon and Metro Manila Coordinator of the Pinoy Expats/OFW Blog Awards (PEBA).

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PEBA Any Blogger Anywhere Contest

We always believe that we have the obligation to honor bloggers, OFW and supporters of our cause. We conceived the idea of honoring bloggers in different categories two years ago, and we recognize the fact that not all can relate to our yearly theme, or that not all are good in writing essays and stories or conveying their message through words. We hope our friends and fellow bloggers will support this idea and join this unique PEBA 2011 Awards!

Read and nominate now!

ANY BLOGGER, ANYWHERE!

General Guidelines

1.      Overseas and local (home based or Philippine bloggers) can join the contest. PEBA nominees in the blog entry division can still be nominated in the category division.

2.      At least 6 months presence in the blogging world with at least one post per month.

3.      Blog should be 60% personal in nature and not more than 40% commercial or paid ads blog posts. To qualify for a specific blog category, the blog site must contain at least 60% posts related to the category it is intending to join/participate from the 6 months of his blogging career.

4.      In the event that a blog has been nominated by friends to different categories, the Nominated Blogger will be contacted by the Contest Secretariat through a Verification Form to confirm his/her PREFERRED CHOICE in the blog category that he/she intends to join.

5.      During the Pre-Selection stage, the Contest Secretariat will assess and review the blog contents of all nominees and determine if each Nominee’s blog are properly classified in the correct blog group category (e.g. If a blog contains a multi or combination of personal, photo blog articles and travel blogs, for the last 6 months, his blog posts/articles will be re-assessed from the last 6 months on which category he/she has written most. If 6 months is not enough to determine the site categorization requirement, we can go further within the last 12 months of their blog career.)

6.      All nominees shall be informed of their nomination for acceptance and the correct category that their blog will be entered into the contest as determined by the Secretariat.

7.      Blogger who maintained various blog sites can have his/her site nominated at different categories however, he is only entitled to one blog per category. (i.e. A blogger has 3 blog sites, one is dedicated to photo blog and the remaining two sites are both for travel blogs. In the contest, he is only allowed to enter one blog for the photo blog category, and he/she has to choose on his/her remaining two sites on which one to enter for the travel blog)

8.      Previous PEBA winners, except for current PEBA volunteers/bloggers are allowed to be nominated and to join in the contest.

9.      Blog posts that contains sexually explicit, extreme violence or offensive languages which are not suitable for Age Group "below 18 years old"  MUST BE properly declared, tagged and labeled before joining to warn the general public that the blog contents is suitable for adult and mature readers only.

10   Blog posts that contain articles that directly invoke racism (discrimination based on race and ethnic belief & skin color, religious belief, sex and sexual preferences including articles that demean the Overseas Filipino Workers) are prohibited to join this event.

11  If you find your friends or even yourself and your blog qualified for this event -Fill up the Nomination Form and read the Nomination Process.

12 FAQ will be presented in the contest page and subject items will be introduced as necessary as we meet new queries that warrant posting on the FAQ page.

Nomination
Process to the Category Division

1.  PEBA invites blog writers, readers and followers to fill up the nomination form to endorse and nominate their favorite blog sites for the PEBA 2011.

2.  Blog sites that are endorsed and nominated by bloggers, readers and followers must meet the PEBA General Eligibility Requirements of the PEBA 2011.

3. All blog site owners/authors who are endorsed and nominated shall be contacted by the PEBA Secretariat through email for confirmation purposes within the next few days.

4.  Nominated (endorsed) blogger are requested to review the Nomination Form data given by his/her endorser for any changes and fill up other missing information’s that maybe required by the Secretariat and subsequently, nominee must submit their confirmation of their nomination by forwarding the e-mail back to the PEBA Secretariat.

5.  Nominated blogger who meets all the requirements and accepts their nomination will receive a
Nominee Badge from the PEBA Secretariat through e-mail and it must be displayed in his/her blog sidebar linking to PEBA Awards, www.pinoyblogawards.com as a verification requirement throughout the contest.      

                       

A. AWARDS
CATEGORIES

1.      Personal Blog - Blogs written by individuals about themselves which does not necessarily adhere to a specific theme but must be specifically be about the blogger's life, his first hand account on events and his personal experiences.

2.      Showbiz and Sports Blog - An entertainment blog that discuss or promote entertainment industry ranging from TV shows, theater acts, and movie films, musical shows, concerts and popular music. Sports blog discuss or analyze anything sports-related, including professional sports team, sports players and other related content.

3.       Food Blog - Blog which focuses on food and recipes and its preparations which may also include restaurants reviews.

4.      Fun and Entertainment Blog- Lighthearted and funny blog about life and everything that will make a reader smile or laugh.

5.      Gadgets and Tech Blog - This category discusses about electronic gadgets, mobiles and computers, tablets and video game consoles and other electronic machine and new gadget inventions.

6.      Negosyo, Entrepreneurship and Investment Blog - Blog that focuses on world commerce which covers the modern business trends such as marketing & finance and advertising. It also discusses about remittances, rates and OFW opportunities for entrepreneurship.

7.      Wellness, Beauty and Kakikayan Blog - Blog topics on beauty, fashion, personal styling, clothing, cosmetics and accessories and other related contents for men and women.

8.      Literary Blog - Blogs on contemporary and modern prose and poetry where style, narrative forms and literrary merits are shared. This includes literary reviews on reviews on literary books and poems from popular authors.

9.      Family and/or Inspirational Blog - This category is for blogs which center around the topics of family, raising children, marriages and relationship and inspirational, any religious and spiritual content.

10.   Picture! Picture! Blog - Blog which present and feature photographs taken by the author or others and post or shared as a blog.

11.   Biyaheng Blog (Travel Blog) - This category is for blog which explore world travel, tourism, travel writings which include personal account and experiences of country's culture and visited sites.

B. CRITERIA
and JUDGING PROCESS

1. There will be two phases of judging process.

Selection of Finalist based on the following - A PEBA
pre-selection committee (Finalists Jurors) will review all the blogs based on
the following criteria’s in each category:

     •  Form
(30%) (Element, Blog Layout, Theme, Design)

     •  Substance
(50%)  (Total Impact and Over All Blog
Content)

     •  Originality
(20%) (Uniqueness among other nominees in a particular category)

(A single or few nominees on a particular category does
not guarantee a win. PEBA has certain criteria’s and standard that will be
used to assess blog entries.)

2. PEBA General Board of Trustees and other selected judges
will determine the final winner in each category. All the BOT and judges
decisions are final, protests or reconsideration is not allowed.

3. The PEBA BOT will pick the blog winner in each category
that they all believe has made a greater
impact to the Filipino’s at home and abroad than the rest of the
finalists.  

4. Each winner in every category will receive an online
badge, and a framed PEBA Certificate. Other awards and prizes, if there’s any
will be announced later.

5. Deadline of nomination will be on October 31st 2011, 
11:59 P.M. Philippine time.

For more details regarding the contest, email us at

nominees@pinoyblogawards.com

The Nomination Form:

The nomination can be found here 

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Any Blogger, Anywhere!

SCROLL DOWN, NOMINATION FORM can be found below this post. :)

We always believe that we have the obligation to honor bloggers, OFW and supporters of our cause. We conceived the idea of honoring bloggers in different categories two years ago, and we recognize the fact that not all can relate to our yearly theme, or that not all are good in writing essays and stories or conveying their message through words. We hope our friends and fellow bloggers will support this idea and join this unique PEBA 2011 Awards!

Read and nominate now!

ANY BLOGGER, ANYWHERE!

General Guidelines

1.      Overseas and local (home based or Philippine bloggers) can join the contest. PEBA nominees in the blog entry division can still be nominated in the category division.

2.      At least 6 months presence in the blogging world with at least one post per month.

3.      Blog should be 60% personal in nature and not more than 40% commercial or paid ads blog posts. To qualify for a specific blog category, the blog site must contain at least 60% posts related to the category it is intending to join/participate from the 6 months of his blogging career.

4.      In the event that a blog has been nominated by friends to different categories, the Nominated Blogger will be contacted by the Contest Secretariat through a Verification Form to confirm his/her PREFERRED CHOICE in the blog category that he/she intends to join.

5.      During the Pre-Selection stage, the Contest Secretariat will assess and review the blog contents of all nominees and determine if each Nominee’s blog are properly classified in the correct blog group category (e.g. If a blog contains a multi or combination of personal, photo blog articles and travel blogs, for the last 6 months, his blog posts/articles will be re-assessed from the last 6 months on which category he/she has written most. If 6 months is not enough to determine the site categorization requirement, we can go further within the last 12 months of their blog career.)

6.       All nominees shall be informed of their nomination for acceptance and the correct category that their blog will be entered into the contest as determined by the Secretariat.

7.      Blogger who maintained various blog sites can have his/her site nominated at different categories however, he is only entitled to one blog per category. (i.e. A blogger has 3 blog sites, one is dedicated to photo blog and the remaining two sites are both for travel blogs. In the contest, he is only allowed to enter one blog for the photo blog category, and he/she has to choose on his/her remaining two sites on which one to enter for the travel blog)

8.      Previous PEBA winners, except for current PEBA volunteers/bloggers are allowed to be nominated and to join in the contest.

9.      Blog posts that contains sexually explicit, extreme violence or offensive languages which are not suitable for Age Group "below 18 years old"  MUST BE properly declared, tagged and labeled before joining to warn the general public that the blog contents is suitable for adult and mature readers only.

10.   Blog posts that contain articles that directly invoke racism (discrimination based on race and ethnic belief & skin color, religious belief, sex and sexual preferences including articles that demean the Overseas Filipino Workers) are prohibited to join this event.

11.   If you find your friends or even yourself and your blog qualified for this event - Fill up the Nomination Form and read the Nomination Process.

12.    A FAQ will be presented in the contest page and subject items will be introduced as necessary as we meet new queries that warrant posting on the FAQ page.

Nomination Process to the Category Division

1.  PEBA invites blog writers, readers and followers to fill up the nomination form to endorse and nominate their favorite blog sites for the PEBA 2011.

2.  Blog sites that are endorsed and nominated by bloggers, readers and followers must meet the PEBA General Eligibility Requirements of the PEBA 2011.

3. All blog site owners/authors who are endorsed and nominated shall be contacted by the PEBA Secretariat through email for confirmation purposes within the next few days.

4.  Nominated (endorsed) blogger are requested to review the Nomination Form data given by his/her endorser for any changes and fill up other missing information’s that maybe required by the Secretariat and subsequently, nominee must submit their confirmation of their nomination by forwarding the e-mail back to the PEBA Secretariat.

5.  Nominated blogger who meets all the requirements and accepts their nomination will receive a Nominee Badge from the PEBA Secretariat through e-mail and it must be displayed in his/her blog sidebar linking to PEBA Awards, www.pinoyblogawards.com as a verification requirement throughout the 

contest.      

                       

A. AWARDS CATEGORIES

1.      Personal Blog - Blogs written by individuals about themselves which does not necessarily adhere to a specific theme but must be specifically be about the blogger's life, his first hand account on events and his personal experiences.

2.      Showbiz and Sports Blog - An entertainment blog that discuss or promote entertainment industry ranging from TV shows, theater acts, and movie films, musical shows, concerts and popular music. Sports blog discuss or analyze anything sports-related, including professional sports team, sports players and other related content.

3.       Food Blog - Blog which focuses on food and recipes and its preparations which may also include restaurants reviews.

4.      Fun and Entertainment Blog- Lighthearted and funny blog about life and everything that will make a reader smile or laugh

5.      Gadgets and Tech Blog - This category discusses about electronic gadgets, mobiles and computers, tablets and video game consoles and other electronic machine and new gadget inventions.

6.      Negosyo, Entrepreneurship and Investment Blog - Blog that focuses on world commerce which covers the modern business trends such as marketing & finance and advertising. It also discusses about remittances, rates and OFW opportunities for entrepreneurship.

7.      Wellness, Beauty and Kakikayan Blog - Blog topics on beauty, fashion, personal styling, clothing, cosmetics and accessories and other related contents for men and women.

8.      Literary Blog - Blogs on contemporary and modern prose and poetry where style, narrative forms and literrary merits are shared. This includes literary reviews on reviews on literary books and poems from popular authors.

9.      Family and/or Inspirational Blog - This category is for blogs which center around the topics of family, raising children, marriages and relationship and inspirational, any religious and spiritual content.

10.   Picture! Picture! Blog - Blog which present and feature photographs taken by the author or others and post or shared as a blog.

11.   Biyaheng Blog (Travel Blog) - This category is for blog which explore world travel, tourism, travel writings which include personal account and experiences of country's culture and visited sites.

B. CRITERIA and JUDGING PROCESS

1. There will be two phases of judging process.

Selection of Finalist based on the following - A PEBA pre-selection committee (Finalists Jurors) will review all the blogs based on the following criteria’s in each category:

     •  Form (30%) (Element, Blog Layout, Theme, Design)

     •  Substance (50%)  (Total Impact and Over All Blog Content)

     •  Originality (20%) (Uniqueness among other nominees in a particular category)

(A single or few nominees on a particular category does not guarantee a win. PEBA has certain criteria’s and standard that will be used to assess blog entries.)

2. PEBA General Board of Trustees and other selected judges will determine the final winner in each category. All the BOT and judges decisions are final, protests or reconsideration is not allowed.

3. The PEBA BOT will pick the blog winner in each category that they all believe has made a greater impact to the Filipino’s at home and abroad than the rest of the finalists.  

4. Each winner in every category will receive an online badge, and a framed PEBA Certificate. Other awards and prizes, if there’s any will be announced later.

5. Deadline of nomination will be on October 31st 2011, 11:59 P.M. Philippine time.

For more details regarding the contest, email us at nominees@pinoyblogawards.com

The Nomination Form:

Fill the nomination form below

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