Calling all independent musicians! Let your voice be heard and start submitting your entries in the Alab: The Independent Musician Rising Awards. This latest competition from Carat Philippines aims to encourage budding artists, particularly in the genres of rock, pop, and hiphop/rnb, to show your talent and be an advocate of Original Pinoy Music. All you have to do is record a clip of your performance at a gig, a music video, or a home-recorded performance. Upload it upon registration via the contest website. You can only submit one (1) track regardless of genre. Alab will only consider the last track submitted. Wait for your entry to be approved and uploaded on the contest site gallery then encourage your friends to vote for your video. The selected Top artist per genre will be toured on different touchpoints, and groomed for one whole month. The Grand Finals winner will be awarded with P300,000 CASH while the Top artist per genre will each receive P20,000. Aside from the money, all winners will each get a Talent contract and management + Recording label and production + Artist grooming and exposure + Spot in Fusion 2017.

Missed your chance in last year's competition? If you think you are physically and mentally ready now, go on and enroll in this year's Kix "R U Tough Enough?" Challenge. In less than 200 words, tell why you are the toughest person in the country. The 50 shortlisted participants will meet with the promoters for a closed door casting sessions wherein you will be interviewed and undergo some physical tests. Pass this round and be included in the 20 participants who will be judged and shortlisted again for a panel interview. From there, only 10 will be selected to compete in a series of obstacle course challenges which will be held for one (1) day only. The last man standing will be awarded with P250,000 CASH and will be hailed as the new "Toughest Pinoy".

Calling all amateur and professional photographers. Submission of entries for the Filipino-Chinese Culture Photography Competition is now open. Take a photo capturing the rich combination of the life, culture, and tradition of the Filipino-Chinese Community. Show how they are one connected group. Choose which category you belong to: Professional or Amateur. Log on to the contest FB page, fill out the entry form and upload your photo. Make sure it has a "Photo Title" and Photo Caption". The caption must indicate the place where the image was taken and must have a short description not more than 50 words of what the photo is about. You can join in one (1) category only with a maximum of two (2) submitted entries. Prizes at stake are P70,000, P40,000 and P20,000 CASH + Plaque for the Professional Category while P40,000, P20,000 and P15,000 CASH Prizes + Plaque await the winners in the Amateur Category. Chinese Gifts and Plaque will also be awarded to the 4th-10th Place winners in both categories.

If you didn't get lucky in the previous competition, your design might be recognized in this year's Asia Young Designer Award. Focusing on the theme "Be Bold. Be Free. Be You.", unleash your creativity and impress the judges with your ideas as you explore, propel and exceed the boundaries of design. Choose which category you belong to: Interior Design or Architecture. Work on your presentation boards and create a unique, brave and well-though-out design that carries commercial value and at the same time cautious of the welfare of its surrounding community. Download the entry kit online, attach it to your entry before submitting via mail. The Gold winners in both categories will each receive P50,000 CASH + 6 months internship at LOR CALMA & PARTNER (for Interior Design) and AIDEA, Inc. (for Architecture) + Once-in-a-lifetime learning program overseas + Opportunity to represent the Philippines in the Regional AYDA 2016 Competition with a USD1,000 cash prize. In the same way, P30,000 CASH + Plaque of Appreciation will be awarded to the Silver winners. There are also eight (8) finalists who will each receive P10,000 CASH. Other prizes also include P5,000 (Best Color Design and Best Green Innovation), P10,000 (Best College/University), and  P10,000 + P10,000 Paint Voucher (Best Supporting College/University and Gold: Best College/University).
 

Do you have a special bread recipe with a fascinating story you wanted to tell? Share it in the Tinapay Natin Pinoy Bread Baking Competition. Form a team of 2 members and enter one (1) regional bread and one (1) modern bread. Fill out the official entry form online, upload the photos of the breads and answer the bread story questions. Entries with the most compelling bread story and recipes will be chosen to participate in the Elimination round. There, you will be assigned ovens and work stations at the designated venue. You will be given five (5) hours to prepare your breads and a maximum of two (2) minutes to pitch your bread story. If you get shortlisted, you will compete in the Grand Finals wherein you will need to bake one (1) more bread, either a regional or a modern bread, in addition to the two breads entered in the Eliminations. Only one (1) team will take home the Grand Prize of P50,000 cash + trophy + medal. Aside from that, one of your bread entries will be sold and distributed at MCB outlets for a probationary period of forty-five (45) days. Max's Corner Bakery will also name your highest scoring bread as Pinoy Bread of the Year. Moreover, your team will get to choose a public school from your region that will be granted a feeding program funded by a part of the sales generated by the new #TinapayNatin. How cool is that! For the winners in the Elimination rounds, each team will receive P10,000 worth of gift certificates from Max's Restaurant and a chance to an exclusive training from Pilmico Research and Training Bakery.

Calling all students in Elementary and Junior & Senior High! Submission of entries for the "Salamat Po!" Nationwide Letter Writing Project Year 4 is now open. Spearheaded by the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost), in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd), the project aims to encourage the youth to express their gratitude, show love and appreciation and uplift the morale of other people while bringing back the old fashion way of letter writing. What you need to do is write a thank you message to anyone  you want. It could be in Filipino or English. Don't forget to follow the required format along with the other important details then send it through the Post Office or any accredited Postal Stations. If the recipient lives abroad, you may use the Airmail service, published rates applied. For every letter sent via ordinary mail service, you will be entitled to one (1) raffle ticket while those sent abroad will receive two (2) raffle tickets. Together with your teacher, fill up and sign the raffle stub then drop it at the designated drop boxes located at participating and accredited post offices and postal stations. One (1) student will take home P50,000 in the Grand Raffle. The teacher and the school will also receive the same prize amount as the student. On the other hand, P10,000 awaits the Semi-Grand Draw winner as well as the school and teacher who encouraged him to write.

The quest for the next set of exemplary Filipino families is still on in the 6th Jollibee Family Values Awards. Recognize by nominating deserving clans who best exemplify positive Filipino family values such as generosity, compassion, creativity, resourcefulness, strong ties, and love for the community & the environment. First, fill out the nomination form available online, thru download or at any Jollibee branch nationwide. Choose which category they belong to: Outstanding Families in the Philippines (Nationwide) or Special Global Pinoy Family Of The Year Award (including OFWs-Land & Seafarers). You can nominate more than one family and you can even vote for your own. Five (5) Filipino families will receive P300,000 cash, Michael Cacnio Trophy, P10,000 Jollibee GCs and special prizes. One (1) OFW family will take home the same mentioned prizes plus P5,000 Jollibee Padala voucher. Aside from the six (6) winning families, another five (5) families will be selected to receive Special Citation Awards amounting to P50,000, a Plaque of Recognition and P10,000 Jollibee GCs.

Time to make more salad dressings for more chances of winning huge cash prize in Mayo-Win Sure Win Promo. Buy at least one (1) piece of 5.5L specially marked Lady's Choice Real Mayonnaise or Best Foods Mayo (Real Mayonnaise, Wonder Mayo or Mayo Magic). Find the code behind the product label then register by texting MAYO(space)[code] to 2600. Standard SMS rates apply per text sent. One (1) valid code is equivalent to an instant P30 load and one (1) raffle entry for a chance to win P100,000 in the monthly draws. Just keep the text message confirmation and the specially stickered Mayonnaise 5.5 L tub containing the code as proof of joining.

Have you noticed the Goldilocks billboards just recently? It's missing the most important part - the cake! Help Find The #MissingGoldiCake, take a selfie with it and upload the photo, upon registration, on the promo microsite. Make sure the cake has the 50 number candle and shaped like the cake cut out from the billboard. The cake piece must also contain the #MissingGoldiCake for the entry to be qualified. You can only submit up to three (3) entries in the entire promo duration. There will only be one (1) raffle draw in which five (5) winners will each win P10,000 CASH and ten (10) winners will each receive P5,000 worth of Goldilocks gift certificate.

Didn't made the cut last year? The 2016 Global Taste of Korea gives you another chance to show your love in cooking Korean cuisine. Download the application form online and submit it along with a copy of your valid ID/passport and recipe of the dish via email or in person. Additional points will be given to those who will submit a video and photo link of yourself while cooking the Korean dish. Only thirty (30) participants will be accepted on a first come first served basis, so submit your entries as soon as possible. At the competition date, all cooks will be grouped into batches of 10. Each batch will have their own cooking schedule. All basic ingredients, table wares and cook wares will be provided, but you can also bring additional ingredients you will need in cooking your chosen dish. You will also be allowed to have an assistant to help you during the preparation and clean-up time. Cook the best Korean food of your life in one (1) whole hour for a chance to win a Trip and Culinary Tour to Korea, P30,000 CASH, Gift Set and opportunity to represent our country in Korea and win the Grand Prize of US$10,000. The Second and Third Place winners will also receive trophies and gift set each along with cash prizes worth P20,000 and P10,000 respectively.
 

Missed your chance in last year's competition? The long wait is over! Showcase your exceptional talent in performing like your favorite K-pop icon and submit your entries for the 2016 Pinoy K-pop Star. There are two (2) available categories to join to: Vocal and Performance Category. For the Vocal Category, you may opt to perform solo, duo or with a group. You can also choose to have back-up dancers if you like, especially if you are singing an upbeat dance song. Record yourself singing a live K-pop song and upload it on YouTube with the title, "2016 PINOY K-POP STAR - Singing Category Entry – NAME". For the Performance Category, form a group of as much members (or less) as the group you are copying. Pre-record your song using instrumental with backing vocals and lip-sync to your own voices while performing the dance. Upload your video on YouTube with the title, "2016 PINOY K-POP STAR - Performance Category Entry – NAME". Send the video link, along with the application requirements via email. The Grand Finalists in both categories will each win a trip to Changwon, South Korea to represent the Philippines in the 1st Round of Semi-Finals of the 2016 K-pop World Festival. Along with trophies and gift packs, cash prizes worth P30,000, P20,000, and P10,000 will also be awarded respectively to the winners.