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.

Prep, post and paste your best entry in the #PiattosTime Video Challenge. Create a 15-30 second video showing how you level up your Piattos time. Upload your clip on your FB, Twitter and/or IG account with a short description and official hashtag #PiattosTime. Don't forget to challenge your friends to a level up showdown by tagging three (3) of them. Choose a maximum of two (2) videos to serve as your official entry/entries. To submit entry, copy the social media link of your video and paste it in the online registration form. Three (3) very lucky Grand Prize winners will each receive a Southeast Asian Trip for two (choice of either Bali, Bangkok or Hong Kong) inclusive of plane fare and accommodations for 3 nights only worth P50,000 and an inclusion in the #PiattosTime Video Challenge digital commercial at the end of the promo. On the other hand, eighteen (18) Minor Prize winners will each be given a GoPro kit which will be announced every two weeks.

The heart-pumping and adrenalin-rushing race is back! Take part in Asia's biggest adventure in The Amazing Race Asia Season 5. Choose your best teammate and start submitting your application form and audition video online. If you can't submit online, you may opt to send your entries via Drop Off wherein you'll have to bring a completely filled out application form and your recorded audition video. Or you can also head on to the available Video Booths to complete an application and record a three (3) minute video onsite. Chosen teams will be flown from your local airports to an unknown destination somewhere in the world and will be allowed to bring a limited number of items needed for the competition. Race hard, race safe and race fast for a chance to bag the Grand Prize worth US$100,000. Teams may also have the chance to win non-cash prizes over and above the grand prize. Aside from that, there will be prizes as well to teams who will win a certain challenge or those who will arrive first on selected pit stops.

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.

Start forming your group and prepare to send in your entries to Greenwich's #UltimateBandkada Search Season 2. Team up a band of 3 members who are all well versed on different genres specifically Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Reggae or EDM. There are two ways to audition. If you want to submit online, log on to the #UltimateBandkada website, register and upload your 1-minute video performance of a song that incorporates two (2) or more musical genres. Or you may choose to perform live by going to the participating venues on the audition dates. From the pool of submitted entries, only eight (8) Bandkada finalists will be selected and will perform their original composition in the Grand Finale Concert Event in front of judges and experts. There will also be a voting period for your favorite Bandkada. The #UltimateBandkada will receive P100,000 + Management and Recording Contract. The 2nd and 3rd Placers will be awarded with P60,000 and P40,000 respectively. A special "Favorite ng Barkada Award" that gathered the most number of votes will take home P10,000.

Missed your chance in last year's challenge? Try your luck this time for an epic adventure for FREE in Cebu Pacific's Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge 2016. Form a team of three (3) student (or recently graduated) members. Take the quiz on the contest website. Application form can be filled out at the end of the quiz. Upload a 30-60 second audition video featuring all the members of your team. Answer as creatively as possible the question: "What will a One-Year Travel-All-You-Can Pass mean to you?". Upload your video on YouTube or other video sharing sites then paste the link on the application form. You will receive a confirmation email that your application has been received. From all the entries submitted, only five (5) teams will continue on to the Challenge Proper wherein you will go to various Cebu Pacific destinations and complete a list of activities. The Challenge is to have the most number of fun activities within the duration of the trip with the given travel allowance. Document the fun adventure through photos and videos uploaded on your personal social media accounts with the hashtag #JuanforFun2016. Special Fun Challenges are also set up in each destination for you to earn extra points. In the end, the Juan for Fun Ultimate Backpackers will receive three (3) One-Year Travel-All-You-Can Passes to any domestic or international destination (limited to short-haul destinations).

Adventure is calling all travelers in Wrangler's Search For True Wanderers contest. In partnership with the Department of Tourism, Wrangler is looking for motorcycle riders fueled by passion to explore our country's hidden gems. To join, log on to Wrangler contest website and register. Select only one (1) of five (5) pre-determined passions: Adventure, Food, Photography, Backpacking or Nature. In 250 words or less, explain what drives your passion to explore the open road. Include a photo of you and your motorbike. All submitted entries will be shortlisted to fifty (50) to answer a questionnaire. From there, a panel of biking experts and travel enthusiasts will screen the answers and select ten (10) finalists. These finalists will undergo a five (5)-day motorcycle ride in a pre-selected city in the country chosen by Wrangler and the Department of Tourism. Each day, you will be assigned an activity which you should complete. Aside from that, you must update your blog daily with topics focusing on your route, challenges, places visited, food you tried, music you listened to, people you met, sights seen, places stayed, difficulty of ride, things you learned, etc. You should also update your personal social media accounts (Facebook/Twitter/Instagram) and use the Wrangler gear to be provided during the send-off event. Encourage your friends to follow your blog to increase social fuel. Only one (1) true wanderer will ride away a Royal Enfield Chrome Black 500cc and P100,000 of Wrangler products.

In celebration of World Water Day, the Environmental Management Bureau of the Department (EMB) of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is calling all college students to join the "Water and Jobs" 60-second Video Contest. The aim of the competition is to give recognition to the men and women in our own communities whose work centers on different sustainable water strategies. Record a 60-second creative video highlighting the water sustainability heroes" in your area. Like and upload your entry at the National Search For Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools FB page. Don't forget to include a short paragraph describing your entry. Aside from that, you must also enclose the original and duplicate copy of your video (in DVD) plus a photocopy of your school ID in a short brown envelope. Then, label it with the required important information before sending it to the Environmental Education and Information Division office. Cash prizes at stake are P20,000, P15,000 and P10,000 respectively. Three (3) winners will also receive a consolation prize worth P5,000 each.

Power Mac Center, in cooperation with Adobo Design Awards Asia 2016, is calling all aspiring and professional artists who have a passion for digital storytelling to join the Cinemansanas Digital Short Film Competition. Find your angle and be the digital storyteller you were meant to be. There's no entry fee for both Student and Professional Category. However, for Professionals who want to be included in the Adobo Design Awards Asia 2016, you must pay a P500 entry fee. Using only your iPhone or iPad, release your creativity by creating a 5-10 minute digital short that runs on the theme "Designing for a Bold New World". Download the entry form online and submit it along with the required documents and your artwort at any participating branches of Power Mac Center. The winner in the Professional Category will receive P50,000 worth of Power Mac Center gift cards while P30,000 gift cards await the winner in the Student Category. The Runner-ups will also get Power Mac GCs + products.

Calling all creative Vikings! Join the I AM Vikings contest for a chance to win exciting prizes. Create a 30-second video that relates to the campaign theme "I AM Vikings". You need to show memories or scenes that best describe Vikings brand. Don't forget to include the Vikings logo and tagline 'The Philippines' Largest Buffet Restaurant' at the end of the video. Post your entry using your Facebook  and YouTube account with the caption/title "I AM VIKINGS". Your profile must be set up on public so that judges may view your entry. Then, tag Vikings' Official FB page and five (5) of your friends. They must also like Vikings and Nikon Philippines FB page. The judges will select the Top 5 video entries and will be posted on Vikings FB and Youtube account for voting. Submit your best entry and win one (1) Nikon 1 J5 kit with 10-30mm + P10,000 worth of GCs from Vikings and NIU (1st Prize), one  (1) Nikon Coolpix S33 + P5,000 Vikings GC (2nd Prize) or one (1) Limited edition Nikon luggage + P3,000 Four Seasons Hotpot City GCs (3rd Prize).

To give new meaning and help uplift the state of the arts in the Philippines, E. Zobel Foundation, in collaboration with 4As Creative Guild of the Philippines and Publicis JimenezBasic, launched the #ArtLotto project. This public service effort aims to make people be more conscious of the art around, and eventually, help you become richer, mentally and financially. So here's how to join. Capture any art you see in underpass tunnels, along highways, in coffee shops and restaurants, in offices, in schools, on streets, or everywhere. It could be a photo or a 15-second video of your choice. Then, upload it on your Twitter or Instagram account, caption it, and include the hashtag #ArtLotto. Don't forget to set it on Public for validation. You can submit multiple entries but one account cannot submit the same art twice. Each properly hashtagged photo and video will be counted as one raffle entry, assigned with a unique number. This promo is very easy. So send in as many entries as you can for more chances of winning P450,000 cash!

To show the untapped potential of our country to the global community through our culture, people, and undiscovered sites, TravelBook.ph, a local hotel booking site, and StopSleepGo, a U.K.based vacation rental booking site, launches the Juanderlust competition. It is a new global online search for the Chosen Juan who will travel and have an exhilirating adventure around the country for 80 days and share it with the world. Aside from that, you will also get gadgets and a juicy compensation package after the journey. That's almost P2.5 million worth of prizes! To join, register online and answer the question, "Why should you become the Chosen Juan?" in an essay and audition video. Upload it upon registration. All participants will be trimmed down to 100 and will receive another test of skill by answering "Tell us about yourself and your travels and why you should be the new travel voice of the Philippines." The Top 10 Hopeful Juans will be completed by the 9 shortlisted participants and 1 from wildcard selection. You will each have to pack your bags, visit a nearby destination and stay there overnight. Create a great writeup about your wonderful experience attached with photos and get a chance to be the Chosen Juan. That's it! It's a fun and exciting experience you don't want to miss.

Find your new shape of sexy in the Freego #SuperShapeMe Fitness Challenge. Get ready for 60 days of fun, sometimes painful challenges that’ll surely be worth the desirable physique! Be trained by two of the country's best and most reputable health and fitness experts Erwan Heussaff and Chris Tiu. From all the participants nationwide, only 10 men and 10 women will participate in the fitness challenge which includes posting of Digital Journal on your Instagram account and using the #SuperShapeName and the official #SuperShapeMe hashtags in all your posts. You may also use #FREEGOjeans and tag @freegojeans. In your Digital Journal, you are encouraged to post your Daily Food Collage and Post-Workout Photo. You will also be required to submit three (3) video confessions throughout the whole competition. One (1) male will win a Freego Body Circuit collection + All-expense paid trip for two to Coron, Palawan + a feature in Men's Health. Likewise, one (1) female will also receive a Freego Super Shaper Collection + All-expense paid trip for two to Coron, Palawan + a feature in Cosmo.