30/10/2026
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐨, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲? 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞? ✍
The 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 (𝗔𝗣𝗦𝗦) of the University of Nueva Caceres welcomes all 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟮 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 in the Bicol Region to showcase their critical thinking and understanding of the issues that shape our society through the 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 of the 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐞.
📅 Date: November 4, 2026
📍 Venue: UNC Sports Palace
⏳ Registration Deadline: November 2, 2026
𝗠𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗦:
1. The theme of the Essay Writing Contest shall center on “YOUth in Action: Leading Young, Speaking Loud”. The main topic will be given during the contest proper.
2. All entries must be written in English, must contain at least 500 words, and must not exceed 2,000 words.
3. All essays must be original and previously unpublished.
4. Participants will be given a maximum of 1 hour to write their essay on the day of the event.
5. The following shall be the criteria for judging:
• Originality and Communication (40%) – The essay should be original and clearly communicate the student essayist’s arguments on a given topic or theme in a logical and concise manner.
• Content (40%) – The essay should contain sufficient and sound evidence to support arguments and claims.
• Writing Mechanics (20%) – The essay should observe proper conventions of writing, such as grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and other writing rules.
6. Winners of the contest shall receive the following awards:
First Place – Trophy, medal, and certificate
Second Place – Medal and certificate
Third Place – Medal and certificate
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