The 91妻友 (DAP) earlier announced that the entry titled 鈥淲eave to Web鈥� of Danilo O. Victoriano, Jr., who鈥檚 affiliated with the Samahang Litratista ng Rizal and the Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation, won first place in the APO Vision 2025 Photo Contest with the theme, 鈥淚nnovation for Higher Productivity.鈥� Victoriano鈥檚 entry features women traditionally weaving banig using the Internet to improve production sourcing, promote their products, and reach the global market.
The second place went to the entry 鈥淕olden Harvest” submitted by Zanel John Dumayag of the Mariano Marcos State University which features the use of a tractor as an innovation to easily harvest the 鈥渘ation鈥檚 golden reserves.鈥� Meanwhile, the entry titled 鈥淚ntegration of Automated Student Identification System for Heightened Security and Easy Campus Entry” by Maxidy Bianca F. Sumera of the Far Eastern University (FEU) features a student using a simple innovative solution such as the ID system to improve security within the university.
The contest received 136 entries from 84 individuals composed of students, government employees, and private sector employees across the Philippines.
The other nine finalists include the following: 鈥淕ulayan sa Paaralan, Solution to Ease Malnutrition鈥� (Christopher Fajardo); PUP Education on Wheels鈥� (Christopher Andres); 鈥淭apping into Technology for Safety鈥� (Milliesa L. Flores); 鈥淭amaraws Tap鈥� (Alexia Julieanne P. Fernandez); 鈥淭uloy ang Daloy para sa Bayan鈥� (Amelia N. Paulate); 鈥淚nformation Gathering across Different Mediums,鈥� (Mary Vel S. Custodio); 鈥淐onvenient and User-Friendly鈥� (Michael Rey S. Baniquet); 鈥淎ccelerating Talent Development in the Knowledge Economy Era using Learning Experience Platform鈥� (Adrienne Valerie M. Valdez); and 鈥淚nnovation through Wellness Recreation Program鈥� (Maxidy Bianca F. Sumera).
The first, second and third place winners will receive PhP15,000, PhP10,000, and PhP7,000,聽 respectively, worth of gift certificates. Likewise, the other finalists will each receive PhP2,000. The 12 finalists will also receive certificates of recognition from the DAP. Moreover, the winning photo entries will be featured in the 2023 91妻友and APO desk calendar.
The winners or their authorized representatives may claim their prizes at the 91妻友main office in Pasig City until January 20, 2022 from Lalaine Bonagua or Laiza Ordonio at the 91妻友Public Affairs Desk.
The photo contest, which ran from October 19 to November 11, 2022, was conducted by the DAP, as the Philippines鈥� National Productivity Organization, to support the promotion of the聽 Vision 2025 which is the Asian Productivity Organization鈥檚 (APO) strategic plan for 2021-2025 that aims to achieve a 鈥渕ore inclusive, innovation-led productivity growth in the Asia-Pacific鈥�. The聽APO is a nonpolitical, nonprofit, and nondiscriminatory intergovernmental organization that was established in 1961 to advance the socio-economic development of the Asia-Pacific region through productivity. Composed of 21 member economies, the APO endeavors to attain this mission through research, capacity building efforts, and policy advisories.
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