Calling All Writers as 67th Palanca Awards Deadline Nears

Wazzup Pilipinas!

The deadline for entering the 67th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature is fast approaching! At midnight of April 30, 2017, the Carlos Palanca Foundation, Inc., its sponsor and organizer, will be closing submission to the country’s longest running and most prestigious literary competition.

Participants may submit only one entry per category. This year’s Palanca Awards is accepting entries for all 22 categories: English Division - Short Story, Short Story for Children, Essay, Poetry, Poetry Written for Children, One-act Play, and Full-length Play; Filipino Division - Maikling Kuwento, Maikling Kuwentong Pambata, Sanaysay, Tula, Tulang Para sa mga Bata, Dulang May Isang Yugto, Dulang Ganap ang Haba, and Dulang Pampelikula; Regional Languages Division - Short Story-Cebuano, Short Story-Hiligaynon, and Short Story-Ilokano. Published/produced works which were first published or first produced between 1 May 2016 to 30 April 2017 and/or unpublished/unproduced works, may be entered in the contest. Only unproduced works may be entered in the DULANG PAMPELIKULA category.

This year, the Kabataan Division for young writers 17 and below begs the question “How can the youth contribute to building interest in Philippine culture and literature?” (Kabataan Essay) and “Paano makaaambag ang mga kabataan sa pagsulong ng interes sa kultura at panitikang Pilipino?” (Kabataan Sanaysay).

Completing the lineup are the Novel and Nobela categories open this contest year. These categories accept unpublished and published works, provided they were first published within a period of two years prior to April 30, 2017.

Entries may be submitted at any of the Palanca Foundation offices at Unit 603, 6th Floor Park Trade Centre Bldg., 1716 Investment Drive, Madrigal Business Park, Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa City or at Unit 3G, OPL Bldg., 100 C. Palanca St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, or through the CPMA website at www.palancaawards.com.ph.

Winners will be honored during a special ceremony on September 1, 2017.

For more information, contact cpawards@palancaawards.com.ph or call (632) 511-0003 or +639253887103. Look for Leslie Layoso.

UP Medicine Choir Presents Abendlied: An Evening of Songs for SLE Patients

Wazzup Pilipinas!

Let your worries take flight; soothe your soul with melodies to fill the night. Come and fly with us in our journey to share the love and heal through music.

UP MedChoir, in partnership with Wazzup Pilipinas and Doktor Doktor Lads, presents:

Abendlied: An evening of songs for the benefit of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
May 5, 2017, 6:30 PM, at the UCCP Cosmopolitan Church, Taft Ave.

With our songs, we not only hope to free the mind, quench the heart, and heal the soul of every listener, but also hope to share advocacies close to our hearts as future medical professionals, especially in time with the Lupus Awareness Month this May.

Lupus is a lifelong autoimmune disease wherein one’s own immune system attacks the different body systems that it is supposed to protect. It presents with several manifestations with varying degrees of severity, leading to chronic pain and disability. Management of the disease then should not be limited to medications but must also encompass emotional and psychological support.

Proceeds of the concert will go to the UP PGH Lupus Club, formed back in 1992, with the objective of bringing together lupus patients, educating and empowering them and their families about their disease, and serving as a moral and social support group.

Tickets are priced at P300, P500, and P750.

For ticket reservations, you may visit https://tinyurl.com/AbendliedTicketReservation or contact April at 09209616796.

See you there!

Red Bull’s Signature 3x3 Tournament Comes to the Philippines for the First Time!

Wazzup Pilipinas!

Red Bull is inviting the country’s top ballers to put their skills to the test. With several contests taking place all over the world this summer, this unique 3x3 basketball tournament will pit hopefuls against one another in a high-endurance, offensive-driven battle that ends with over 15 countries sending their best to compete at the World Finals in Washington DC, USA

The rules of this tournament are simple: the team that score the most overall points in each round will advance until one team remains. Players 16 years old and above are open to submit their teams of three (with one reserve) to compete and must have their passports ready!


What: Philippine Qualifiers for Red Bull Reign
When: Cebu Qualifier – May 13th (Sacred Heart de Ateneo, Cebu 12PM)
Manila Qualifier A - May 20th (Buendia Food by the Court, Makati 5PM)
Manila Qualifier B - May 26th (Buendia Food by the Court, Makati 5PM)
Last Chance Qualifier and Finals – May 27th (Nagtahan Bridge Court, Pasig 12 PM)
Who: All of the best basketball players in the Philippines.
Why: To find the Philippine Representative to Red Bull Reign who will compete in the World Finals in Washington DC, USA!