Philippine Quill Awards, Student Quill Awards night slated

ANTICIPATION is set to reach a new high with the announcement of frontrunners for the top honors at the 15th Philippine Quill Awards and 5th Student Quill Awards, the country’s highest and most comprehensive awards in business communication. The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Philippines has announced the final nominees for the Top Awards as well as the Company, Agency, and School of the Year ahead of the awards night on July 5.

The nominees for the Top Award in the Communication Management, which includes strategic communication planning and execution of internal, external, and integrated programs, are Aboitiz Group (Let’s build a #WeatherWiser nation), ABSCBN Corporation ( Ipanalo Ang Pamilyang Pilipino: Championing The Filipino Family in the 2016 Philippine National Elections) ABS-CBN Corporation (TFC’s Overseas Voting Campaign #Vote4ASelfieWorthyPH), Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (2016 METROBANK ART) and Pru Life UK (20th Anniversary Customer Engagement Campaign).

Competing for the Top Award in the Communication Skills division, which covers technical skills such as writing, design, and multimedia production showcased in marketing and communication campaigns, are ABS-CBN Corporation (#Halalan2016 Digital Project), magazine / Sanserif, Inc. ( Project PASS1ON 2016), Habitat for Humanity Philippines (The Annual Report Made by Kids), PLDT Home ( HOT JOE Magazine: Volumes: 24,25,26,27,28) and Stratworks, Inc. (#ToughestJob2016: What does the Philippine President Do?).

Aiming to bag the Top Award in Communication Research, which recognizes the importance of research and measurement as a foundation for strategic communication work, are PageOne Media (Goodbye Dumi, Hello Healthy: Building Healthier Zero-Open Defecation Communities), and Shell Companies in the Philippines (Shell sustains involvement and engagement through elevated communications).

Students from universities and colleges across the country are also competing in the Philippine Student Quill Awards, the junior version of the Philippine Quill which honors outstanding communication work by students. Nominees for the Top Award for Communication Management are De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (AD ASTRA 2017: Dimensions and Komikwento), and University of Santo Tomas (Botomasino: A Special Coverage of the UST Student Council Elections, CAFE CHURRoar IMC Campaign and Passion For Process (PFP): An Interactive Exhibit).

While Communication Skills Top Award nominees are Bataan Peninsula State University (1588: The Guilds Literary Folio 2015-2016), De La Salle University (Reopening wounds: The Martial Law victims and the families left behind) and University of Santo Tomas (8Waves Waterpark, Balik USTe 2016 and The Varsitarian: The Official Student Publication of the University of Santo Tomas).