PHLPost letter writing winners named

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) announced the winners of the National On-the-Spot Letter Writing Competition for Young People who will represent the country in the

Universal Postal Union (UPU) International Letter Writing Contest to be held in Berne, Switzerland.

The contest aims to promote literacy and better understanding around the world through the postal service.

Twenty-seven students from nine postal areas who won in the “Salamat Po” (Thank You Teacher) regional on-the-spot letter writing competition was invited to participate in the national competition held at the GSISMuseo ng Sining in Manila.

The winning letter of Kylde Charles Lee Painor, a student of Honorato C. Perez Sr. Memorial Science High School in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija won the grand prize and he will represent the country in the international competition.

Johanna Mae Dacuba of Agban National High School in Agban, Baras, Catanduanes won second prize, while Daniela Katrina Pauline Purisima of Colegio de Santo Tomas Recoletos in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental took third prize.

The contest is a yearly event organized by PHLPost under the auspices of the UPU, a specialized agency of the United Nations which is composed of 192 countries. The chosen theme for this year is “Write a letter about your hero.”

Entries were judged according to the international criteria set by the UPU by the panel of judges led by Nicolas Pichay (chairman) and

Ricardo Ador Dionisio, Maj. Maria Lourdes Ranario, Nedia Lagustan and Anna Marlaine Litonjua.