The long anticipation ends today as COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises proudly presents the top 40 finalists of UNMASKED: The COMCO Mundo Write to Ignite Season 3.
Following the success of its first and second seasons, Write to Ignite returned to reunite bloggers, content creators, and storytellers as they continue to share stories, connect to people and inspire the nation. This season’s theme is “UNMASKED,” which aims to pull back the mask of everyday heroes from various walks of life and to share their heartwarming stories.
The overwhelming support for the event resulted in entries coming from all over the country, from Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Cebu, Negros Occidental, Davao del Sur, Cotabato and Misamis Oriental. In alphabetical order, the top 40 finalists for Write to Ignite Season 3 are:
- Iris Acosta of Pinay Ads from Caloocan City
- Lotus Shiella Ang of Mommy After Work from Consolacion, Cebu
- Nile Kris Jan Banga of Nile On Weekends from Iloilo City, Iloilo
- Rocky Batara of Runner Rocky from Valenzuela City
- Paul Joshua Boleche of Gulaman Entertainment from Dasmariñas City, Cavite
- Divine Grace Bongolan of itsmegracee from Quezon City
- Ica Cheng of Team PCheng from Taytay Rizal
- Kurt Commendador of Kuku Notebook from General Santos City, South Cotabato
- Aileen De Leon of On the Spotlight from San Juan City
- Marco Polo Demo of Kwento ni Toto from Quezon City
- Anton Diaz of Our Awesome Planet from San Pedro, Laguna
- Lucinda Dominguez of Check Point Cindy from Alfonso, Cavite
- Gelyka Dumaraos of Musings and Pathways from San Mateo, Rizal
- Arvin Ello of The Intersections & Beyond from Parañaque City
- Joel Escol of Mindanao Daily News from Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental
- Raissa Falgui of Raissa Rivera Falgui’s Blog from Marikina City
- Ane Fallarme of It’s OA from Baguio City, Benguet
- Gretchen Filart of Our World in Words from San Maria, Bulacan
- Maui Flores of The 24 Hour Mommy from Cainta, Rizal
- Rae Floresca of I’m RAEdiant from Baguio City, Benguet
- Zach Golez of Trndy.ph from Iloilo City, Iloilo
- Sheila Mae Gomez of Shemaegomez.com from Iloilo City, Iloilo
- Edmar Guquib of Edmaration from Vigan City, Ilocos Sur
- Ramil Hinolan of Dad’s Life from Talisay City, Negros Occidental
- Ivan Jose of Dad on the Move from Quezon City
- Mary Lorraine Llorin from The Super Momma from Las Piñas City
- Sigrid Lo of Mommy Blogger Sigrid from Bacolod City, Negros Occidental
- Cheryl Luis of Cheryl True Journey from New Lucena, Iloilo
- Richard Mamuyac of The Newsmakers from Pasig City
- Berlin Maynigo of Momi Berlin from Quezon City
- Carlo Andrew Olano of Kalami Cebu from Cebu City, Cebu
- Tina Perez of Pinas Lifestyle from Quezon City
- Tina Quines of Tinaquines.com from Quezon City
- Katrina Rivera of Kwento Ni Kat from Talisay City, Negros Occidental
- Cris Ruffolo of Reading Ruffolos from Liloan, Cebu
- Kat Santiago of Over A Cup of Hot Cocoa from Quezon City
- Gem Tadefa of PagesFlipper from Davao City, Davao del Sur
- Jonel Uy of Blogger Manila from Quezon City
- Marjorie Uy of Woman in Digital from Quezon City
- Carlo Valenzona of Carlovalenzona.com from Kawit, Cavite
The criteria for judging the entries were based on writing/creativity (70%), use of media (photos, videos, music and graphics – 25%) and engagement (positive comments on the blog – 5%). Each entry was judged by a panel of esteemed judges with backgrounds in the fields of communications, marketing, advocacy, journalism, and social media. The panel is headed by Ferdinand Bondoy, the Regional Integration and Chief Executive Director of COMCO Mundo, accompanied by:
- Kevin Samonte – Commercial Sr. Executive for Branding, airasia
- Bea Ballesca-Martinez – Marketing Manager, Century Pacific Food, Inc.
- Luciene Santos – Assistant Brand Manager, Lamoiyan Corporation
- Myke Soon – Country Brand Lead, Rémy Cointreau Philippines
- Rhia Grana – Managing Editor, ANC-X
- Gregg Yan – Founder and Director, Best Alternatives
- Elaine Gallardo – AVP for Corporate Communication, EXL
- Kai Pioquinto – Marketing Communications Manager, Emerson Asia Pacific
- Nadine Leoncio – Brand Manager, McDonald’s Philippines
- Edward Dantis – Society of Saint Paul
- Tricia Jimenea – Managing Director / Partner and Co-Founder, COMCO Middle East and Africa
- Josie Delfin – Head of Hospitality, COMCO Middle East and Africa
- Joan Maslang – Corporate Services Director and Comptroller / Partner, COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises
- Rachel Syfargo – Communications Support Services Director / Partner, COMCO Southeast Asia
- Joyce Yu-Escarlan – Deputy Account Operations Director and Business Unit Administrator for Communications and Marketing Services, COMCO Southeast Asia
- Pipay Gonzales – Deputy Account Operations Director and Business Unit Administrator for Integrated Communications, TARO AOX Inc. – A COMCO Mundo company
- Emmanuel Tomagoso Jr. – Deputy Account Operations Director and Business Unit Administrator for Digital, Social, and Emerging Platforms, TARO AOX Inc. – a COMCO Mundo company
- Peachy Taculod – Master Strategist for Digital, Social and Emerging Platforms, TARO AOX Inc. – a COMCO Mundo company
- AC Recio – Senior Manager and Business Unit Administrator Pro Tempore / Partner for Content and Multimedia Arts, SEA Wave & Spice Multimedia Content Studio
- Harvey Llamosa – Chief of Staff of the Group Chief Executive Director and Senior Executive Initiatives and Communication Manager / Partner, COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises
- Queenie Resmundo – Senior Brand Communications Manager and Business Unit Administrator Pro Tempore / Partner, COMCO Southeast Asia
- Janela Bufi – Associate Account Operations Manager and Business Unit Administrator Pro Tempore for Integrated Communications , TARO AOX Inc. – a COMCO Mundo company
- Matthew Escosia – Senior Correspondent / Writer, SEA Wave Pop Culture Magazine
The top 40 finalists are invited to join a special awarding ceremony on October 6 wherein each storyteller will have the chance to win the following exciting prizes:
Grand Champion: PHP 40,000 + 2 International Round Tickets from airasia + Merchandise Items from Sponsors and Participating Brands (PHP 15k donation to chosen NGO accredited by COMCO Mundo)
1st Runner-up: PHP 20,000 + Merchandise Items from Sponsors and Participating Brands (PHP 12k donation to chosen NGO accredited by COMCO Mundo)
2nd Runner-up: PHP 15,000 + Merchandise Items from Sponsors and Participating Brands (PHP 12k donation to chosen NGO accredited by COMCO Mundo)
3rd Runner-up: PHP 12,000 + Merchandise Items from Sponsors and Participating Brands (PHP 10k donation to chosen NGO accredited by COMCO Mundo)
4th Runner-up: PHP 10,000 + Merchandise Items from Sponsors and Participating Brands (PHP 10k donation to chosen NGO accredited by COMCO Mundo)
6th to 10th place: PHP 4,000 + Merchandise Items from Sponsors and Participating Brands
11th to 20th place: PHP 2,000 + Merchandise Items from Sponsors Participating Brands
21st to 40th place: Merchandise Items from Sponsors and Participating Brand
As part of the prize for the top 5 winners, each of them will have an opportunity to give back to the community through a donation to their chosen charitable institution or non-government organization (NGO) accredited by COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises.
Write to Ignite Season 3: Unmasked is made possible by COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises, with airasia as a major sponsor; Babyflo and PHILUSA Corporation, Century Tuna, Licealiz and Lamoiyan Corporation, Rémy Martin, and Uratex Monoblock as brand partners; Make-A-Wish Philippines, Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), Philippine Eagle Foundation, Save the Children Philippines and SOS Children’s Villages Philippines as NGO partners; and SEA Wave Pop Culture Magazine as the official media partner.
To know more about COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises and Write to Ignite, visit www.comcomundo.com. Follow them on social media: https://www.facebook.com/comcomundo/ on Facebook and https://www.linkedin.com/company/comcomundo on LinkedIn.