ComCo Southeast Asia Opens a Bigger and Bolder 2nd Season of “Write to Ignite Blogging Project”

Coming from the success of the 1st season of “Write to Ignite Blogging Project” last year, ComCo Southeast Asia proudly presents the bigger and bolder 2nd season of its much awaited, talked about and regionally recognized agency initiative this 2021.

The “Write to Ignite Blogging Project” is back for Season 2 to continue championing the triumph of the human spirit through inspiring stories during these challenging times. “Dear Survivor”, the theme for Write to Ignite Season 2, puts a hopeful light on everyone who is affected by the recent crises.

Bloggers from all over the Philippines are invited to join by simply writing a letter to himself or herself and blogging about their stories, experiences and life-lessons during these trying times.

The theme, “Dear Survivor”, aims to unleash the untold stories of our dreams and ambitions in life, whether it is our career, our health, or our relationships and how we bravely faced challenges to achieve these goals in the middle of the ongoing crisis.

Participants must share the blog on their Facebook account and Facebook page. Include a short caption, tag ComCo Southeast Asia’s official Facebook page, and use the hashtags #ComCoSEAWriteToIgniteSeason2 #DearSurvivor and #MeaningfulStorytelling. Make sure that the post is in public setting.

To register, participating bloggers need to e-mail their blog entry to ComCo Southeast Asia at commandcenter@comco-hq.com with the following details: full name, e-mail address, mailing address, contact number, link of the Facebook share/ post about the blog, and Title/ URL of the blog entry. The contest will start accepting entries on June 12, 2021, 12:00 AM and the deadline for publishing the blog post and submission is on June 30, 2021, 11:59 PM.

Criteria will be based on Writing / Creativity – 70%, Use of Media (Photos / Videos / Music / Graphics) – 25%, and Engagement (Positive Comments on the Blog) – 5%.

The Top 3 winners (Grand Champion, 1st and 2nd Runner up winners) will receive cash prizes worth PHP 30,000, PHP 20,000, and PHP 15,000 plus AirAsia domestic flight tickets, Xiaomi mobile phones, Jobstreet FutureLearn digital course, and merchandise items from participating brands, while the 3rd and 4th Runner up winners will receive PHP 12,000 and PHP 10,000 cash plus Jobstreet FutureLearn digital course and merchandise items. In addition, the top five winners will win monetary donations for their chosen non-government organizations (NGOs) accredited by ComCo Southeast Asia such as Make-A-Wish Foundation, Save the Children, World Vision, and WWF. The Top 6 to 40 finalists will also receive consolation prizes.

“Write to Ignite Blogging Project” Season 2: Dear Survivor is made possible by ComCo Southeast Asia, with Eastern Communications and Jobstreet as co-presenters, with AirAsia and Xiaomi Philippines as major sponsors, and with Teleperformance as sponsor.

“We are so happy to present once again the ‘Write to Ignite Blogging Project’, an initiative born from ComCo Southeast Asia’s mission to help gather together and connect different individuals, brands and organizations during this time of pandemic. And in celebration of ComCo Southeast Asia’s 5th anniversary this year, we made the project much bigger and bolder in scale and storytelling. To our dear Filipino bloggers in different parts of the country, this project is for you and your readers,” said Mr. Ferdinand Bondoy, ComCo Southeast Asia’s Regional Integration and Chief Executive Director, Co-Founder and Partner.

The first season of the “Write to Ignite Blogging Project” was recognized in IABC Philippine Quill Awards for Marketing, Advertising, and Brand Communication, in Marketing PR Awards in Singapore for being a regional finalist for Best Use of Niche / Micro-Influencers, and in Asia Pacific Tambuli Awards for being shortlisted in Advocacy / Humanity and Culture category.