Bright Leaf Caravan In Bohol Set On Feb. 26

The Bright Leaf Caravan will visit Bohol for the first time on Feb. 26 as the Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards celebrates its biggest year with its 10th anniversary.

Bright Leaf Awards honors the most outstanding and relevant agriculture stories that were published or aired on radio and television.

It will also celebrate the work of photojournalists who successfully capture the essence and the heart of the agriculture industry in the country.

Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards was launched in 2007 by Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc. (PMPMI).

It is today continued by PMFTC Inc. (PMFTC), the company created on February 25, 2010 through a business combination between Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc. (PMPMI) and Fortune Tobacco Corporation (FTC).

As the market leader in the Philippine tobacco industry, PMFTC is committed to bringing much-needed assistance and attention to the country’s agriculture sector.

Bright Leaf is the name given to Virginia Tobacco because it turns into a vivid yellow when it is cured with intense heat.

It is the variant of choice for manufacturing tobacco products and is also a most appropriate name for one of the most competitive agriculture journalism competitions in the Philippines.

Every year, Bright Leaf travels to different corners of the country to invite local journalists to submit their entries.

As part of its efforts to collect more entries, the Bright Leaf team will meet Boholano journalists on Friday at 3 p.m. at Metro Centre Hotel to personally invite them to submit their entries and answer any questions they may have about the awards.

Boholano journalists are invited to take part of this milestone in the competition’s history by submitting their entries.

They are looking for agriculture stories, photos, TV and Radio programs or segments that were aired or published between September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016.

Bright Leaf is committed to promoting and creating awareness on the most current agricultural issues and the best farming practices from environmental care, safety, to crop sustainability.

In so doing, the public’s attention is focused on the plight of the agriculture sector as well as the opportunities available. (rmn/ecb/PIA7-Bohol)