Republic of the Philippines

City of Santiago
Office of the City Mayor
LOCAL LITERACY COORDINATING COUNCIL
City Hall Compound, San Andres, Santiago City
Email: SantiagoCityLiteracy@gmail.com Telephone No.: 307-5662 Mobile No.: 0906-638-5705 facebook: fb.com/SantiagoCityLiteracy

Celebration: 2021 CITY LITERACY MONTH

Theme: Santiago: City of LITERACIES

Institutionalizing Community-Based Programs, Projects,
and Activities for BESPREN’s Sustainability

Contested Activity: i-SAY 3.0

i-Search. i-Act. i-Yield.
The Santiago City LLCC Inter-Barangay Essay Writing Competition –
College Level

Date: September 22, 2021

Host: Sagana National High School

MECHANICS:

1. This contest is open to college students who are residents of Santiago City.
2. Each barangay must have one (1) representative enrolled this semester in the
colleges/universities outside the city.
3. Participants must register or submit their details/information to the host school via
messenger on September 21, 2021.
4. All registered participants will be included in a group chat for updates and other details
about the competition.
5. The title of the essay will be given on the day of the competition by the LLCC Secretariat.
6. All participants must log in on the google meet /link to be given/sent by the facilitator
on the day of the contest.
7. The judging will be on September 22, 2021, 1;00 pm by the LLCC members.
8. The judges’ decision will be final and irrevocable.
9. Winners will be posted /announced on the official Facebook page of the LLCC.

GUIDELINES:

1. The participants will be oriented online on the guidelines and mechanics before the start
of the contest proper.
2. The participants will use a laptop or computer and submit his/her output within the given
time and being monitored thru a google meet.
3. The competition is online using google link platform, thus; participants are expected to
stay in the link throughout the competition.
 Republic of the Philippines
City of Santiago
Office of the City Mayor
LOCAL LITERACY COORDINATING COUNCIL
City Hall Compound, San Andres, Santiago City
Email: SantiagoCityLiteracy@gmail.com Telephone No.: 307-5662 Mobile No.: 0906-638-5705 facebook: fb.com/SantiagoCityLiteracy

4. The participants will be given two (2) hours to finish/compose their essay and must submit
via e-mail.
5. Additional mechanics will be given on the day of the contest.
6. The composition must follow the following format;
a. must be in Letter (8 x 11) format;
b. must have a margin of 1” (Top, Bottom, Right, Left);
c. must have a line spacing of 1.5 (1.5 lines);
d. must have a spacing (Before: 0 and After: 0).
e. The essay should have a minimum of 500 words and a maximum of 1,000 words.
f. The essay must be saved using the filename format “BARANGAY_NAME_CONTACT
NUMBER”
Ex: SAGANA_GLENDA AZURIN_09554164340
g. All entries must be sent to glenda.azurin@deped.gov.ph and shall be duly
acknowledged by the School Management.

7. Compositions must be original and must follow data privacy and copyright.
8. Failure to comply with the guidelines will automatically be classified as consolation prize
recipient.

CRITERIA
Organization of Content 30%
Alignment to the theme/topic 25%
Grammar and Structure 25%
Style and Coherence 20%
Total 100%

PRIZES:
 1st Place: 5,000.00
 2nd Place: 4,000.00
 3rd Place: 3,000.00
 Consolation Prizes: 500.00 per entry

Certificates /prizes: LCCC

Posting of Winners: LCCC
 Republic of the Philippines
City of Santiago
Office of the City Mayor
LOCAL LITERACY COORDINATING COUNCIL
City Hall Compound, San Andres, Santiago City
Email: SantiagoCityLiteracy@gmail.com Telephone No.: 307-5662 Mobile No.: 0906-638-5705 facebook: fb.com/SantiagoCityLiteracy

SPECIAL PROGRAM /AWARD/S

 Program will be conducted during essay writing contest
 Special awards for trivia /games

Prepared by:

Sgd. GLENDA B. AZURIN

Subject Matter Expert, REBOLUSYON
School Literacy Coordinator, Sagana National High School

Noted by:

Sgd. SEDFREY ACOSTA DELA CRUZ, SHRM-CP

Executive Assistant IV
Head, LLCC and LSB Secretariat