Subic Bay Freeport – The 17th Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards return with a bigger and brighter than before, with the theme “Illuminating Change”.
Initiated by the Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corporation (PMFTC), THE ANNUAL Bright Leaf awards honors the work done by the Philippine agricultural journalists to uplift the various agricultural communities around the country.
Over the span of nearly two decades, The Bright Leaf Awards has stablished itself as a benchmark of excellence in the Philippine agriculture industry. Through illuminating these stories ang highlighting the challenges of the sector. The Bright Leaf Awards remains a beacon of hope for agricultural journalism.
This Year, the annual Bright Leaf caravan kicks off on March 5, 2024 at Subic Bay and will continue on to Clark, Pampanga on March 6. The Bright Leaf caravans will then travel to specific locations in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao from April 2024 to June to invite emerging and returning agricultural journalists, community members, and stakeholders to participate in the competition.
In its 17 years of existence are encourage to submit entries to the following categories:
· Agricultural Story of the Year
· Agricultural Photo of the Year
· Tobacco Story of the Year
· Tobacco Photo of the Year
· Best Television Program or Segment
· Best Radio Program or Segment
· Best Agriculture News Story – National
· Best Agriculture News Story – Regional
· Best Agriculture Feature Story – National
· Best Agriculture Feature Story – Regional
· Best Online Story
· Best Story in Tobacco Product Alternatives
There is no entry fee required to join the competition. Journalists and Photographers may submit as many entries for consideration. However, an entry may not be submitted in more than one category. Entries should published, aired, or broadcast anywhere in the Philippines between July 1, 2023 until August 21, 2024.
The deadline for entries is September 1, 2024.
Entries may be in English or any of the Philippine languages. For entries that are not in English, participants will need to submit and English translation.
For more information, please contact the Bright Leaf Secretariat by sending an email to [email protected]. To learn more about the competition and past winners, visit the Bright Leaf website at www.bright;eafawards.com or its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/brightleafawards/.