{"id":214889,"date":"2019-05-18T21:29:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T01:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=214889"},"modified":"2019-05-18T21:29:24","modified_gmt":"2019-05-19T01:29:24","slug":"contest-seeks-youth-views-on-ph-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/05\/18\/contest-seeks-youth-views-on-ph-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"Contest seeks youth views on PH languages"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This as the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF) launched its first Gawad Jacinto sa Sanaysay essay-writing contest, KWF senior language researcher Roy Rene Cagalingan said on Friday. (File Photo<\/a>: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Grades 7 to 11 students in public and private schools nationwide have an opportunity to express their views regarding Philippine languages in writing.<\/p>\n

This as the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF) launched its first Gawad Jacinto sa Sanaysay essay-writing contest, KWF senior language researcher Roy Rene Cagalingan said on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir essay-entries must tackle why our native languages are important and what knowledge can be gained from them,\u201d Cagalingan said.<\/p>\n

Learning about the youth\u2019s views, he said, will help the KWF better promote and preserve Philippine languages.<\/p>\n

Prizes at stake are PHP20,000 (first place), PHP15,000 (second place), and PHP10,000 (third place).<\/p>\n

Entries for the Gawad Jacinto sa Sanaysay contest must be written in Filipino, unpublished, original, and are not mere translations.<\/p>\n

The entries must follow rules in KWF\u2019s \u201cOrtograpiyang Pambansa\u201d and \u201cManwal sa Masinop na Pagsulat\u201d.<\/p>\n

An entry can have a maximum of 1,000 words, either typed or printed on no more than four pages of short bond paper, with a one-inch margin on all sides.<\/p>\n

All entries must be double-spaced and use size 12 Arial font.<\/p>\n

Hard and soft copies of an entry must show the contestant’s pen name only.<\/p>\n

“We’re already accepting entries for the contest,” Cagalingan said, noting that the deadline for the submission of entries is 5 p.m. on June 28.<\/p>\n

People can contact the KWF regarding other details of the contest, he added.<\/p>\n

The contest was named after Emilio Jacinto, a hero who died at the age of 23 but left writings advocating love of country, he said.<\/p>\n

The holding of the Gawad Jacinto sa Sanaysay essay-writing contest is aligned with the country\u2019s annual celebration of Buwan ng Wika every August, Cagalingan said.<\/p>\n

The KWF will award winners of the essay-writing contest during this year’s Buwan ng Wika celebration.<\/p>\n

He also said the contest supports the UN\u2019s proclamation of 2019 as International Year of Indigenous Languages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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