Calling all the amateur and professional songwriters!

As a celebration of the 46th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week (NDPR), the Person with Disabilities Affairs Office (PDAO) organized a Hymig ng Pag-asa Songwriting Competition with a theme “Patuloy sa Paglakbay”. This will be held on 19 July 2024 (Friday) 3:00 PM at SM San Pedro Activity Center.

Following are the mechanics:

a.) Participants must be bona fide residents of San Pedro City;

b.) Amateur and professional composer, songwriter, interpreter, arranger, etc. are welcome to participate in the competition;

c.) The song must be an upbeat motivational song with meaningful message for members of the PWD sector despite their disabilities and must be consistent with the theme, “Patuloy sa Paglakbay”;

d.) The song must be in Filipino/Tagalog, with no “rap” in any part of the song;

e.) A copy of the lyrics must be submitted on 17 July 2024 to PDAO for initial validation;

f.) Only the first 18 entries will be accepted after validation;

g.) The lyrics must not include defamatory or offensive words that would ridicule the members of the PWD sector;

h.) The composition/interpretation must not be longer than 5minutes but not lower than 3minutes;

i.) The song must be an original composition in any form including lyrics, tune, beat, etc., failure to comply with this requirement faces disqualification;

j.) All songs submitted must not have been entered in any song writing competition,

performed in any event or uploaded in any social media applications including part thereof;

k.) The winning songs must be owned by PDAO and must no longer be allowed into any song competition, winners automatically lose their right to use the songs;

l.) The song entry must be interpreted/performed live on 19 July 2024;

m.) The Interpreter can be a solo performer, duo or group;

n.) No musical instruments will be provided during the competition, hence, a soft copy of the song/tune must be sent on 18 July 2024 to PDAO;

o.) Criteria include the following:

Relevance of Lyrics to the Theme: 35%