PHLPost holds letter writing day

TO develop passion for letter writing among the youth, the Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) will hold a nationwide Letter Writing Day today.

In Cebu, the celebration will be held at 10:30 a.m. at SM Consolacion. Participating students will write their “Salamat Po” letters and get a short orientation on the proper way of addressing their letters and affixing the stamps.

Meanwhile, the PHLPost, in partnership with the Department of Education, has come up with two projects this year: the 2013 National Letter Writing Project with the theme “Salamat Po” and the 43rd Universal Postal Union International Letter Writing competition with the theme “Write a letter describing how music can touch lives.”

The “Salamat Po” letter writing project is open to all students from preparatory to high school level. Each student may write as many “Salamat Po” letters in any language and mail them at the Post Office for only P7. Entries submitted through private couriers will be disqualified. The school may mail the letters or let the postmaster pick up the letters.

One winner per province will receive P3,000 cash prize and P3,000 for the school of the winner. The Visayas grand draw winner will bring home P30,000 cash and P30,000 worth of computer package for the school. The regional draw will be on Nov. 8 and the grand draw is on January 2014.

The 43rd UPU International Letter Writing Competition is open to students 15 years and younger.

For inquiries, visit www.philpost.gov.ph or call PHLPost branches in Cebu at 3448242 and 3464881, Bohol at 4113002, Tacloban at 5231304, Ormoc at 5615479, Maasin at 5708273 and Catbalogan at 5438764.