1.       Open to all fans and followers of Choose Philippines and Mango Tours residing in the Philippines and in abroad.



2.       Contestants must be between 18 – 65 years of age upon submission of entry.



3.       Promo duration: August 6 – 31, 2012 (PH Time)



4.       Each contestant can upload an original photograph taken in the Philippines or has a connection with Filipino culture. The photo must have a brief, written description that answers the question: “Why do you choose the Philippines?” The answer should begin with "I choose the Philippines (followed by their answer)" and tagged Choose Philippines (http://www.facebook.com/ChoosePhilippinesOfficial) and Mango Tours (http://www.facebook.com/MangoTours).



5.       Only one Photo Entry per contestant is allowed.



               



6.       If you have *twitter (*optional) post it too and tag us along @choosephils and @mangotours.



7.       Contestants must have full ownership of the entry (photo) they posted.



8.       Cut off for posting of entries is every Thursday 11:59 pm.



 



DETERMINATION OF WINNERS



1.      Winners will be determined by the following criteria:



            Originality: 50%



            Content: 30%



            Judges Decision: 20%



2.      Three weekly winners will be announced every Friday 12:00NN on Choose Philippines and Mangotours Facebook websites.



3.      Winners declared by Choose Philippines and Mango Tours will be final.



4.      Grand Winner will be announced on September 4, 2012 on the following  sites:



Mango Tours



Ø   Website (www.mangotours.com)



Ø   Travel Blog (blog.mangotours.com)



Ø   Twitter (twitter.com/mangotours)



Ø   Facebook (facebook.com/MangoTours)



Choose Philippines



Ø   Website (www.choosephils.com)



Ø Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/ChoosePhilippinesOfficial)



Ø Twitter (https://twitter.com/ChoosePhils)



 



PRIZES AT STAKE



1.      Three Weekly Winners will receive an exciting Choose Philippines premium item



2.      Weekly winners will advance into the final judging at the end of the contest duration for a chance to win a trip for Two (2) to Palawan via AirPhil Express and Microtel-Palawan.



3.      Photos that are among the finalists will be re-uploaded every week on the Mango Tours and Choose Philippines fan page photo albums.



4.      Prizes are not transferable and not convertible to cash. Grand prize is subject to terms, conditions and closed out dates.



CLAIMING OF PRIZES



1.      Redemption period for prizes shall be within 30 days from the receipt of notification. After the given 30 days, unclaimed prizes will be forfeited.



2.      Prizes can be claimed at Mango Tours Philippines with office at Unit 1506 88 Corporate Center, 141 Valero Cor. Sedeño Sts. Salcedo Village, Makati City OR at Choose Philippines with office located at ABS-CBN Sgt. E.A. Esguerra cor. Mother Ignacia St., Quezon City



3.      The following must be presented by the winners for verification for claiming the prizes.



a. valid ID with picture



b. printed copy of electronic mail notification



 



DISCLAIMER



By entering this contest, contestants are giving Choose Philippines and Mango Tours the right to repost or use the photo entries in any of its promotional efforts.



 



Mango Tours and Choose Philippines reserve the right to remove and disqualify entries which contains any of the following: a. Visual or verbal profanities b. Complete or partial nudity and sexually explicit or suggestive images c. Display of violence or abuse (graphic or written) d. Demeaning comments or images on race, religion, sexual orientation, culture, ethnicity, nationality, or gender.



 



Mango Tours and Choose Philippines will not be held liable for any technical errors that may arise within the duration of this contest.



 



Employees of Choose Philippines, Mango Tours and Travel, Travelfast International and its affiliates including their relatives up to the second degree of consanguinity of affinity are disqualified in joining this contest.



This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You understand that you are providing your information to Mango Tours and not to Facebook. The information you provide will only be used for the photo contest