Vote for your favorite #MoveOnLang song at Pioneer
Insurance’s Facebook Page
Manila,
Philippines – After a rigorous selection process, ten talented student
songwriters have been chosen as the finalists of Pioneer Insurance’s
#MoveOnLang Songwriting Competition.
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| Ebe Dancel and Yael Yuzon give tips to aspiring songwriters at the UP Los Banos leg of the Pioneer and FILSCAP Campus Caravan |
Pioneer
Insurance launched the #MoveOnLang Songwriting Competition in partnership with
the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (FILSCAP) and One
Music PH to encourage the youth to pursue artistic endeavors and to celebrate
the Filipino trait of resiliency.
Applicants
were challenged to write a song expressing their own unique take on Filipino
resiliency. After screening hundreds of submissions from students all over the
country, the board of judges, composed of practitioners from the music industry,
selected the following entries to move on to the final round of judging:
1. “Aking Mundo” by Benjamin Quijano of
University of the Philippines Los Baños
2. “Alive” by Kenneth Roquid of University of
the Philippines Diliman
3. “Chronosphere” by CK Sabillo of University of
Santo Tomas
4. “From Now On” by Julien Cloma of STI College
Novaliches
5. “Hand in Hand” by Julia Dichoso of Sorsogon
State College
6. “Invincible” by Yosef Escoto of San Beda
College Alabang
7. “Make It Through” by Luigi Balazo of
University of San Carlos
8. “Martsa ni Martha” by Marie Maureen Salvaleon
of Southwestern University PHINMA
9. “The Biggest Leap” by Marie Bernadette Tayag
of De La Salle University Manila
10. “Time” by Patricia Monsod of University of
the Philippines Diliman
The
songs cover a wide range of genres from straightforward pop to alternative pop,
acoustic, and even electronic ballads.
“We’re
happy to have received such a variety of song submissions. It just goes to show
that the next generation of Filipino musicians have much to offer,” said
Pioneer’s Marketing Head Len Pozon.
The
public can listen and vote for their favorite songs at www.moveonlang.ph
from January 4 to 23, 2017. The finalist
with the most online votes will be crowned the Online Favorite and awarded a
cash prize of PHP 10,000.
The
top ten entries will also be interpreted by performers during the Finals Night
on February 2, 2017, at Hard Rock Café in Glorietta 3, Makati City, with live
coverage on Pioneer Insurance’s Facebook Page,
www.facebook.com/PioneerIsYourInsurance. A panel of judges will then decide the
top three winners of the competition.
The
Grand Winner of Pioneer Insurance’s #MoveOnLang Songwriting Competition will
bring home PHP 100,000, while the second and third placers will win PHP 50,000
and PHP 30,000 respectively. The remaining seven non-winning participants will
receive a consolation prize of PHP 10,000. All finalists will be awarded PHP
100,000 worth of insurance coverage courtesy of Pioneer.
A staunch
supporter of the arts, Pion eer shares their message of hope through yearly
competitions in various creative fields like filmmaking, playwriting, and this
time, songwriting.
“This is a wonderful opportunity to promote local music
through our partnership with FILSCAP, the sole and official music copyright
society in the Philippines, and One Music PH, ABS-CBN’s online music portal” said
Pozon. “We hope that #MoveOnLang
will inspire not only the youth, but our entire nation to keep moving forward
despite setbacks and difficulties.”
To learn more about Pioneer Insurance’s #MoveOnLang
Songwriting Competition, visit www.moveonlang.ph and www.facebook.com/PioneerIsYourInsurance.
