Jury system for the Philippines; essay contest

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Subject: [Worldwide-Filipino-Alliance] Essay writing tilt on jury system for Filipinos

Press Release

Contact: Berteni “Toto” Cataluña Causing,

totoacusing@yahoo.com,

Cellphone: 09178834254

Landline: 0632-3109144

Essay writing tilt on jury system for Filipinos

All persons, of all political and religious affiliations, rich or poor, professionals or students, retirees or professionally active, are invited to the 2011 Jury Essay Contest sponsored and conducted by Hukuman ng Mamamayan Movement, Inc. (HMMI).

Berteni “Toto” Cataluña Causing, HMMI president, said the theme for the contest is “WILL JURY SYSTEM WORK FOR FILIPINOS?”

The contest is being staged to commemorate the first anniversary of HMMI, founded on January 29, 2010 for the purpose of education all Filipinos about the system of justice where the people themselves are exercising the power to judge and leaving the judges and prosecutors with the work of implementing what they people have spoken.

Entries are expected to tackle concepts, benefits, viability, and capacity of the jury system of justice and on how it can affect the Filipino society.

Essays of at least 1,500 words should be creative in the presentation of how the jury system composed of two bodies can drastically reduce corruption and other crimes, steeply increase obedience to the rule of law, dramatically reduce inequalities and discriminations, substantially provide solid platforms to convince the rebels to lay down arms and give peace a chance, rapidly form good habits and culture as well as raise standards of ethics and morality among all government officials and professionals, among others.

It is required that participants must submit their entries by email bearing their complete names, addresses, cellular phone or other contact numbers, email addresses. They may also submit by snail mail and address their pieces to Toto Causing, HMMI, Ground Floor, National Press Club Bldg., No. 1 Magallanes Drive, Intramuros, Manila.

The criteria shall be as follows: (1) content, 60%; (2) style 20%; (3) grammar & composition 10%; and (4) creativity, 10%.

There are two categories: English and Filipino, provided that those who have submitted entries in one category can no longer submit for another.

Prizes for first 10 placers are yet to be announced. The deadline for submission is January 29, 2011, provided that with respect to entries submitted by mails should be postmarked with the date not later than the deadline date.