Competition Rules and Guidelines

The competition theme shall be based on MTRCBs Matalinong

Panonood advocacy;
Musical style- up tempo, current, bright & inspiring;
Lyrics should have easy recall and must contain the ratings and
classification letters G, PG, SPG, R-13, R-16, and R-18.

Who May Join

Amateur composers from universities and colleges particularly and
exclusively from the Metro Manila cities aged 17-26 years old who
are resident Filipino citizens, or composer of Filipino descent;
All Board Members, employees and volunteers of the MTRCB,
members of their immediate households, and their relatives up to
the fourth degree of affinity or consanguinity are not qualified to join
the Competition.

Criteria for Judging

Originality (20%)- fresh sound, unique approach to jingle-writing;
Musical Content (30%)- melody, recall;
Lyrical Content (30%)- coherence, ingenuity;
Over-all Impact (20%)- total effect on an audience.

Entry & Submission Rules

A jingle entry may be written in a popular or new song genre, or a
fusion thereof, in any form or structure;
The duration of each entry should not exceed sixty seconds and
have the capability to be abbreviated into thirty-second and fifteen-
second versions;
Lyrics may be in Tagalog or Taglish;
Must be entirely original, and should not infringe on any existing
copyright or any other intellectual property rights;
A contestant may enter a maximum of two (2) jingle compositions,
either as a sole composer or collaborator;
 Entries with at least one (1) composer (for music or lyrics) found in
violation of this two-song rule will be automatically disqualified;
Only the first two entries involving the same composer shall be
accepted;
Upon discovery, the third and succeeding entries of the erring
composer or lyricist shall be automatically disqualified;
The deadline for submission of entries shall be on or before 5:00
PM, September 25, Thursday.
There are no fees or charges for joining this competition.

Rules for Disqualification

An entry must not have been previously or recently licensed to any
publisher, printed and distributed in hard copy or circulated through
the internet;
It must not have been previously recorded for commercial purposes
or performed live in any venue such as concert halls or school
auditoria, traditional radio and television, or posted on the internet;
It must not have been pre-recorded and uploaded to the internet, or
recorded on video or any other format for any future broadcast.

Requirements for Submission

The entry form shall be downloaded from the official website of the
MTRCB and must be properly accomplished;
Strictly one (1) form per entry;
The audio file of the jingle entry must be in MP3 format, bearing the
song title;
Strictly only one (1) audio file per entry;
The lyrics should be in Word file format and must contain the
name(s) of the composer and lyricist;
Each entry shall be submitted via email to
mtrcbjinglewritingcontest@gmail.com on or before 5:00PM,
September 25, Thursday;
Duly one (1) entry per email shall be allowed.
Rights
All rights of the finalist jingle entries shall be assigned to the
MTRCB;
The entrant shall indemnify and hold the MTRCB free and harmless
from any and all liabilities that may arise from copyright
infringement, violation of intellectual property rights, and/or any
ownership-related issues.

Prices of Winners
First place: Php 20,000
Second place: Php 10,000
Third place: Php 5,000