Davao City (9 July) -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is inviting professional and amateur photographers to submit their entries for the nationwide photo competition of PCSO and win big prizes.

Prizes at stake is Php100,000.00 for the 1st winner; 2nd prize - Php50,000.00; and 3rd - Php30,000.00, with 12 consolation prizes at Php5,000.00 each.

With its theme: "Isang Pitik sa Charity", the main objective is to gather photos from professional and amateur photographers that show the acts of "Kindness Done By People From All Walks Of Life."

Other objective is to promote the institutional brand message "Spread the Charity Virus."

All entries must cover acts of charity or kindness of Filipinos in different settings or circumstances shown in different walks of life. "Snapshots of people in the act of kindness or charity."

All PCSO and PIA employees are disqualified to join the contest. Entries that do not conform to the requirements will automatically be disqualified from the contest.

Deadline for submission of entries will be on August 1, 2008 at 5:00pm. Entries may be submitted to any of the following offices: Philippine Information Agency, Inter-Agency Projects Division, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City. Tel Nos. 920-3924; or 920-4348; or

Log on to www.pia.gov.ph for online entry form or PIA regional offices; or at the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, Public Relations Department, Rodriguez Avenue, Quezon City; or log on to www.pcso.gov.ph.