February 2025 PhotoMeet Contest : RAKPUBLIKA 2025

Here are the entries from this month's PhotoMeet, Malolos City's Rakpublika 2025.

Voting Mechanics :

• Contest is open only to Focus members and applicants. Voting is also open only to Focus members and applicants, including the resident panel of judges. Only Focus members/applicants/judges' votes will be tallied.
• There's no specific criteria where to base your vote. Vote for the photo that you think best represents the event (Rakpublika 2025).
• Please view each and every photo before casting your vote.
• You have to vote THREE PHOTOS : Pick one photo for 1st place, one photo for 2nd place, and one photo for 3rd place. 1st place votes are equivalent to 3 points, 2nd place votes are equivalent to 2 points, and 3rd place votes are equivalent to 1 point each. Meanwhile, judges will select five photos, and their vote shall count for 10 points (1st place), 7 points (2nd place), 5 points (3rd place), 3 points (4th place), and 2 points (5th place). The entry that accumulates the most number of points wins.
• Although not required, voters are also encouraged to provide critique to the entries.
• Participants may not vote for their own entries. Self-votes will lead to disqualification.
• To the participants : win the contest thru the merit of your photo, not by other means. Please report cases of vote solicitation or vote influencing by informing Focus Competition Officer Jovit Caballero. Your report shall be handled confidentially. Participants who are proven to have solicited or influenced votes shall be disqualified outright from the contest and given a last warning. The next offense shall lead to disqualification from Focus Bulacan's 2025 Competition.
• Voting ends on Friday, February 28, at 5:59PM. Contest winner will be announced soon after.
• Using your Facebook account, vote in the Comment Box below at the bottom of this page (after the entries). Log-in may be required (plug-in is linked to Facebook and secure).
  

5th Place : 15 points / Entry 19 / E-JAY ABULENCIA

ENTRY 19

4th Place : 22 points / Entry 13 / REYNALD MAGANA

ENTRY 13

3rd Place : 26 points / Entry 2 / REGALD TAYAO

ENTRY 2

2nd Place : 30 points / Entry / ERIK MADLANGSAKAY

ENTRY 3

1st Place : 45 points / Entry 11 / PATRICK GO

ENTRY 11

Intense battle! Congratulations, Patrick!!! 1st Place gets an extra 10 points, 2nd Place gets 7, 3rd Place gets 5, 4th Place gets 3 points, and 5th Place gets 2 points for Focus Bulacan's Photographer Of The Year 2025 competition.

Watch out for a special challenge for our March PhotoMeet!

February 2025 "Rakpublika 2025" PhotoMeet Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full)

Votes can be viewed at Facebook comment box below.