November 2017 Theme Contest : SAAN SA PINAS?

The last theme of the FPPF PhotoWorld Cup competition for 2017 aims to expose lesser known scenic spots in the Philippines. Here are the entries and the top placers from our contest :

5th Place : 14 points (6 votes) / Entry 3 / GERSON DOMINGO

4th Place : 16 points (8 votes) / Entry 5 / ALIH VIAJE

3rd Place : 21 points (7 votes) / Entry 7 / ELENA TAEZA

2nd Place : 35 points (13 votes) / Entry 2 / JING CALONGE

1st Place : 45 points (17 votes) / Entry 9 / PONG VIAJE

Jump for joy, Pong! Congratulations! 1st Place gets an extra 10 points, 2nd Place gets 7, 3rd Place gets 5, 4th Place gets 3, and 5th Place gets 2 points for the 2017 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries.

With the final theme contest over with, Focus Bulacan's 2017 competition is down to its last contest : the Focus Portrait Project. Good luck, folks!

November 2017 Theme Contest "Saan Sa Pinas" Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full)

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Wildcard picks for inclusion to Focus Bulacan entries for PhotoWorld Cup :

WILDCARD PICK : Entry 4 / MANUEL JOSON

WILDCARD PICK : Entry 8 / VINCENT CAPIRAL

WILDCARD PICK : FRANCESCA BENGCO
(Excluded from voting due to previous feature as Photo Of The Week, included as wildcard pick instead)

GUARANTEED SLOT : CHI LOPEZ (FOCUS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2015)

GUARANTEED SLOT : JER SANDEL (FOCUS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2016)

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PHOTOWORLD CUP RESULT :
Advanced to 2nd round of judging : PONG VIAJE
Advanced to Top 30 (Finalist) : GERSON DOMINGO
Advanced to Top 12 : JING CALONGE

Final Ranking :
JING CALONGE - 11th
(Out of 140+ entries)

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