DTI awards Consumer Champions in the Consumer Digital Artwork Contest
Philippines , 26 October 2022
As part of the Consumer Welfare Month (CWM) celebration activities, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) conducted the Consumer Digital Artwork Contest that was aligned to the celebration theme, “Sustainable Consumerism in the Digital Age”.
The DTI Consumer Protection Group’s (CPG) Consumer Policy and Advocacy Bureau (CPAB) aimed to heighten the level of consumer awareness through the conduct of the said contest.
The CPAB received a total of 47 creative entries from seven (7) regions. A screening of the entries was conducted based on the contest mechanics.
The judging of entries was conducted virtually on 19 October 2022. CPG’s Information and Communications Head, and Bureau of Philippine Standards Assistant Director Ferdinand L. Manfoste (top left) opened the activity and thanked the 47 contestants, the judges, and the organizer, CPAB.
“Each contributed for the contest to be more interesting and important as each expressed a genuine desire to deliver a meaningful change and drive towards sustainable consumerism”, Assistant Director Manfoste emphasizes.
Among the judges were Commissioner-at-Large and Chairperson Assistant Secretary Robert Raphael A. Fanlo of the Committee on Economic Empowerment National Youth Commission (NYC) (bottom right), Deputy Executive Director Lucky Lopez of the Design Center of the Philippines (DCP) (top right), and Senior Trade and Industry Specialist Ms. Airiz Casta of the DTI-Knowledge Management and Information Service (KMIS) (bottom left).
After the judges’ deliberation, the finalists were ranked from 10th to 1st place. The CPAB also gave special awards based on the online votes and based on the judges’ ranking.
