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📢 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃!

Still working on your parody skit? Good news — submissions for 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗙𝗹𝗶𝘅 are now open until 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟵! ✨ You now have more time to script, film, edit, and turn in your best work.

Let the creativity roll. 🎞️🎭

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐛𝐲 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? 🎭🎬

Here are the official judging criteria for 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗙𝗹𝗶𝘅: 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲! 🌟

‣ 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 – 𝟯𝟬%
‣ 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 – 𝟮𝟱%
‣ 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 – 𝟮𝟱%
‣ 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 – 𝟭𝟱%
‣ 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 (editing, audio, visuals) – 𝟱%

Please note that the 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 will be based on 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.👍❤️😂

💬𝙎𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨!

⏳ 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: May 29, 2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺𝘀, 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲. ⚔️🐉

This May, the 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 invites you to experience the breathtaking world of 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘆—tales of ancient magic, legendary heroes, and realms filled with wonder and danger. 🌙🏰

Allow yourself to be swept away by unforgettable adventures, and may the magic stay with you long after the 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 is turned. 📚

🎬 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚… 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬!

Before you give free rein to your imagination, here are the official rules and mechanics for 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐱: 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞. ✨

📜 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘𝗦
1. Only registered members of the 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 are eligible to participate.
2. The video must be 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹-𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 and must not contain offensive, discriminatory, or explicit content.
3. Participants must strictly follow the 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁. Entries exceeding the limit may incur deductions.
4. The video must be 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲.
5. Participants may use 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲, but subtitles are encouraged if necessary
6. By submitting, participants must agree that their videos may be used for 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀.

🎞️ 𝗠𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗦
1. The competition is open to 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀.
2. Participants must select a 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 (e.g., short story, novel, myth, legend, or play) as the basis of their skit.
3. The chosen literary work must be presented in a 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
4. Entries must be submitted in the form of a 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝘁.
5. Video duration should be 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀.
6. Basic editing, sound effects, subtitles, and background music are allowed.
7. The video must be 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 and created specifically for the contest.
8. Submissions must be sent via 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀.
9. All submitted entries will be posted on the 𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲.
10. Facebook reactions will be counted as part of the judging criteria: 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲.
11. By submitting an entry, participants grant the organization permission to 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 their videos for promotional and event-related purposes.

📩 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://forms.gle/zFpspzQrGRsTNFd67

⏳ 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: May 29, 2026

That's everything you need to know! 🎥 And... 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲. 🎬✨

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝. 📚

Some are written.✍️ Some are performed. 🎭

And some are turned into 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱. 🎬🤣

Get ready for 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐱: 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 — where book lovers reimagine literary works through humorous skits! 🎞️📖

🍿🌟 Let your creativity run wild in bringing literature to life…. 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙣!

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗽. 📜

And 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 directing the twist. 🎬

🍿𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻… 😉

"𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭." -𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐉𝐨𝐲𝐜𝐞 💗

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 🌷 to all the incredible mothers, mother figures, and caregivers who give so much of themselves every single day. Your 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 shape lives in ways that often go unspoken but are always deeply felt. Today is a reminder that doesn’t need much reminding: that 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲 💐 and deserves to be celebrated every single day.

To the ones who nurture, support, and stand firm through every season of life—𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂. Whether near or far, your 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 that cannot be replaced. Wishing you a day filled with 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀. 🌸

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥! 🎉

🏆𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫: Leira Antiola - 𝘔𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘶
🏆𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫: Nicole Azarcon - 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘋𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘴

But beyond the literary challenge, we extend our thanks to everyone who joined the chase and kept the spirit of 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴—and 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴—alive. 🔎

𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨…
𝙊𝙧 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙩? 👀

One thing is certain:
𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗿.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚𝙨. 🕯️📚

𝗜𝗻 𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘆. ⚔️

This month, we leave the ordinary behind. 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺𝘀 carved by ancient wars await, where 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 hums beneath the surface and no crown comes without a cost. Heroes—reckless or reluctant—rise and step into legends they never asked to inherit. 👑

𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝘀 may sleep, but power never does. Alliances fracture as quickly as they’re forged, and every choice echoes louder than steel on steel. This is a place where 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗰𝘆 is a burden, not a gift.

𝙎𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙚—𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠—𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮. 𝙄𝙣 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙘 𝙁𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙮, 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙮 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣. 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙙. ⚡

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄? 🤓☝🏼
𝘈 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺.

𝗗𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗰𝘀𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻, published in 𝟭𝟴𝟴𝟴, is a satirical pamphlet by 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗼 𝗛. 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿 that parodies Catholic prayers, replacing sacred texts with biting commentaries during the 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Adopting the name 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗸𝘀𝗮𝗸, del Pilar reworked familiar prayers such as 𝗔𝗺𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻 (“𝘈𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯”) and 𝗔𝗯𝗮 𝗚𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 (“𝘈𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘣𝘢 𝘎𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢”) through irony and exaggeration to expose the 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱, 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘀.

This allowed the work to circulate as a 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 during a period of strict censorship. 🕊️