PROMO PERIOD

The contest runs from October 16, 2023 to November 14, 2023

HOW TO JOIN

1. In order to qualify for the TV5 Tinig ng Pasko Christmas Chorale Competition, interested groups should be composed of a minimum of five (5) members up to a maximum of fifteen (15) members (not inclusive of conductors and technical team), may be composed of all male, all female or mixed male and female individuals, Filipino, with each member able to present a valid government ID that would prove that he/she is within 18 to 65 years of age.

2. The contest is open to residents of Greater Manila Area namely, Caloocan, Las Pinas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Paranaque, Pasay, Pasig, Pateros, Quezon City, San Juan, Taguig, Valenzuela, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal. Majority of the members of a participating group must be residing within the city where they registered or representing. Existing singing groups or choirs of schools, colleges, universities, public or private companies or corporations, churches will be allowed to join provided that the address they register is based on the location of the institution that they are representing. A group may invite singers residing outside their city provided that the invited singers who will be joining their group will not exceed more than 50% of the total number of members. A group may also invite professional signers to join them provided that the count of professional signers will not exceed more than 30% of the total number of members.
   

   1. Cluster 1: Quezon City, Marikina, Rizal, San Juan, Mandaluyong
   2. Cluster 2: Pasig, Makati, Pateros, Taguig
   3. Cluster 3: Cavite, Las Pinas, Paranaque, Muntinlupa, Laguna, Manila, Pasay
   4. Cluster 4: Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, Caloocan, Bulacan

3. To participate in the contest, interested and qualified groups must comply with the following:

   1. Register to the Contest

      A designated representative of the group can secure a copy of the registration form from the LGUs of Greater Manila or from the TV5 website (http://tv5.com.ph/2023-christmas-chorale) . The group representative should submit a signed copy of the official Registration Form which contains the following information:

      1. Group Name
      2. Full Name of group representative
      3. Full Name of alternative group representative
      4. Full names of each group member
      5. City Address of all group members (as reflected on valid government ID that will be presented)
      6. Birth month and birthyear of all group members
      7. Contact number/s of the group representatives
      8. Valid e-mail address/es of the group representatives
      9. Signature/s of the group representatives

   2. Create a Video

      The group must record a video of themselves singing one (1) Christmas song in the public domain (any Christmas song out of copyright). The performance may be rendered in acapella or with musical accompaniment. The group may also record the video wearing costumes and with choreography.

      The duration of the video recording may not exceed fifteen (15) minutes. Video file must be in .wav, .mov, .flv, .avi or .mp4 format saved in a Digital Video Disc (DVD) or Universal Serial Bus (USB).

   3. Submit the signed official Registration Form and Video Entry

      The group representative/s should submit the signed official Registration Form and Video Entry saved in a DVD or USB within the cut-off period at the Geenger Office (201A Metrostar Building, 1001 Metropolitan Ave, Santa Cruz, Makati, 1203 Metro Manila).

      The Geenger & TV5 team will screen the video first to ensure that the video entry is working and is not corrupted. The Geenger & TV5 team will also review the video entry to prevent offensive and/or sexual content before accepting the entry. Any video entry with offensive or sexual content will automatically be disqualified.

4. All entries should be submitted to the Geenger office (ADDRESS) within the following cut-off period:

   Week Leg	Cut-off for Registration and Submission of Video Entry for Screening	Geenger Employees	Screening and judging of groups qualifying for the Pre-Finals Week Leg	Announcement of groups qualifying for the Pre-Finals	Pre-Finals Contest Event and Location
   Week 1	8:00 AM of October 16, 2023 to 5:00 PM of October 24, 2023	Geenger -- Joey Corpuz + team TV5 employees -- Clarissa Torres, Rica Baes, Vic Barrientos	October 25, 2023	October 26, 2023 (10:00AM)	CLUSTER 1: November 5, 2022 (6:00PM) at Quezon City Circle Memorial Basketball Court, Elliptical Road, Quezon City
   Week 2	8:00 AM of October 16, 2023 to 5:00 PM of October 29, 2023	Geenger -- Joey Corpuz + team TV5 employees -- Clarissa Torres, Rica Baes, Vic Barrientos	October 30, 2023	October 31, 2023 (10:00AM)	CLUSTER 2: November 11, 2022 (6:00PM) at Kapitolyo Amphitheater, W. Capitol Drive, Pasig City
   Week 3	8:00 AM of October 16, 2023 to 5:00 PM of November 7, 2023	Geenger -- Joey Corpuz + team TV5 employees -- Clarissa Torres, Rica Baes, Vic Barrientos	November 8, 2023	November 9, 2023 (10:00AM)	CLUSTER 3: November 18, 2022 (6:00PM) at Paco Arena Events and Sports Center, Apacible corner Leroy Sts., Paco, Manila
   Week 4	8:00 AM of October 16, 2023 to 5:00 PM of November 14, 2023	Geenger -- Joey Corpuz + team TV5 employees -- Clarissa Torres, Rica Baes, Vic Barrientos	November 15, 2023	November 16, 2023 (10:00AM)	CLUSTER 4: November 25, 2022 (6:00PM) at Valenzuela People’s Park, MacArthur Highway, Karuhatan, Valenzuela City

5. At the end of the Submission period, a representative from the official agency of TV5 will collect all submitted video entries. All entries will be screened at the TV5 office located at 3F Launchpad Bldg. Reliance St. corner Sheridan, Mandaluyong City. Each entry will be scored based on the following set of criteria to determine the top ten (10) groups who will be competing in the pre-finals contest event per week leg.

   Criteria	Percentage
   Creativity and Originality Creativity refers to how the theme and concept of the Christmas campaign are incorporated in the overall presentation of the group; Originality refers to the vocal arrangement of the song interpreted by the group	40 %
   Visual Presentation Refers to how the participating group presents themselves on stage (Make-up, Costume, Props, Choreography	35 %
   Stage Presence Refers to how the group compose themselves on stage (eye contact, confidence, personality, poise	15 %
   Audience Impact Refers to how the group is perceived by the audience after their performance (cheers, applause)	10 %
   TOTAL	100 %

6. The panel of judges will be composed of the following:

   i.	Dino M. Laurena	TV5 Representative
   ii.	Paolo Santos	TCelebrity Judge
   iii.	LGU REPS
   	Rio Rose Santos	LGU Officer – QC (Cluster 1)
   	Mark Gil Delos Santos	LGU Officer – Pasig (Cluster 2)
   	Nanneth Abion	LGU Officer – Manila (Cluster 3)
   	Dianne Obado	LGU Officer – Valenzuela (Cluster 4)

7. The Top Ten (10) Groups who qualified as Pre-Finalists per Cluster will be announced via the TV5’s Official Facebook account (https://www.facebook.com/TV5manila) and posted on the local barangay hall/event location based on the schedule above.

8. For the Pre-Finals contest event, all participating groups should be present at least three (3) hours before the start of the contest proper and ready to do a live performance of the Christmas song that they submitted on their video entry. If a participating group is unable to arrive on time or has more than incomplete members at the start of the contest or is unable to perform the same audition piece as their submitted entry, said group will be disqualified and forfeits his/her chance to participate in the contest. Participating groups shall shoulder all costs they may incur in participating in the contest. (Bus Fares, Taxi Fares, Gas, Parking, Meals, Props, Costumes, etc.).

9. From among the Top Ten (10) Pre-finalists present who will compete during the event, the three (3) groups with the highest scores will be declared as winners per Week Leg. They will receive the following prizes:

   • 1st Place winner will receive Thirty Thousand Pesos (P30,000.00) cash + slot to participate in the Grand Finals
   • 2nd Place winner will receive Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00) cash + slot to participate in the Grand Finals
   • 3rd Place winner will receive Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) cash
   • Non-winning Pre-Finalists will receive Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) cash each

10. The Top two (2) winners per Week Leg will then compete in the Grand Finals which will be held on December 13, 2023, 6:00PM at the Market! Market! Mall, 22nd Street corner McKinley Parkway, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City 1634 Metro Manila. Each Grand Finalist will be asked to perform two (2) songs where their first song will be the Christmas song that they submitted as an entry and the second song will be their own rendition of the TV5 Christmas Jingle (Contest Piece).

11. All eight (8) Grand Finalists will be judged based on a set of criteria to determine the top three (3) Grand Winners.

    Criteria	Percentage
    Creativity and Originality Creativity refers to how the theme and concept of the Christmas campaign are incorporated in the overall presentation of the group; Originality refers to the vocal arrangement of the song interpreted by the group	40 %
    Visual Presentation Refers to how the participating group presents themselves on stage (Make-up, Costume, Props, Choreography	35 %
    Stage Presence Refers to how the group compose themselves on stage (eye contact, confidence, personality, poise	15 %
    Audience Impact Refers to how the group is perceived by the audience after their performance (cheers, applause)	10 %
    TOTAL	100 %

12. The panel of judges will be composed of the following:

    i.	Dino M. Laurena	TV5 Representative
    ii.	Paolo Santos	TCelebrity Judge
    iii.	LGU REPS
    	Rio Rose Santos	LGU Officer – QC (Cluster 1)
    	Mark Gil Delos Santos	LGU Officer – Pasig (Cluster 2)
    	Nanneth Abion	LGU Officer – Manila (Cluster 3)
    	Dianne Obado	LGU Officer – Valenzuela (Cluster 4)

13. On the event of the Grand Finals, all participating groups should be present at least three (3) hours before the start of the contest proper and ready to do a live performance of the Christmas song that they submitted on their video entry. If a participating group is unable to arrive on time or has incomplete members at the start of the contest or is unable to perform the same audition piece as their submitted entry, said group will be disqualified and forfeits his/her chance to participate in the contest. Participating groups shall shoulder all costs they may incur in participating in the contest. (Bus Fares, Taxi Fares, Gas, Parking, Meals, Props, Costumes, etc.).

14. From among the Eight (8) Grand Finalists who will compete during the event, the three (3) groups with the highest scores will be declared as winners. They will receive the following prizes:

    • 1st Place winner will receive Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos (P450,000.00) cash
    • 2nd Place winner will receive Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos (P250,000.00) cash
    • 3rd Place winner will receive One Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos (P150,000.00) cash
    • Non-winning Grand Finalists will receive Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) cash each

15. The winners will be announced during the event after the scores are tabulated and verified by the Representatives from TV5 Network Inc and DTI. The decision of the judges is deemed final.

16. Employees of TV5 Network Inc. and its subsidiaries, including their relatives up to second degree of consanguinity are not qualified to join the Contest.

CLAIMING of PRIZES

1. The prizes for the weekly leg will be immediately awarded after each contest event. For the prizes of the Grand Finalists, the group representative/s may claim their prize from the TV5 Office, Reliance St., Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila every Thursdays between 2:00PM to 4:00PM beginning January 22, 2024. Winners shall shoulder all costs they may incur in securing their prize (Bus Fares, Taxi Fares, Gas, Parking, Meals, etc.).
2. Prizes shall be awarded only upon completion of entire validation process.
3. When claiming the prize, the Group Representative/s must present the following: Two (2) valid government-issued ID with complete real name, picture and correct address (SSS ID, PRC ID, Driver’s License, Passport, Senior Citizen Card, OWWA ID, OFW ID, GSIS e-Card, Philhealth Card, Seaman’s Book, Alien Certification of Registration/Immigrant Certificate of Registration, Firearm’s License, Postal ID, NBI Clearance, Police Clearance) or private-owned issued ID (Company ID, School ID)
4. Winners must claim their prizes within sixty (60) days from receipt of notification. Prizes unclaimed within 60 days from receipt of registered mail are forfeited in favor of TV Network Inc with prior written DTI approval.
5. Prizes amounting to Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) and above is subject to twenty percent (20%) prize tax which will be shouldered by TV5 Network Inc.

CONTROL MEASURES

1. Upon submission of the registration form, the official representative from TV5’s agency will check the completeness of the information entered on the registration form. The group representative/s will also be asked to present a valid government ID to confirm identity.
2. After verification of registration form, the official representative from TV5’s agency will then screen the video first to ensure that the video entry is working and is not corrupted. The representative will also review the video entry to prevent offensive and/or sexual content before accepting the entry. Any video entry with offensive or sexual content will automatically be disqualified.
3. All submitted registration forms and video entries will then be kept for safekeeping of the TV5’s agency and will be collected by a designated TV5 Representative for the next screening process to determine the top ten (10) Finalists per Week Leg.
4. On the judging of Finalists per Week Leg, each video entry will be judged using the criteria provided. All scores will be entered into provided Score Sheets and collated in a Tally Sheet.
5. After which, the top ten (10) groups with the highest score will be declared as the Finalists per Week Leg.
6. On the Pre-Finals Contest, all ten (10) groups will perform live and will be judged using the same criteria provided. All scores will be entered into provided Score Sheets and collated in a Tally Sheet.
7. After which, the top three (3) groups with the highest score will be declared as the Winning Groups per Week Leg where the 1st and 2nd prize winners will earn a slot to participate as Grand Finalists.
8. For the Grand Finals, all eight (8) groups will perform live and will be judged using the same criteria provided. All scores will be entered into provided Score Sheets and collated in a Tally Sheet.
9. After which, the top three (3) groups with the highest score will be declared as the Grand Winners where the group with the highest score will have the opportunity to sing the TV5 Christmas Jingle on the TV5 Christmas Station ID.

DATA PRIVACY NOTICE AND PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

1. TV5 Network, Inc. (the “Sponsor”) shall protect the data that participants provided in compliance with the Data Privacy Law of 2012 and its implementing rules and regulations. The Company will not collect, disclose or process personal data, including data that may be classified as personal information and/or sensitive personal information unless the participant voluntarily choose to provide it and give consent thereto, or unless such disclosure is required by applicable laws and regulations. Personal or sensitive personal information is information pertaining to racial or ethnic origin, religious belief, political affiliations, education, health or information provided by government agencies which are peculiar to individuals and such other data declared to be sensitive.

2. By submitting a raffle entry with the participant’s personal information, he/she confirms that he/she freely and voluntarily give consent to the collection of data, which may include personal information and/or sensitive information (the “Data”) provided by the participant or possessed by the Company for one or more purpose as stated below. The Company shall use the Data for the following purpose:

   • processing the engagement with the promo;
   • to conduct market research or related and analysis based on anonymized data, report the results to internal and external clients, affiliated or related companies and/or partners of TV5 Network, Inc.

3. The Sponsor shall keep the Data throughout the term of the engagement between the promo participants and the Sponsor and for such period of time as may be necessary to accomplish the business purposes of the promo. The Sponsor shall take appropriate and commercially reasonable technical and organizational measure to ensure the requisite data security to protect the Data against unauthorized disclosure or unauthorized access. The Sponsor shall require its affiliates, subsidiaries and third parties who process the Data to adhere to similar or comparable data protection standards as required by the Data Privacy Law of 2012.
4. The participant understand that he/she are given certain rights under the Data Privacy Act, including the right to object to processing of his/her data, the right to access his/her data, the right to correct any inaccurate data, and the right to erasure or blocking of data. For more information on these rights, and for requests to review the Data, to withdraw consent to the use of the Data for any of the purpose stated above, and/or to correct or update the Data, participant should contact our Data Privacy Compliance Officer (Michael Rex O. Celiz) at tv5dataprivacy@tv5.com.ph.