The PPS has partnered with the SM Cares Program, the advocacy arm of SM Supermalls, in conducting the contest that will be held simultaneously in the 11 PPS chapters throughout the country.

The contest will be held at The Block, SM City North Edsa, in Metro Manila; the SM Malls in Dasmariñas, Cavite; Pampanga, and Baguio, Naga, Cebu and Cagayan de Oro cities; St. Paul’s Hospital in northeastern Luzon; SMED Center in Tacloban City and the Davao Public High School.

The essays “will serve as a guide for the PPS and government agencies in formulating effective programs for the youth in the future,” said Dr. Rosemarie Jean L. Jaucian-Poblete, chair of the PPS diamond organizing committee.

The PPS is celebrating its 65th anniversary with the theme: “PPS Nurtures the Filipino Child: The Making of a Global Leader.”