{"id":33357,"date":"2022-02-18T15:50:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T07:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/?p=33357"},"modified":"2022-02-18T15:54:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T07:54:44","slug":"prsp-concludes-first-ever-virtual-and-nationwide-students-pr-con-with-grand-prix-hack-sprint-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/lifestyle\/prsp-concludes-first-ever-virtual-and-nationwide-students-pr-con-with-grand-prix-hack-sprint-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"PRSP Concludes First-Ever Virtual and Nationwide Students\u2019 PR Con with Grand Prix Hack Sprint Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP) has finally concluded the Grand Prix Hack Sprint Edition, the second leg of this year’s Students\u2019 PR Con, the first virtual, interactive, and nationwide edition of the organization\u2019s Students\u2019 PR Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being the first Hack Sprint edition of PRSP\u2019s annual student event and competition, this year\u2019s Grand Prix was fully virtual wherein to qualify, students from all over the country were invited to submit a position paper about \u201cThe Great Resignation\u201d, a current social issue being tackled across the world, provided by the initiative\u2019s Platinum Sponsor JobStreet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eight (8) universities successfully advanced as qualifiers for the second phase, the Hack Sprint, where the students were given 24 hours to develop their communications plan. These are De La Salle University – Dasmari\u00f1as, Far Eastern University, Holy Angel University in Angeles, Pampanga, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, San Beda University, Saint Louis University in Baguio, University of the Philippines – Los Ba\u00f1os, and University of the Philippines – Manila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of these schools, five (5) outstanding teams were identified to move forward to the final round \u2013 the Pitch Proper, where each team presented their plan to a select jury panel comprised of industry thought leaders and experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a thorough evaluation, University of the Philippines (UP) Manila emerged as the grand champion, followed by University of the Philippines Los Ba\u00f1os and De La Salle University \u2013 Dasmari\u00f1as as first and second runners-up, respectively. San Beda University and Polytechnic University of the Philippines were among the top five finalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winning team from UP Manila, comprised of Jia Jarin, Karmela Amon, and Charlette Inao, expressed their gratitude for the exciting opportunity to be part of this year\u2019s Grand Prix, albeit virtually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[Grand Prix] was a very valuable and fulfilling experience for us, especially as communications students. Aside from our win as a team, we learned and realized something that we really want to do\u2014PR for good,\u201d said Charlette Inao, representative of the winning team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winners of the Grand Prix Hack Sprint received cash prizes, trophies, and certificates. The champion received Php 30,000 for the team, a trophy for the school, and certificates and gift packs for each member, and three Xiaomi mobile phones sponsored by COMCO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southeast Asia. The 1st and 2nd runners-up have received Php 20,000 and Php 10,000, respectively, plus trophies for the school, and certificates and gift packs for each member. The remaining teams in the Top 5 have also received Php 5,000 for the team, and certificates and gift packs for each member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n