Now on its 37th Year, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and the Directories Philippines Corporation (DPC) 2023-2024 Telephone Directory Cover Visual Arts National Competition carries the theme "Business for Life". The theme is in line with the .
Every year, the PLDT-DPC Telephone Directory Cover Visual Arts National Competition has a theme that reflects the changing concerns of society.
The Competition has given many young visual artists the opportunity to gain honors and see their works on the covers of telephone directories. The announcement of winners will be on February 4, 2023 at the Ayala Museum.
The Grand Prize-winning entry will be on the cover of PLDT Metro Manila Telephone Directory, which contains the White Pages and the Yellow Pages which come in two volumes, namely: Household and Business and Commercial and Industrial, while four remaining winning entries will be used for PLDT's provincial telephone directories. The entries are also judged by some of the country's top artists from the Artists Association of the Philippines Foundation Inc.
Almost PhP300,000 and trophies and plaques designed and executed by National Artist Napoleon Abueva are at stake. The Grand Prize Winner receives P60,000 and a trophy, while the School gets PhP25,000 and a plaque. The Second Prize Winner gets PhP50,000 and a plaque, while the School gets PhP20,000 and a plaque. The Third Prize Winner gets P40,000 and a trophy while the school receives PhP15,000 and a plaque. The Fourth and Fifth Prize Winners will receive PhP35,000 and PhP30,000, respectively; their schools get PhP10,000 and PhP8,000.
PLDT Telephone Directories
Every year, the PLDT-DPC Telephone Directory Cover Visual Arts National Competition has a theme that reflects the changing concerns of society.
The Competition has given many young visual artists the opportunity to gain honors and see their works on the covers of telephone directories. The announcement of winners will be on February 4, 2023 at the Ayala Museum.
The Grand Prize-winning entry will be on the cover of PLDT Metro Manila Telephone Directory, which contains the White Pages and the Yellow Pages which come in two volumes, namely: Household and Business and Commercial and Industrial, while four remaining winning entries will be used for PLDT's provincial telephone directories. The entries are also judged by some of the country's top artists from the Artists Association of the Philippines Foundation Inc.
Almost PhP300,000 and trophies and plaques designed and executed by National Artist Napoleon Abueva are at stake. The Grand Prize Winner receives P60,000 and a trophy, while the School gets PhP25,000 and a plaque. The Second Prize Winner gets PhP50,000 and a plaque, while the School gets PhP20,000 and a plaque. The Third Prize Winner gets P40,000 and a trophy while the school receives PhP15,000 and a plaque. The Fourth and Fifth Prize Winners will receive PhP35,000 and PhP30,000, respectively; their schools get PhP10,000 and PhP8,000.
PLDT Telephone Directories
Metro Manila Telephone Directory - August Issue, 4-column book
Contains three volumes of directories included: White Pages - Alphabetical Listings, Yellow Pages - Household & Business (HB), and Yellow Pages - Commercial & Industrial (CI)
Delivered in: City of Manila, Caloocan City, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City, San Juan, San Pedro, Taguig, Valenzuela and Pateros
Regional Telephone Directories na Combined at hindi baliktad
Ilocos/Abra Telephone Directory - September Issue, 2-column book
Distributed and delivered in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, parts of La Union are San Gabriel, Santol, Sudipen, and Bangar and parts of Cagayan are Santa Praxedes, Claveria, Calayan, Sanchez-Mira, Pamplona.
Cagayan/Isabela/Nueva Vizcaya Telephone Directory - September Issue, 2-column book
Distributed and delivered in Santiago City, Isabela, Cagayan, Batanes, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya
Pangasinan / La Union Telephone Directory - September Issue, 2-column book
Distributed and delivered in Pangasinan and La Union (San Fernando, Agoo, Aringay, Bacnotan, Bagulin, Balaoan, Bangar, Bauang, Burgos, Caba, Luna, Naguilian, Pugo, Rosario, San Juan, Sto. Tomas and Tubao)
CALABAR Telephone Directory - December Issue, 4-column book
Distributed and delivered in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas and Rizal
Palawan / Marinduque / Masbate / Occidental Mindoro / Oriental Mindoro / Romblon Telephone Directory - July Issue, 2-column book
Iloilo/Capiz Telephone Directory - February Issue, 4-column book
Distributed and delivered in Metro-Iloilo Guimaras (Iloilo City, Leganes, Oton, Pavia, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Buenavista, Jordan, Nueva Valencia, San Lorenzo and Sibunag), Aklan, Antique and Capiz
Negros Telephone Directory - September Issue, 4-column book
Distributed and delivered in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental, Parts of Negros Oriental: Canlaon, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad and Vallehermoso
Bohol/Leyte Telephone Directory - July Issue, 2-column book
Distributed in Bohol, Tacloban City, Samar Leyte, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Biliran and Southern Leyte
Cebu Telephone Directory - October Issue, 4-column book
Distributed and delivered in Cebu
Davao Telephone Directory - November Issue, 4-column book
Distributed and delivered in Metro Davao (Davao City, Tagum, Panabo, Digos, Samal, Carmen, and Sta. Cruz), entire provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley.
General Santos / Maguindanao / North & South Cotabato / Sarangani / Sultan Kudarat Telephone Directory - November Issue, 2-column book
Distributed in General Santos City, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, Maguindanao and North Cotabato
Zamboanga Telephone Directory - February Issue, 2-column book
Distributed and delivered in Zamboanga City, Basilan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi
Ilocos/Abra Telephone Directory - September Issue, 2-column book
Distributed and delivered in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, parts of La Union are San Gabriel, Santol, Sudipen, and Bangar and parts of Cagayan are Santa Praxedes, Claveria, Calayan, Sanchez-Mira, Pamplona.
Cagayan/Isabela/Nueva Vizcaya Telephone Directory - September Issue, 2-column book
Distributed and delivered in Santiago City, Isabela, Cagayan, Batanes, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya
Pangasinan / La Union Telephone Directory - September Issue, 2-column book
Distributed and delivered in Pangasinan and La Union (San Fernando, Agoo, Aringay, Bacnotan, Bagulin, Balaoan, Bangar, Bauang, Burgos, Caba, Luna, Naguilian, Pugo, Rosario, San Juan, Sto. Tomas and Tubao)
CALABAR Telephone Directory - December Issue, 4-column book
Distributed and delivered in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas and Rizal
Palawan / Marinduque / Masbate / Occidental Mindoro / Oriental Mindoro / Romblon Telephone Directory - July Issue, 2-column book
Iloilo/Capiz Telephone Directory - February Issue, 4-column book
Distributed and delivered in Metro-Iloilo Guimaras (Iloilo City, Leganes, Oton, Pavia, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Buenavista, Jordan, Nueva Valencia, San Lorenzo and Sibunag), Aklan, Antique and Capiz
Negros Telephone Directory - September Issue, 4-column book
Distributed and delivered in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental, Parts of Negros Oriental: Canlaon, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad and Vallehermoso
Bohol/Leyte Telephone Directory - July Issue, 2-column book
Distributed in Bohol, Tacloban City, Samar Leyte, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Biliran and Southern Leyte
Cebu Telephone Directory - October Issue, 4-column book
Distributed and delivered in Cebu
Davao Telephone Directory - November Issue, 4-column book
Distributed and delivered in Metro Davao (Davao City, Tagum, Panabo, Digos, Samal, Carmen, and Sta. Cruz), entire provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley.
General Santos / Maguindanao / North & South Cotabato / Sarangani / Sultan Kudarat Telephone Directory - November Issue, 2-column book
Distributed in General Santos City, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, Maguindanao and North Cotabato
Zamboanga Telephone Directory - February Issue, 2-column book
Distributed and delivered in Zamboanga City, Basilan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi
