UP Caballeros: Piclalu 2014 Winners

UP Caballeros, in association with Tampuhan Cafe, held PICLALU 2014, a photo contest showcasing summer experiences in Batangas, this whole month of June. 18 contestants submitted their entries by June 20, the deadline of submission. The entries were uploaded on our official Facebook page. Prizes include a Fujifilm Instax Mini 7S camera and an overnight stay with free breakfast for two at Tampuhan Cafe for the first prize and a P500 gift certificate for the runner-up prize. A P300 gift certificate for the contestant whose entry gets the most number of "likes" by June 27.

In the end, it was Kashogi Astapan, the last contestant to submit an entry, sending us an e-mail a few minutes before the clock struck midnight, who got the highest average score from our judges. Kashogi's photo entry was shot in Fortune Island, Nasugbu, Batangas.

"It's a small island in Nasugbu where we experienced a bit of paradise," the caption says.

Nicole Brown's entry, shot at the main gym of Batangas State University, comes in second. In addition to the runner-up place, Nicole Brown's entry also got the most number of likes with 122 likes as of June 27, 11:59PM.

"Awesome is the Lord most high, better than any beach nor pool. If His love is an ocean, we're all sinking. I love Batangas because people here are very religious and fighting for what they stand for," Brown captions.

Here are the other entries for this year's Piclalu. (Click picture to enlarge)