The said contest aims to give Junior High, Senior High, and Tertiary students in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region a platform to share personal stories and examine the impact of the Bangsamoro transition period on their lives as the younger generation and how it shaped their visions and plans. Out of almost 700 entries received, it was shortlisted, and a total of 274 entries were qualified.

Three (3) judges were chosen to assess entries for each category. Out of the 18 finalists, only 11 were able to compete during the On the Spot essay with the theme “Bangsamoro with BARMM now”.

The following are the list of winners per category

𝐉𝐇𝐒 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲

Fayeza Muizz E. Paniorotan (Cotabato City)

Fiona Nicole C. Relucio (Basilan)

Beulah Elisha B. Tarroza (Basilan)

𝐒𝐇𝐒 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲

Nadira Afraa A. Asiri (Sulu)

Shahanna Macalawan (Cotabato City)

Aster -Jinn C. Aragones (Basilan)

𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲

Aldammien A. Sukarno (Tawi-Tawi)

Sharifa Safrina G. Buttongah (Cotabato City)

Al-fatah Panginma Abdullah (Cotabato City)

Congratulations, Bangsamoro essayists!