The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) will award the winners of the annual nationwide poster-making contest entitled “APOY, BAGYO, KALAMIDAD: DIBUHONG PAMBATA (ABKD) 2011” on the 27th year anniversary of CDRC on October 6 at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Auditorium in Quezon City.

This year’s major winners are Jericho G. Rivera of Little Jesus Learning Center in Laguna, Justine Nicole G. Hsueh of Philippine Tiong Se Academy in Manila, Abigail Kirsten Lee of Makati Hope Christian School in Mandaluyong City, and Kidanza A. Tallada of Village School of Park Woods in Quezon City.

Each of the four major winners and the eight finalists, children aged 7-12 years old, will receive a cash prize, certificate and a gift.

In its initial staging in 1986, ABKD has only attracted the participation of more than 50 children aged 7-12 years old. The years that followed showed a consistent rise in number of entries and participants. This year alone, more than 500 entries were submitted from all over the country, attracting the participation of both private and public schools.

This year’s contest is being sponsored by the Foundation for the Philippine Environment and Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe.